1992_10 Hye Sharzhoom Newspaper October 1992

              October 1992
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Teach For Armenia
Through the Teach for Armenia program
up to five Americans will be accepted for
the spring 1993 semester for teaching in
Armenia. To be eligible for the program,
American applicants must hold at least a
bachelor of arts degree or equivalent.
Depending on their background,
participants in the Teach for Armenia
program will be placed in one of three
educational settings.
Americans may serve as English-
language instructors in their specialties at
Yerevan State University or the State
Engineering Institute. There, they will work
with college-aged students seeking to
strengthen their language skills and gain a
broader understanding of their field. In
conjunction with their teaching duties,
participants will also assist Armenian
graduate students and advanced scholars in
editing academic articles designed for
publication in English-language journals.
Americans with background in
education may serve as instructors in their
subject area at one of the four English-
language schools within Yerevan. For
Americans with training and/or experience
in the teaching of English, particularly
English as a second language, placement is
available at Yerevan State University, the
State Engineering Institute, or the
Pedagological Institute.
Under the auspices of the Ministry of
Education of the Republic of Armenia and
the Ministry of Higher Education and
Science of the Republic of Armenia,
Americans will receive a salary comparable
to their Armenian counterparts. While
serving in the Teach for Armenia program,
participants will be housed in Yerevan and
receive free health care. American
participants may serve one or two academic
semesters. Service for longer periods may
be arranged with educational officials in
Armenia.
In the past three years, as Armenia has
moved toward democracy and
independence, a handful of Americans have
shared their teaching skills with schools in
Armenia. Both as educators and as models
of American standards, their expertise has
been highly valued. Armenian educational
officials have reported that teachers and
professors, as well as students, have
benefited from the interaction. With
Armenia seeking to greatly expand its ties
to the West, interest in involving university-
educated Americans in the country's
development has dramatically grown.
Teach for Armenia represents the first
concerted effort to facilitate the placement
and preparation of American teaching
candidates in Armenia. The program is
supported by the Ministry of Education of
the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of
Higher Education and Science of the
Republic of Armenia, and the Armenian
Studies Program of California State
University, Fresno.
Those interested in the Teach for
Armenia program should contact Barlow
Der Mugrdechian, Armenian Studies
Program (Armenian Studies Program,
California S tate University, Fresno, Fresno,
California, 93740, tel. 209-278-2669, FAX
209-278-2129). Applications for the spring
1993 semester should be submitted by
December 31, 1993 and applications for
the fall 1993 semester should be submitted
by March 31,1993.
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Avakian Speaks of Recent Trip
By Armen Aghishian
New A.S.O. Booth
the A.S.O. has got a new
booth this year. It is located in the free speach
area, above thp pit. If
you have a question
about A.S.O., or if you
want to find out what is
going on in the Armenian
scene, come by the booth
and see what's happening
with us Armenian here at
C.S.U. Fresno!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Arra Avakian, former professor
of Armenian Studies at California State
University Fresno lectured on his recent visit to various parts of Turkey,
specifically land which once belonged
to Armenia.
The presentation took place at CSU
Fresno Wednesday, October 14,1992.
Armenian Students Organization President, Michelle Maroot, introduced
Avakian to both students as well as
community members.
One of his first stops was the Armenian Patriarchate in Instanbul, Turkey.
'The Patriarchate is a very important
religious and cultural center for the
Armenian people of Istanbul," said
Avakian.
At one time, over 250,000 Armenians inhabited the area of Istanbul alone.
Now, due to political, circumstances,
scarcely 50,000 remain in all of Turkey.
The patriarch is the religious leader
of the Armenian community in Istanbul,
playing the role of liason between
Armenians and the Turkish government.
Avakian said the city of Istanbul has
become modern with many contemporary modes of transportation and advanced architecture some of which have
been designed by Armenian architects
and engineers.
Avakian also saw several buildings,
schools and churches, now occupied by
the Turkish Government, which once
belonged to Armenians, evidenced by
prior Armenian occupation and Armenian writings on such buildings.
Avakian was also able to visit the
famous Armenian cemetery in Eskui-
Jar which includes the grave of celebrated Armenian literary giant Bedros
Toumanian.
Avakian also had the opportunity to
/isit the ruins of Ani, known as "the city
)f 1001 churches". "I was touched,
imazed and pleasantly surprised to find
nany frescoes (paintings on wet plas-
er) extent on the interior of the St.
jregory Church," said Avakian.
He also visited and showed slides of
he semi-ruined Ani Cathedral built
nearly 1,500 years ago by King Drtad.
Other sites visited by Avakian were
Lake Van, the fabled island of
Akhtamar, and other historically significant cities such as Harput and Diar-
bekir.
In Istanbul Avakian met Armenia's
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raffi
Hovannisian, who was being honored
by the Archbishop (patriarchate) Karekin Kazanjian.
'There was interest and acceptance
yet I got the impression that their hospi-
tality was in effect political, than
genuine,"said Avakian when asked
about the general attitude of the Turkish
people toward Armenians living Turkey.
"The lecture and the slides were
informative and interesting," said Kathy
Spencer, a student of Armenian Studies.