[AlbClub] FW: Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute (fwd)

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Dear subscribers,

Please see the attached announcement by Ariann from Arizona State 
University's Critical Languages Institute. There is an opportunity to learn 
and improve Albanian language for those interested and it is for FREE.

Anybody interested contact Ariann Stern-Gottschalk directly at 
[email protected] .

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From: Ariann Stern-Gottschalk [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:14 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute

I am writing to tell you about a very unique Albanian language opportunity
here at Arizona State University's Critical Languages Institute and to ask
you how I might best communicate information about our program to the
Albanian-speaking community in the US.



I am writing from the Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute,
where we have the country's largest Albanian language program.  Each summer
we offer intensive elementary, intermediate and advanced courses in Albanian
taught by professors from the University of Tirana and the American
University in Kosova. Our courses are funded by grants from the American
Council of Learned Societies and in a deal we make with ASU summer sessions,
we offer our classes tuition-free to any students enrolled.



For the past two summers we have had a very special course called Advanced
Mastery Albanian, which was created for native and near-native speakers. It
focuses skills like mastering Albanian orthography, translation (both
between Albanian and English, but also between variants of Albanian) and
composition.  Unlike our other classes, advanced mastery only meets for 6
weeks (from June 16 to July 25) and students earn 6 rather than 8 credits.



I am trying very hard to reach out to Albanian students from outside the
Phoenix area to tell them about our program. Do you have suggestions of who
I can best contact to alert students of this very special Albanian language
program?  I would be happy to send you our brochures and a pdf copy of both
brochures for you to distribute.  In the meantime, I have attached a
comprehensive announcement at the bottom of this email. You can also find
more information at our website: http://melikian.asu.edu/.
http://melikian.asu.edu/docs/tirana_summer_2008.pdf has information about
our program in Tirana.



Thank you in advance for your help,

Ariann





Ariann Stern-Gottschalk, PhD

Director, Critical Languages Institute

The Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian,

& East European Studies at ASU

480-965-7705



In 2008, the Arizona State University Critical Languages Institute (CLI)
will offer eight-week, eight-credit intensive language courses in
elementary, intermediate, and advanced mastery Albanian.



This year the CLI will be held June 2 - July 25, 2008 on the Tempe campus of
Arizona State University. Classes meet Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to
12:30 pm and cultural sessions are held in the afternoons.



All classes are tuition -free. The only cost for the course is a $400
non-refundable registration processing fee. We also offer a limited number
of competitive fellowships (details are on our website:
http://melikian.asu.edu/index2.php?type=cli
<http://melikian.asu.edu/index2.php?type=cli&record=9> &record=9).



After the course in Tempe, students can continue their language and culture
studies on a special three-week study abroad program in Tirana from July
28-August 15, 2008. Students earn an additional two credits for these
classes, tuition-free. The program costs about $1,330 (excluding airfare and
personal expenses).



The study abroad programs are open to eligible students who did not
participate in the courses at ASU.



For more information and to apply to the CLI, please visit our website
http://asu.edu/cli   or contact us at [email protected].



We also offer:

*	Armenian (elementary and intermediate)

*	Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (elementary and intermediate)

*	Macedonian (elementary and intermediate)

*	Polish (elementary)

*	Russian (elementary and intermediate)

*	Tajik (elementary)

*	Tatar (elementary and intermediate)

*	Ukrainian (elementary)

*	Uzbek (elementary and intermediate)







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