English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) is an intensive
professional development program for adults who have high levels
of proficiency in their native or heritage language. For 2009,
the program is recruiting native speakers of Arabic, Mandarin Chinese,
Persian Farsi, Dari, Pashto, and Urdu.
To qualify for admission to the program, an applicant must meet
language proficiency criteria in both English and the native language.
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Each applicant who is admitted to the program will receive a scholarship.
Scholarships cover the following:
Tuition and fees for the entire eight-month program
A small monthly living stipend for the first six months of the program, when participants are not permitted to work
Health insurance for the first six months of the program Read
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Funds are also available to reimburse relocation expenses for
admitted scholars from outside the metropolitan Washington, DC
area. Read more >
The EHLS application process has three parts:
Program application: Program application: All applicants
must complete a paper application form and attach supporting
documents.
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Application Due Date: September 29, 2008
You must send your program application and all supporting
documents to IIE at this address:
Institute of International Education
English for Heritage Language Speakers Program
1400 K Street NW, Suite 650
Washington, DC 20005-2403
Tel: (866) 831 – 3012
Please do not send your application to CAL or to Georgetown
University. Applications that are not sent to IIE will not be
processed.
Telephone interview: Each applicant must complete a brief telephone
interview. Telephone interviews will take place from September
29 through October 10, 2008. You must contact CAL to schedule
your telephone interview before the application due date (September
29).
Your interview will take place AFTER the application
due date, but you must sign up for an interview time BEFORE the
application due date.
When you sign up for an interview time, CAL will send you a confirmation
message via email. You must attach a copy of this email message
to your application.
Use a land line when calling for your interview, not a cell phone. If you use
a cell phone and there are problems with the signal, the interviewer may not
be able to hear your responses.
Your scheduled time is Eastern time. If you are calling
from the Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zone, please adjust
your appointment time accordingly.
If you have difficulty scheduling an interview, or if the available
interview times will not work for you because of your physical
location, please contact us at ehls@cal.org so that we can help
you resolve the issue.
Click the button below to schedule an interview.
Language proficiency testing: Qualified applicants will
be informed in late October if they should go on for this testing,
and given instructions for doing so. Read
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Application Due Date: September 29, 2008
Application packets must be received by IIE by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern time on the application due date. All relevant supporting
documents must be included in the application packet.
You must contact CAL to schedule your telephone interview
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the application due date.
Qualifications and
Application 
Self Assessment
