Application for Year One (Summer 2023): Closes January 13, 2023.

Applications are closed.

The first phase of the project will be a transatlantic expert-seminar in the summer of 2023, scheduled for July 17-19, 2023 at the Universität Leipzig. The in-person seminar will consist of twenty invited experts (ten each from the US and Germany) who receive grant funded support*.

*The seminar materials will be available in an asynchronous hybrid format to a wider audience. Additionally, some participants may be able to attend in person at their own expense. Registration for online asynchronous access to materials and discussions, as well as self-funded in-person participation, is available through this link.

The application below is specifically for the grant funded expert seminar. Questions regarding logistics of this program may be directed to mike@aatg.org.

About the 2023 Leipzig Seminar:

Qualifications: Year one in-person participants must have made a significant contribution to research and/or professional engagement on Diversity and Social (In)Justice in foreign language teaching and its pedagogy. Participants funded through the AATG must have been members for at least one year uninterrupted, and per grant specifications, must currently be teaching/active at an institution in the United States. US citizenship is not a requirement for participation. Since the seminar will be conducted entirely in German, participants need to have at least a B2 proficiency level or higher. 

The 2023 seminar will focus on:

• Assessment of the current situation in university courses in the German-speaking countries and the USA 
• Discussion of empirical studies and methods for target-group and subject-appropriate language description with regard to the linguistic competencies of listening, reading, speaking, and writing
• Presentation of projects in which empirical results have been didacticized and used to optimize teaching materials and language teaching in this area
• Development of curricular proposals and concepts for the training of DaF teachers and the establishment and expansion of a topic-specific network 
• Development of the basis for the training seminars (summer academies) in 2024 and 2025 

Dates: July 17-19, 2023 at the Universität Leipzig (Arrival on July 16, departure on July 20).
Hotel costs for supported participants will be covered for those dates only. 

Financials: Participation in the seminar includes the following: 

• Travel stipend of 1000 EUR (Participants are expected to cover travel expenses and fees beyond this amount)
• Local transportation 
• Housing in Leipzig in a single room (not shared)
• Program costs
• Some meals (Participants are expected to cover most meal expenses)
• Participants will pay a $200 non-refundable deposit which includes administrative fees and international health insurance in Germany

To apply:  Fill out the application form below. You will need to upload a CV or resume and a copy of the first page of your passport. Applications are closed.

In order to travel to Germany, please make sure that you have a valid passport. Your passport expiration date must be at least six months after your travel dates. If you do not have a valid passport, please upload the first page of your old passport and follow up with an email to info@aatg.org with the updated passport copy. Please apply for a passport as soon as possible, since passport applications may take a long time to be processed. 

AATG works to ensure that all members are respected and valued for their active participation in its programs. In all programs, we welcome dissent and disagreement without personal attacks. Our organization values the free exchange of ideas that values input from all members. We stand firmly against bias, harassment, and hostile environments for our members. Participants agree to abide by AATG Code of Conduct which outlines expectations for all AATG members, staff, and participants at AATG events, both in-person and virtually.

This project is supported by the Transatlantic Program of the Federal Republic of Germany, funded by the European Recovery Program (ERP) of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).

In the application below, hover over underlined fields to see additional information. Applications are closed.