Study abroad in Lithuania

[Zachary Kelly]

This is not directly related, but in preparation for her time abroad the
student may want to consider attending BALSSI, which will be at University
of Pittsburgh (http://www.creeca.wisc.edu/balssi/).

Also, I would have to say, based on my recent trip to Lithuania, that
Russian is very useful for traveling and communication there. I did have
the opportunity to study Lithuanian prior, so it was not in vain that I
would use Russian.

As for programs in Lithuania, the only ones I have heard of are for
Yiddish.  But such a program may be a start in securing a program for your
student.

Zach Kelly
Indiana University

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 7:50 AM, Francoise Rosset <frosset at wheatonma.edu>wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> 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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> 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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Zachary Kelly
Indiana University
Russian and East European Institute
(414) 326-8154

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