36.641, Summer Schools: Russian Language Summer School 2025 / Armenia

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LINGUIST List: Vol-36-641. Wed Feb 19 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.641, Summer Schools: Russian Language Summer School 2025 / Armenia

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Date: 19-Feb-2025
From: Khachik Gevorgyan [khachik at aspirantum.com]
Subject: Russian Language Summer School 2025 / Armenia


Russian Language Summer School 2025 / Armenia

Host Institution: ASPIRANTUM - Armenian School of Languages and
Cultures
Website: https://aspirantum.com/courses/russian-language-summer-school

Dates: 22-Jun-2025 - 29-Aug-2025
Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Minimum Education Level: High School
Special Qualifications: The participants must have an upper
elementary, lower-intermediate, and intermediate level of Russian
language knowledge before starting the classes with ASPIRANTUM.

Focus: During the Russian language summer classes, the following
components will be covered every day:
 - Grammar: Every day class will cover the main grammatical concepts
of the modern Russian language.
 - Vocabulary: During the 5-10 weeks course, it is anticipated that
the participants will learn around 700-2000 new Russian words.
 - Listening: The participants will learn Russian through songs and
movies and watch and listen to the news and other short videos about
interesting and funny topics and stories about Russian realities.
 - Speaking: Every day the Russian language classes will include
role-plays to exercise speaking through discussions and conversations.
 - Writing: Each day, the Russian language class participants will
have writing assignments and homework to complete for the next day.
 - Reading: Every day, students will read and discuss political texts,
prose and poetry, conversations, and news. The corpus of texts to be
read and discussed during the classes comprises different prominent
Russian authors, daily conversations, and news of the day.
Levels:
This Russian language school is designed for participants at least 18
years old.
The summer school 2025 will have 1 or 2 groups of up to 12
participants (the ASPIRANTUM Russian language groups during the last 8
years have usually had 2-8 students).
Description:
2025 Russian language summer school will help the participants master
written and oral modern Russian skills, read and interpret Russian
texts from different periods, and rapidly deepen their knowledge of
colloquial Russian.
In the application form, students may select a 5-10 weeks (100 - 200
hours) program starting from June 22, June 29, or July 6, 2025.
Trips in Armenia
- During the ten weeks of international Russian language summer
school, four trips will be organized to Armenia's most famous cultural
heritage sites. On the first day, the school will start with a trip to
the Garni pagan temple and Geghard Monastery. During four other
weekends, the participants will have guided trips to Amberd fortress,
Lake Sevan, Ejmiatsin, Tsaghkadzor, Bjni, etc.
Tuition: 3690-6690
Tuition Explanation: This price includes reading and writing
materials, coffee breaks, welcome and farewell parties, transportation
and meal costs during cultural trips, and some dinners with guest
speakers.
We will not cover accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, visa costs,
insurance, travel costs to, from, and in Armenia, or any costs of
accompanying friends or family members.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition
                     Translation

Subject Language(s): Russian (rus)

Language Family(ies): Indo-European
Registration Open until 28-May-2025

Contact Person: Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan
                Phone: +37491557978
                Email: khachik at aspirantum.com

Apply on the web:
https://aspirantum.com/courses/russian-language-summer-school

Registration Instructions:
The deadline to apply to the 5-10 weeks 2025 Russian language summer
school is May 28, 2025. In the application form, students may select a
5-10 weeks (100 - 200 hours) program starting from June 22, June 29,
or July 6, 2025.



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