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American publishers. In general, American English language texts are not available to teachers in Ukraine. Today there are close to 80 Peace Corps volunteers in Ukraine, but most are assigned to teach students in primary and secondary schools. For the past four years, American and Canadian volunteers have brought Ame rican English to one-month summer classes through the Ukrainian National Association’s Teaching English in Ukraine project. However, very little teacher training from an American perspective is available to Ukrainian English teachers. Siena College, Loudonville, New York, provides teacher training to primary and secondary school teachers in Sumy; 30 Ukrainian language teachers have received US government grants to study in special programs in Europe and the United States; approximately 280 Ukrainian teachers in pedagogical institutes/uni versities have participated in the two-week in-service Institutes on Current Methods and Practices in TESOL sponsored by the Ukrainian National Association. Moreover, there is only one USIA fellow in Ukraine to coordinate (American) English language teaching acti vities. In sum, this seems like very little representation of American language and culture in a country of 52 million people. The British have long recognized the power inherent in spreading their language; they also see it as an economic advantage. The United States government approaches languages teaching from another perspec tive. Members of this Congress, no doubt, view spending funds in this area as expenses to be cut rather than as a means to further economic development. I realize that this issue is a complex one with deep historical roots; nevertheless, it is one which merits exploration and open discussion. Laurie Moody, an associate professor of ESL at Passaic County Community College in Paterson, New Jersey, has served on the faculty of the Summer Institute on Current Methods and Practices in TESOL, for the past three summers and has presented pre-service training programs for the volunteers in the UNA’s Teaching English in Ukraine Project. She welcomes your responses in letters or e-mail (LaurieMoody@eworld.com). FRO M THE D IA R Y O F A U K R A IN IA N H O U S E W IF E ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER NEED NOT APPLY by DMZ THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING — РІЧНІ ЗА ГАЛЬНІ ЗБОРИ (with the ZBORY for some inexplicable reason in the plural) is a unique happening among diaspora Ukrainians. Unlike corporate or institutional general annual meetings, the Ukrainian ZBORY have their own absolute flavor. It is not clear how this unique flavor evolved. It might have originated in the post World War II displaced persons camps from feelings of bereavement caused by the loss of the homeland and the right to self-government. They answered a basic human need for participation in a political and go vernmental process.Through the years, the ZBORY acquired their own special ritual and are now the diaspora’s answer to civic obligations, political aspira tions and town meetings. It makes no difference if the oraanization is big or small, cultural or social, academic or fraternal, as long as it has enough members to make the ritual work. In fact, one need not be a member in good standing, or even a member, to participate. It is a Ukrainian birthright. Diaspora Ukrainians are an emotional lot with the psychological baggage of being the world’s foster child — having a place to stay but not really belonging. Like the Jews, who are united by their religion but are citizens of many countries, Ukrainians are citizens of many countries united by their national origins. The ZBORY, therefore, always have an emotional underpinning where parliamentary rules are overruled by an aching soul. The RULE of the ZBORY is an emotional stand with the heart opened wide and the soul unfurled. Oratory not order, pathos not reason, is the persuader. Attending one’s first ZBORY may be considered a rite of passage into the civic realm of the Ukrainian diaspora community. ZBORY attenders are divided into four basic groups that mirror the old Greek concept of elements — earth, water, fire and air. First there are the WE who are in and want to stay there and are convinced of having the divine right. Then there are the THEY, who are not in but very much want to be. THEY have a mandate from God to correct all the ills caused by the WE. Third are the THEM, the political tricks ters, ready to jump in while the WE’s and the THEY’s battle it out. THEM cannot be identified by their agenda, for it is always murky and unclear. THEM wait patiently for a chance to pounce and can quickly turn a ZBORY into chaos. The fourth group, the largest in number, are the UNIN VOLVED. They are the spectators and one half of them w ill d e fin ite ly stand behind the WINNER who 22 ’’НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 1996 Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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