THE PROGRAMME OF ARMENIAN STUDIES is delighted to announce its new initiative - K Moskofian

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...the Summer Intensive Course in Western Armenian. The courses are offered at two levels: elementary (Western Armenian 1) and intermediate (Western Armenian 2).
The courses will take place in London in July 2015 for Western Armenian 1 and in August 2015 for Western Armenian 2. Both courses are held in English.
Western Armenian 1.....................................................................................................................1 Dates........................................................................................................................................1 Course description....................................................................................................................1 Result.......................................................................................................................................2
Western Armenian 2.....................................................................................................................3 Dates........................................................................................................................................3 Course description....................................................................................................................3 Result.......................................................................................................................................4
Course venue ...............................................................................................................................5 London in the summer..............................................................................................................5 accommodation ............................................................................................................................6 Age limit ...................................................................................................................................6 Accommodation: check-in & check-out......................................................................................6 Accommodation costs ...............................................................................................................7 Additional information..................................................................................................................8 Tuition fees and payment..........................................................................................................8 Scholarships.............................................................................................................................8 Refund policy............................................................................................................................8 Visa..........................................................................................................................................8 Course attendance policy ..........................................................................................................8 Lectures ...................................................................................................................................9 Weekends .................................................................................................................................9 Special offer..............................................................................................................................9 Students based in London ........................................................................................................9 Travel insurance.....................................................................................................................10 Certificate ............................................................................................................................... 10 More information ....................................................................................................................10

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WESTERN ARMENIAN 1

DATES
Western Armenian 1 starts on Monday 6 July 2015 and ends on Thursday 30 July 2015. This course consists of five and a quarter hours of teaching time per day, from Monday to Friday. The total teaching hours are 100.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Western Armenian 1 is designed for beginners. It will provide students with the essential tools for using language. This course covers the four main areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, speaking and listening. It lays the foundations of language by teaching at a slow but steady pace the basics of Western Armenian. The course consists of four phases:
PHASE ONE
Students will become familiar with:

• the Armenian script (lower and upper cases, handwritten and printed versions);
  
• pronunciation, coupled with reading;
  
• use of the verbs ‘to be’ and ‘to have’ (in the present and future tenses, in the
  interrogative, affirmative and negative);
  
• basic grammar (such as plurals and definite and indefinite articles).
  PHASE TWO
  In this phase students will acquire basic language knowledge of:
  
  • numbers, days of the week, months of the year;
    
  • countries, languages, citizens and their adjectives;
    
  • the use of ‘what’, ‘who’, ‘when’ and ‘where’ in questions with the verb ‘to be’;
    
  • the use of ‘there is / are’ in interrogative, affirmative and negative sentences;
    
  • greetings and giving one’s age.
    PHASE THREE
    At this stage students will be exposed to more sophisticated grammatical structures, such as:
    
  • demonstrative and possessive adjectives and pronouns;
    
  • prepositions;
    
  • forming words with prefixes and suffixes;
    
  • auxiliary verbs such as ‘is / are needed’, ‘must’ and ‘need to’.
    

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PHASE FOUR
This phase covers:

• the conjugation of verbs in present, present continuous and future tenses, including irregular verbs;
  
• the declension of nouns and a basic knowledge of the function of cases;
  
• the formation of compound nouns;
  
• the composition of simple sentences.
  All grammatical explanations will be consolidated with numerous exercises. In all phases students will build and broaden their basic knowledge of vocabulary, and they will be exposed to basic texts.
  The completion of this curriculum is contingent upon students’ commitment and their classroom performance.
  RESULT
  At the end of this course, students should be able to express simple ideas, wishes, and thoughts on a variety of topics. They should be able to engage in simple conversations with native speakers, write simple sentences and read basic texts.
  

