Study abroad in Lithuania

[Jules Levin]

On 12/3/2011 1:51 PM, Francoise Rosset wrote:
> Dear SEELANGers:
>
> First, my thanks to the colleagues who responded to my question about
> medical обращаемость.
>
> Second, I'm back with another completely different query.
>
> One of our students, a sophomore in second-year Russian, is
> considering study abroad, both in Russia and in Lithuania (her
> background is part Lithuanian, though she doesn't speak any.)
> We've been looking through various, decent-looking websites,
> and we're going to involve our Global Ed office -- but neither
> Global Ed nor my student nor I have any experience. Someone
> here might.
>
> Any suggestions or recommendations would be immensely useful.
>
> Has anyone on the list studied in Lithuania or sent an undergrad
> to study there? She would study language and some form of area
> studies, and is the latter possible with no Lithuanian?
Well, I was a Fulbright Lecturer at Vilnius State University in 1981 for 
4 months--one of the first Americans there, and returned 3 times for 
several weeks in 89, 91, and 99.  I certainly did studying there, but I 
would NOT recommend going there to study without some Lithuanian.  The 
younger generation is not studying Russian; they study English and other 
Euro languages.  While most Lithuanians over 40 can still understand 
Russian, they certainly are not friendly with those who expect them to 
communicate in that language.  Lithuanian is a beautiful fascinating 
language, and anyone who can learn functional Russian can certainly 
learn enough Lithuanian to satisfy native speakers that one has good 
will.  Frankly I do not understand why someone would commit a good chunk 
of their life to study in a foreign country and not want to learn the 
language of that country.
Jules Levin
Los Angeles







>
> Any recommendations on summer vs. semester study, again, not
> in the U.S. but in Lithuania?
>
> Does anyone know of American universities with such programs?
> I found none on the AATSEEL list of programs for study abroad,
> (the UCLA link does not include Lith. and it's not abroad anyway,
> and the BALSSI programs are held in the U.S.) and very little
> info via Google. That doesn't mean there isn't any.
>
> On the other hand, does anyone have any experience with students
> registering DIRECTLY with a Lithuanian institution? (I believe
> funding and cost are an issue for this student).
>
> Any reason for any caveats about health services? There is
> a matter of a recurring medical condition.
>
> Thank you all, again,
> -FR
>
>
>
> Francoise Rosset, Associate Professor
> Chair, Russian and Russian Studies
> Wheaton College
> Norton, Massachusetts 02766
> Office: (508) 285-3696
> FAX:   (508) 286-3640
>
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