The
Group of Universities for the Advancement of Vietnamese Abroad
(hereinafter referred to as "GUAVA"), a consortium of institutions of
higher learning in North America currently offering programs of
instruction in the Vietnamese language, was formed at the University of
Washington on August 1, 1993. Current members of GUAVA are: Arizona State University, Cornell University, Harvard University, Temple University, University of California-Berkeley, University of California-Los Angeles, University of Florida, University of Hawaii, University of Michigan, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Yale University.
GUAVA members meet annually, usually in August, to discuss and plan Vietnamese
Advanced Summer Institute (VASI), and to exchange ideas and carry out
projects/workshops on materials development, methodology, as well as
other professional interests.
GUAVA
invites applications for membership from all other North American
universities with an active interest in the teaching of Vietnamese. It
also intends to extend its cooperative activities where appropriate to
other institutions of higher education outside North America.
GUAVA will act as a network and clearing house for the following
activities:
Advising
the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute (SEASSI) with regard to
the teaching of Vietnamese language courses.
Planning
and administering the Vietnamese Advanced Summer Institute Program (VASI)
in Vietnam
Promoting:
- The
collection and archiving of Vietnamese
language teaching materials. The establishment of minimum standards for various levels of Vietnamese language
competency to facilitate inter university
student exchange. The pooling of Vietnamese language teaching experience at the international level. The dissemination of effective methodologies and curricula specifically relevant
to the teaching of Vietnamese.
- Facilitating international
student and faculty exchange in the field of language teaching.
GUAVA
is a cooperative organization, and its objectives do not imply the
imposition of specific methodologies, curricula, or materials upon any
member institution. Rather, GUAVA will make available a
range of options and opportunities from which every member may
choose to benefit.
Contact Information:
GUAVA/VASI
Southeast Asia Center
JSIS Box 353650
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3560
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Phone:
(206) 543-9606
Phone: (206) 616-2113
Fax: (206) 685-0668
Email: vasi@u.washington.edu
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