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WESTERN ARMENIAN 2

DATES
Western Armenian 2 starts on Monday 3 August 2015 and ends on Thursday 27 August 2015. This course consists of five and a quarter hours of teaching time per day, from Monday to Friday. The total teaching hours are 100.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Western Armenian 2 is for students who have prior basic knowledge of the language (see the course description of Western Armenian 1). This course is designed to build on what students have learned at the beginner’s level. It covers many aspects of grammar to take students to a reasonable level of competence in reading, writing and speaking. This course consists of four phases:
PHASE ONE
This phase revises the grammar of Western Armenian 1, including:

• conjugating present and future tenses, including irregular verbs;
  
• the plurals of nouns; definite and indefinite articles;
  
• demonstrative and possessive adjectives and pronouns;
  
• different types of declension;
  
• the formation of words with prefixes, suffixes and of compound nouns;
  
• broadening vocabulary, as well as speaking and listening tasks.
  PHASE TWO
  At this stage students will expand their grammatical knowledge and vocabulary base. The main highlight will be tackling the simple past tense and its irregular forms. The function of the genitive-dative, ablative and instrumental cases will be taught, as well as spelling rules and other grammatical features.
  PHASE THREE
  This phase comprises:
  
  • the imperfect past;
    
  • types of the verb (transitive, intransitive and passive);
    
  • the conjugation of passive verbs;
    
  • the function of nominative and accusative cases
    
  • other grammatical features, such as comparatives and superlatives.
    PHASE FOUR
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features, including:

• a foretaste of the Armenian equivalents of the present and past perfect tenses;
  
• the imperative mood;
  
• punctuation;
  
• other grammatical features.
  All grammatical explanations will be consolidated with numerous exercises. In all phases students will build and broaden their basic knowledge of vocabulary, and they will be exposed to reasonably challenging texts. Students also will be asked to write very short essays on variety of topics.
  The completion of this curriculum is contingent upon students and their classroom performance.
  RESULT
  At the end of this course, students should be able to express reasonably sophisticated ideas, wishes, and thoughts on a variety of topics. They should be able to engage in conversations with native speakers on most topics relating to daily life, to write sentences of reasonable complexity on the same themes and to read the kind of texts available in newspapers, etc.
  

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COURSE VENUE

The courses will take place in Muswell Hill in London. Muswell Hill is one of the most sought after places in London, just 40 minutes by bus or 30 minutes journey by bus and underground to central London. Muswell Hill is also one of the safest neighbourhoods to stay in, with a range of cafés, restaurants, shops, supermarkets and green spaces.
Classes will be held in North Bank, a Victorian villa in beautiful landscaped grounds on Pages Lane. The villa is fully equipped with teaching equipment, WiFi, and a modern kitchen. This is level access to the garden and a lift to all floors.
LONDON IN THE SUMMER
The English literary figure Samuel Johnson famously said that ‘when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.’ The city is a meeting point of cultures and subcultures, and is a particularly vibrant place to be in the summer.
Muswell Hill borders a number of London hubs, each with their own unique atmosphere:

•   Green Lanes (15 minutes by bus) is a great place to experience world-class Anatolian food.
  
•   Camden (30 minutes by bus and underground) is a great place to visit for its markets and street food in the daytime and its bars and clubs at night.
  
•   Islington (35 minutes by bus and underground) is a beautiful neighbourhood for shopping (especially bookshops) and eating out.
  
•   Bloomsbury (40 minutes by bus and underground) is home to the British Museum, Wellcome Collection and the British Library. London is renowned for offering free entry to most of its museums and galleries.
  To begin exploring things to see and do in London, visit the Time Out London website. The Transport for London website is a useful place to calculate journey times.
  

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ACCOMMODATION

The Programme of Armenian Studies has an accommodation arrangement with the Guy Chester Centre in Muswell Hill. Five rooms for the July course and five for the August course are allocated to the Programme of Armenian Studies. There are different types of room available at different prices, which include breakfast and dinner, and on Saturdays and Sundays lunches as well.
Students may of course make their own accommodation arrangements, in which case they should bear in mind travel time in order to be punctual for classes.
The accommodation arrangements and payment should be made between students and the Chester Centre, which will not include the tuition fees. The Programme of Armenian Studies is not responsible for accommodation arrangements between students and the Guy Chester Centre. We will try to help to make the stay of students as easy as possible, but the ultimate responsibility lies with students.
The Guy Chester Centre provides a safe environment congenial for studying as well as relaxing. For accommodation details and term and conditions you can visit www.chestercentre.org.uk.
AGE LIMIT
Students of all ages 18 or over are welcome on the courses. The Guy Chester Centre has a policy of not accommodating under-18s. The majority of residents are aged 18 to 25. If you are aged 25 to 30 you may only be offered en-suite accommodation for the duration of your stay. For applicants aged above 30 each is assessed on a case- by-case basis.
ACCOMMODATION: CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
It is up to students to decide the date of their arrival and departure. However, the Guy Chester Centre has a clear policy regarding arrival and departure dates. Check- in is on Sundays from noon to 6pm and check-out is on Fridays before 10am. Students have to make appropriate arrangements to comply with this timetable. The check-in and check-out dates either side of the course are therefore:
WESTERN ARMENIAN 1

