Program Opportunities in Armenia
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Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
The Russian and East European Studies Center
at Arizona State University, through the Critical Languages
Institute, offers intensive summer language instruction
in underrepresented languages including Armenian. The Yerevan
practicum is a special three-week, two-credit intensive
"course" for students who completed the nine-week
CLI class at ASU that will expand language skills and introduce
the modern culture of Armenia. Students of Armenian language
may register for an optional two-credit, three-week practicum
in Yerevan, Armenia.
The practicums run from August 2-20, 2004.
Estimated costs are approximately $1,200-$1,400 for tuition,
program fees, housing, excursions, and local airport transit.
Roundtrip airfare and local board costs are not included.
Eligibility: The Yerevan practicum
is open to all ASU and non-ASU undergraduate and graduate
students, as well as to non-degree students. Normally, participants
in the Yerevan practicum will have completed at least one
year of intensive Armenian language study at ASU in the
nine-week summer Critical Languages institute.
For those interested in learning more, please
visit ASU’s Web site at http://www.asu.edu/clas/reesc/cli/
for more information.
University of Michigan: Armenian Studies Program/Summer Language Institute
The program offers a unique opportunity to
study the Armenian Language in an intensive format while
surrounded by Armenian culture and history. The SLI is open
to all undergraduate, graduate and professional school students
who wish to learn Classical Armenian, as well as Modern
Eastern and Western Armenian. A series of lectures on Armenian
culture and history and an extensive program of excursions
and cultural events will supplement the courses. North American
undergraduate students are required to take the course for
credit (8 credit hours); exceptions may be made for valid
reasons. U.S. graduate students enroll for a non-credit
certificate for Eastern or Western Armenian, and may take
Classical Armenian for credit (6 hours). European students
may take any of the courses for a non-credit certificate
only. The same academic and program criteria will apply
to credit and non-credit students. A few partial scholarships,
based on need, are available to undergraduates taking the
course for credit.
In addition to high quality intensive language
instruction, the program offers the opportunity to live
and learn in Armenia. The program is directed by Dr. Kevork
Bardakjian, Marie Manoogian Professor of Armenian Studies
Program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Contact:
Armenian Language Summer Institute
E-mail: armenianstudies@umich.edu
Telephone: 734-764-1825
Fax: 734-763-9184
To learn more or to obtain application materials,
please visit their Web site at: http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/asp/summerinst.htm
