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08TASHKENT930
2008-08-12 12:41:00
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Embassy Tashkent
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UZBEKISTAN: EMBASSY TASHKENT'S PROPOSAL FOR POST

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DE RUEHNT #0930 2251241
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P 121241Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY TASHKENT
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0141
UNCLAS TASHKENT 000930 

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN
DEPARTMENT FOR FSI/SLS: KLOPEZ AND RNIELSEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AFSI AFIN AMGT KFLO UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN: EMBASSY TASHKENT'S PROPOSAL FOR POST
LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE FY-09

UNCLAS TASHKENT 000930

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/CEN
DEPARTMENT FOR FSI/SLS: KLOPEZ AND RNIELSEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AFSI AFIN AMGT KFLO UZ
SUBJECT: UZBEKISTAN: EMBASSY TASHKENT'S PROPOSAL FOR POST
LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECT FUNDING INITIATIVE FY-09


1. POST: Embassy Tashkent


2. NAME OF POST LANGUAGE OFFICERS: Steven Prohaska, P/E
Officer, prohaskasn@state.gov; Sean O'Hara, Consular Section,
o'harasp@state.gov; and Tim Buckley, P/E Officer,
buckleytp@state.gov.


3. POINT OF CONTACT FOR POST LANGUAGE DIRECT FUNDING
PROPOSAL: Steven Prohaska.


4. OVERVIEW OF EMBASSY TASHKENT'S PROPOSAL

Embassy Tashkent wishes to use the FY-09 Direct Funding Award
to supplement its popular program. For FY 09, Post is
fortunate to have enough funds to cover individual lessons
for all American staff and spouses. We employ two full-time
teachers and one part-time teacher for Russian and Uzbek
language classes and have a separate English language program
for locally-employed staff. With fluctuating schedules,
there are roughly 30 students enrolled at any one time in the
program.

In FY-07, Post used all of its $2,850 in allocated direct
funding and is confident that it will spend all $930 of its
allocated direct funding in FY-08.


5. ENHANCING INSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES


A. Excursions: Excursions to museums, cinemas, theaters and
other culture events and venues (tea houses, cotton farms,
art studios, historical places, etc.). Fees including
planning and leading the excursions.

20 excursions x $50 instructor fee = $1000


B. Language learning through movies: Instructors will create
lists of idioms, vocabulary lists and questions for
culturally-relevant movies in Russian and Uzbek.

5 movies x $50 materials development = $250


C. Language immersion: A weekend language immersion at a
historical or cultural site in Uzbekistan. Fees include
instructor's transportation, lodging, and planning and
leading the immersion.

1 immersion x $500 = $500

Total for Enhancing Instruction Opportunities: $1750


6. ENHANCING SELF-ACCESS CENTER (SAC)

The SAC should continue to grow with new books and films in
Russian and Uzbek, and cultural and economic magazines in
Russian (magazines with quality Russian are very difficult to
purchase in Uzbekistan).

Book, film and magazine fund: $700


7. Total for Embassy Tashkent's FY-09 Direct Funding
Proposal: $2,450
BUTCHER