Baltic languages at the Indiana University Summer Workshop

[George Fowler]

                     BALTIC LANGUAGES

The Indiana University Summer Workshop in Slavic, East European
and Central Asian Languages announces the fifth Baltic Studies
Summer Institute (BALSSI) to be held from June 19 to August 14,
1998 in Bloomington, Indiana.

BALSSI provides an opportunity for students and scholars to increase
their knowledge of the languages and culture of the Baltic States.
The program includes intensive language study (20 hours per week)
in the first-year of the following languages:

ESTONIAN         (Instructor: Ene Alas, Indiana University & Tallinn
                 Pedagogical Institute)

LATVIAN          (Dzidra Rodins, Wagner College)

LITHUANIAN       (Jura Avizienis, University of Washington)

BALTIC CULTURES  (Guntis Smidchens, University of Washington)

Each course is equivalent to one year of study and offers 6 graduate and
8 undergraduate credits.  The program also includes an afternoon course
in Baltic culture which will meet daily from June 19 to July 17 and offers
3 hours of credit.

Fellowships for the study of these languages are available.

Please note that, besides 6 yrs. of Russian, the Summer Workshop will also
offer the following languages:  1st year Czech, Polish, Serbian-Croatian,
Slovak (two week course), Romanian,
Chechen, Georgian, Kazak, Turkmen and first and second year Uzbek.


Applications are available on our web page:
http://www.indiana.edu/~iuslavic/swseel.html

Application deadline for fellowships (except Russian) is
May 1. Thereafter, rolling admissions.
For printed applications and additional information, contact:

Director, SWSEEL
Ballantine Hall 502
Indiana Univ.
Bloomington, IN 47405
phone: (812) 855-2608
fax: (812) 855-2107
e-mail: SWSEEL at indiana.edu

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George Fowler                                  [Email] gfowler at indiana.edu
Dept. of Slavic Languages          [dept. tel.] 1-812-855-9906/-2608/-2624
Ballantine 502                                  [dept. fax] 1-812-855-2107
Indiana University                   [home phone/fax] 1-317-726-1482/-1642
Bloomington, IN 47405-6616 USA    [Slavica phone/fax] 1-812-856-4186/-4187
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