Russian Language: Fall semester in English (St.Petersburg, Russia)

[Svetlana Bykadorova]

The Nevsky Institute of Language and Culture (St. Petersburg, Russia) is glad to announce two new
semester programs in English for the Fall 2004
September 1-December 24

Program I

The cost of the program is eu 1500. It covers:

    a.. Visa support and registration
    b.. Transfer (from/to)
    c.. Accommodation + two meals (Homestay with a Russian family: two students in one room, breakfast
and dinner)
    d.. Tuition (4 courses in English for 30 ECTS credits)
    a.. Excursions (walking tours about the city with Russian students)
!!! If you do not need transfer and accommodation, you pay only eu 535 (visa support and tuition)

Student has to choose 3 courses from the following list.

    a.. Civilization ( 8 ECTS credits)
    b.. Political Science Studies ( 8 ECTS credits)
    c.. Religious Studies: Polyconfessional Experience of Russia ( 8 ECTS credits)
    d.. Communication Management for International Cooperation ( 8 ECTS credits)
    e.. Probability ( 6 ECTS credits)
    f.. Linear Algebra (6 ECTS credits)
    g.. International Economics ( 8 ECTS credits)
    h.. Foreign Economic Activity ( 8 ECTS credits)
Plus to 3 courses one Language course from the following list:

    a.. Russian ( 8 ECTS credits) - all levels
    b.. French ( 8 ECTS credits) - from Elementary to Intermediate
    c.. Spanish ( 8 ECTS credits ) - from Elementary to Intermediate
    d.. German (8 ECTS credits) - from Elementary to Intermediate :
  a.. The course will run in case at least 10 people are enrolled
Dead line for application: June 1, 2004

Dead line for prepayment (eu 50): June 20, 2004

Course description, prerequisites, application form and additional info are available upon request

Please contact Marina Dibrova

e-mail: dibrova at nilc.spb.ru

Program II: Language and Culture

* The program will run in case at least 10 students are enrolled

The cost of the program is eu 1500. It covers:

    a.. Visa support and registration
    b.. Transfer (from/to)
    c.. Accommodation + two meals
(Homestay with a Russian family: two students in one room, breakfast and dinner)

    a.. Tuition (4 courses in English for 30 ECTS credits)
    b.. Excursions (walking tours about the city with Russian students)
!!! If you do not need transfer and accommodation, you pay only eu 535 (visa support and tuition)

- The Ancient Languages and Cultures ( 8 ECTS credits)

The synthetic course is aimed at making students familiar with the main traits classic cultures and
languages have. Latin is taken as an illustrative classic language to study. Students become aware of the
spatial and temporal background of ancient languages and Cultures, the classification of languages and
some lexical parallel, which could be drawn between Latin and so-called new European languages (French,
Spanish, German and English)

Lectures and seminars. No special prerequisites.

Students take part in two colloquiums and write an essay.

Natalia I. Ozerova, Ph.D

- Language and Culture in Middle Ages, Renaissance and Early Modern Period (6 ECTS credits)

The course has been designed to make students familiar with the main traits of medieval, Renaissance and
Early Modern culture. Students are invited to think of significance of language for cultural development.
The course also includes comparative analysis of Russian and European languages and cultures of the
period. Students become familiar with issues connected with language history such as functioning of Latin
as the first international language and genesis of national literary languages, key role of language in
Reformation.

Lectures and seminars. No special prerequisites.

Students take part in two colloquiums and write an essay.

Maria V. Kosnyreva, Ph.D.

- Language and Socio-cultural Context (6 ECTS credits)

The course aims at addressing various issues connected with relations of language and non-linguistic
phenomena, culture in particular. The course includes such problems as the relationships between language,
cultural models, and worldview, language planning policies of different politically active groups, of the
political correctness movement in particular. It also deals with linguistic politeness interpreted as a
means of strategic conflict avoidance.

Prerequisites: at least Post-Elementary Russian

Vera M. Arinshtein, Ph.D, Full Professor

- The Origins of Language (6 ECTS credits)

The crossdisciplinary course is aimed at making students familiar with relations between language and
thought in historical and philosophical context. Students are provided with general knowledge of history
of language genesis, how language emerges and exists. Genesis of language is also reflected in
psychological and cultural background. Students become familiar with the variety of approaches to the
subject.

Lectures and seminars. No special prerequisites.

Maria V. Kosnyreva , Ph.D.

Dead line for application: June 1, 2004

Dead line for prepayment (eu 50): June 20, 2004

Application Form is available upon request.

e-mail: dibrova at nilc.spb.ru

Please contact  Marina Dibrova

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