Yoruba GPA APPLICATION
Summer 2008
Eligibility & Selection Criteria
A participant in the Yoruba GPA must be:
1) a U.S. citizen, or permanent resident
2) a junior or senior or a graduate student in an institution of higher education
3) have had at least two years of Yoruba language instruction at the university level (students in the second semester of Intermediate Yoruba can also apply).
Acceptance into the program will be made by the Yoruba GPA selection committee. Therefore, members of the committee will conduct oral proficiency interviews in Yoruba over the telephone with applicants who meet these criteria so as to determine the final list of candidates and alternates for funding. In anticipation of this, interested candidates should ask their Yoruba professors to give them practice speaking over the phone.
To apply, please complete and submit the following:
2) 1-2 page written statement detailing academic background and experience, as well as academic and career goals prompting the need for intensive study of Yoruba
3) Three letters of reference are also required (one of these letters should be from your most recent Yoruba instructor)
4) official academic transcripts from all institutions of higher learning attended
Application Deadline: March 31, 2008
Please send application materials to:
Dr. Akintunde Akínyemí, Program Director
E-mail: akinyemi@aall.ufl.edu
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