• Arrival: Sundays from noon to 6pm
  
• Course starts: Monday 6 July 2015
  
• Course ends: Thursday 30 July 2015
  
• Departure: Fridays before 10am
  

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WESTERN ARMENIAN 2

• Arrival: Sundays from noon to 6pm
  
• Course starts: Monday 3 August 2015
  
• Course ends: Thursday 27 August 2015
  
• Departure: Fridays 2015 before 10am
  ACCOMMODATION COSTS
  For a period of stay of 33 nights, the prices are:
  

• Single hall of residence room: £1010.91
  
• Single en-suite room: £1389.32
  The length of stay is flexible; please contact Guy Chester House for a quote. See also the Special offer on page 8 for students who wish to take both Western Armenian 1 and Western Armenian 2.
  

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TUITION FEES AND PAYMENT
The tuition fees for either course is £1000, which includes administrative costs as well as learning materials. This fee does not include airfare or any other travel expenses. The payment should be made by bank transaction.
The full payments must be completed by Friday 29 May 2015. The closer the summer draws, the smaller the chance of making a booking in Guy Chester Centre. Therefore, book your places as soon as possible. Since this course is a pilot project there are limited places.
SCHOLARSHIPS
A number of full scholarships are available to cover students’ tuition fees. These are awarded as short-term Armenian Studies scholarships by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The deadline for scholarship applications is Friday 15 May 2015. For details, please contact Dr Krikor Moskofian.
REFUND POLICY
Once the tuition fees are paid they will not be refunded. Only in serious circumstances (family bereavement, serious illness or accidents, unsuccessful visa application) will a partial refund be considered. For administrative costs £250 will be retained.
VISA
Before proceeding with any travelling arrangement students must consult their local British consulates for the type of visa they need. This also applies to students whose home countries do not require visa clearance as a tourist but who might need special visas for other kinds of activity in the UK. This does not apply to EU citizens.
After the tuition fees are paid in full to the Programme of Armenian Studies and accommodation fees to the Guy Chester Centre, visa letters will be issued in support of your visa application. If your visa application is not successful the paid tuition fees will be refunded. However, there will be an administrative charge of £250.
COURSE ATTENDANCE POLICY
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smooth running of the course and will create a gap of knowledge between absentees and attendees. This will hold back the rest of the class. If students regularly fail to attend lessons they will be asked to discontinue the course. In this case there will be no refund. This course should not be perceived as a tourist package.
LECTURES
Developing knowledge of contemporary Armenian issues is also part of this course. Every Wednesday a scholarly lecture will be organised on different topics ranging from politics to religion. These lectures will be delivered by prominent academics and are offered for free by the Programme of Armenian Studies (i.e. they do not form part of the course fees).
WEEKENDS
After a long week of learning, weekends are a time for students to chill out. The Programme of Armenian Studies will organise tours in and around London for students. The fees for these tours are not included in the tuition fees. It should be stressed that they are optional, and the students who participate in these activities will have to pay additionally.
SPECIAL OFFER
The Programme of Armenian Studies and the Guy Chester Centre have a special offer for all those who take both Western Armenian 1 and Western Armenian 2 courses successively. The tuition fees for the two courses together will be £1800.
A similar concession will be offered for accommodation by the Guy Chester Centre for those who have stayed for Western Armenian 1 and decide to extend their stay for Western Armenian 2. The cost of the accommodation for an additional 35 nights will be reduced to:

• Single hall of residence room: £855.05
  
• Single en-suite rooms: £1121.40
  STUDENTS BASED IN LONDON
  Londoners who would like to attend this course and would like to opt out of the accommodation offer, can do so provided they attend the class punctually and regularly. Repeated lateness and absences will result in expulsion from the course, in which case there will be no refund.
  

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TRAVEL INSURANCE
It is highly advisable to buy travel insurance, which also includes health insurance.
CERTIFICATE
At the end of the course certificates will be issued for students, in which the attendance record of the student will be stated.
MORE INFORMATION
Please direct any questions to the course director, Dr Krikor Moskofian, at k.moskofian@progarmstud.org.uk or moskofiank@hotmail.co.uk

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