Study abroad in Lithuania

[Francoise Rosset]

Thank you, Jules.

I should have been more clear that the language she'd like to study in 
Lithuania *is* Lithuanian. (She'll go to Russia for the Russian). But 
it would be Beginning Lithuanian, and that would not give her access 
to courses in culture and history. Some of those, another colleague 
tells us, are available in English.

Your recommendation of going there with some prior language is well 
taken. I'm having her look into summer programs in the U.S.

-FR

On Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:57:46 -0800
  Jules Levin <ameliede at EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
> 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
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>>
>> 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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Wheaton College
Norton, Massachusetts 02766
Office: (508) 285-3696
FAX:   (508) 286-3640

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