Here are the details:

What :: Turkish Cooking Class

When :: Saturday, November 14 @ 12:30pm

Where :: Divan Cultural Center, Cary, NC
1393 SE MAYNARD Rd.
Cary, NC 27511

Please RSVP by Friday, Nov. 13!

Note – The Divan Center charges a $10 materials fee per person for this class. SIETAR-NC is pleased to offer members a discounted rate of $8 per person.

Questions? Ready to RSVP? Email us :: sietarnc [@] gmail [dot] com

More information about our October event:

What :: CultureActive 

Who :: Dr. Tim Flood, Assistant Professor of Communication, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School

When :: Tuesday, October 20, 6-8pm

Where :: The Board Room, 3rd floor of the Kenan Institute at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-CH

>>Maps and Directions

The Kenan Institute is the smaller building next to the Business School’s main McColl Building. Parking is free in the parking garage on Kenan Drive after 5pm.  Take either the breezeway from the deck’s 6th level or the stairs across from the deck’s 3rd-level exit up to the main plaza level–with the fountain on your right, the Kenan Institute is the building on your left, portico marked “Kenan Institute.”

Questions? Email us :: sietarnc [@] gmail [dot] com

Special thanks to UNC-CIBER  (Center for International Business, Education and Research) and the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise for hosting and co-sponsoring this event!

Join us for a viewing of 2 Million Minutes, a documentary by Robert A. Compton (watch the trailer)!

Here’s the information for our first SIETAR-NC event of 2009-10:

What :: 2 Million Minutes (movie, 54 minutes)

When :: Friday, September 11, 7 p.m.

Where :: The Visiting International Faculty Program (VIF) in Chapel Hill, NC

Directions :: The Visiting International Faculty Program office is on Sage Road, just down the street from the Border’s bookstore you can see from 15-501. There is free parking in front of the building. Please enter through the main doors.

Questions? Email us :: sietarnc [@] gmail [dot] com

About 2 Million Minutes -

Regardless of nationality, as soon as a student completes the 8th grade, the clock starts ticking. From that very moment the child has approximately -

…Two Million Minutes until high school graduation…Two Million Minutes to build their intellectual foundation…Two Million Minutes to prepare for college and ultimately career…Two Million Minutes to go from a teenager to an adult

How a student spends their Two Million Minutes – in class, at home studying, playing sports, working, sleeping, socializing or just goofing off — will affect their economic prospects for the rest of their lives.

How do most American high school students spend this time? What about students in the rest of the world? How do family, friends and society influence a student’s choices for time allocation? What implications do their choices have on their future and on a country’s economic future?

This film takes a deeper look at how the three superpowers of the 21st Century – China, India and the United States – are preparing their students for the future. As we follow two students – a boy and a girl – from each of these countries, we compose a global snapshot of education, from the viewpoint of kids preparing for their future. Read more…

Posted on behalf of the American Turkish Association of North Carolina, A Member Supported, Not for Profit, Cultural Organization

This fall, The American Turkish Association of North Carolina (ATA-NC) will be offering Turkish Language Classes for Beginners (101) and Intermediates (201).

Classes will be held here:
ATA-NC Turkish House
303 East Durham Road, Suite E,
Cary, NC 27511

Registration will take place on the first day of classes, from 6:30 to 7:00 pm. If you have any questions about these classes, please feel free to contact Buket Aydemir (buket@nc.rr.com).

If you are interested in individual lessons, we can make special arrangements.  Let us know about your requests by sending an e-mail to:  contact@ata-nc.org

Since we are constantly adding new classes and workshops, please check our web site frequently: www.ata-nc.org

About the classes:

1. Turkish as a Foreign Language (101) – Beginners

This is a beginners’ level course that will mainly follow the book and cover chapters 1 – 5.  Instructors will provide additional supporting materials. If you have always wanted to learn another language but never took the step, this might be the right time!!!
No pervious knowledge of the Turkish language is necessary.

Ages:         16 and up
Duration:    8 weeks
Schedule:   Wednesdays 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm,
October 8 thru December 3, no class on November 26
Fee:           (8 sessions) ATA-NC members $100, non-members $150
Materials:   Bring your own book: “Teach Yourself: Beginner’s Turkish Audiopackage” by Asuman Çelen-

Pollard
Instructors: Zahit Sahin and  Buket Aydemir

2. Turkish as a Foreign Language (201) – Intermediate

This will be a fast pace class where participants are expected to study the book and complete weekly assignments. Basic concepts, basic past and present continuous tenses will only be reviewed.
Completion of Teach yourself Turkish – Beginners book or equivalent knowledge is expected.
During classes, we’ll focus on listening comprehension and verbal communication skills, and engage in discussions in different topics.

Ages:         16 and up
Duration:    8 weeks
Schedule:   Mondays 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm,
October 6 thru December 1, no class on November 24
Fee:           (8 sessions) ATA-NC members $100, non-members $150
Materials:   Bring your own book:
“Teach Yourself: Turkish Complete Course Audiopackage (Paperback)”
by Asuman Çelen-Pollard and David W. Pollard
Instructor: Buket Aydemir