USA Europe Armenia OnlineHelpful words and phrases in Armenian, compiled by Dr. Shushan Karapetian
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Department or Program: The Critical Languages Institute (CLI) of the Melikian Center for Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: 1st, 2nd year and Advanced Eastern Armenian
CLI is a credit-bearing, summer language program open to anyone, not just university students, ages 16 and up. T domestic portion is tuition-free.
- First-year Armenian – synchronous online
- First-year Armenian – synchronous online + 4-week extension in Yerevan, Armenia
- Second year Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia
- Advanced Armenian in Yerevan, Armenia
For dates and 2025 costs for study Armenian please check here. Funding is available. Priority funding deadline: January 31, 2025.
Department or Program: Center for Language Studies
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Armenian 300-level (advanced) (Eastern Armenian)
Contact information: Nielsen-davenielsen@byu.edu
Notes: Armenian 330 is offered for fall semesters (Sept-Dec) in person on campus. Course and number: ARMEN 330. The course is open to language learners outside the institution. All students can enroll as a non-matriculated student through eveningclasses.byu.edu. No funding available to study this language.
Through the Big Ten Academic Alliance, University of Chicago students can enroll in language programs—that are not offered on campus—through other BTAA institutions.
Department or Program: Armenian Studies program
Contact information: barlowd “at” csufresno.edu, Tel: (559) 278-2669 Fax: (559) 278-2129
Additional notes: Armenian culture and society, including history, language, literature, and social, political, and economic questions. Western Armenian. Fall and Spring semesters.
Department or Program: Armenian studies program: Western Armenian. Fall and Spring semesters.
Contact information: hasmig.baran “at” csun.edu, Tel: (818) 677-3467
Department or Program: Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Armenian Language program: Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary, Intermediate, and Heritage course in Western Armenian
Contact information: Charry Karamanoukian ck2444@columbia.edu
Department or Program: School of Lang Studies
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Post-Secondary courses. This program is available only for U.S. federal government employees.
Department or Program: Foreign Languages
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary
Contact information: Neryda Maroot nereyda.maroot “at” fresnocitycollege. edu
Department or Program: Language Arts Division, Foreign Language Department
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Beginning Eastern Armenian, Armenian for Armenian Speakers, Armenian Literature. Courses offered year-round.
Contact information: (818) 240-1000 X 5629 A. Mikaelian or (818) 240-1000 X 3129 N. Sahakyan
Department or Program: Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Modern Western Armenian
Two semesters of elementary Eastern Armenian.
– Basic Armenian
– Armenian for Armenian speakers
Elementary and intermediate Western Armenian language courses. Fall and Spring semesters.
Department or Program: Armenian Studies Program
Department or Program: Western Armenian classes taught two nights a week.
Monday or Wednesday nights from 7 to 9 pm
Contact: Annie Chekijian (anniechekijian[at]msn.com)
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Classical Armenian, Elementary and Intermediate Levels
Contact information: info “at” stnersess. edu
Department or Program: Armenian Studies; Slavic Languages and Literatures
Contact information: iseees “at” berkeley. edu, Tel: (510) 642-3230
Additional notes: Armenian history, politics and culture, both Western and Eastern Armenian speakers are accommodated.
Department or Program: School of Humanities, Center for Armenian Studies․
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Armenian language elementary and intermediate courses for 2024-25.
Department or Program: Near Eastern Languages & Cultures
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: 3 years of both Western and Eastern Armenian, Classical Armenian
UCLA catalogue offers courses on Classical Armenian, Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian. Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced
UCLA summer courses
Contact information: nreast “at” humnet. ucla. edu
Department or Program: Linguistics Department
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary. Courses may be offered in the future.
Contact information: Elham Sadegholvad esadegholvad “at” ucsd edu
Additional Notes: Heritage Armenian only
Department or Program: Armenian Language program
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary Modern Armenian, Intermediate Modern Armenian, Independent Study: Advanced Armenian, Introduction to Classical Armenian offered
Contact information: Hripsime Haroutunian h-haroutunian “at” uchicago. edu
Additional Notes: There are also content courses on Armenian history, culture, and literature offered regularly.
Department or Program: Department of Linguistics
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary (1st year) in Classical Armenian.
Offered regularly, but not annually.
Contact information: linguistics “at” uga. edu
Department or Program: Near Eastern Studies; see also Armenian Studies Program
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: First-Year and Second-Year Western Armenian
Contact information: middle.east.studies “at” umich. edu
Additional Notes: Armenian history, culture, and literature courses are also offered.
University of Michigan includes information about Armenian textbooks used for courses.
Department or Program: College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters, Armenian Research Center
Department or Program: In partnership with Dumbarton Oaks and the Zohrab Center of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, HMML will host an intensive four-week course as an introduction to the Armenian language and paleography in the summer of 2025. This course is intended for doctoral students or recent PhDs who can demonstrate a need for Classical Armenian in their research. Priority is given to students who lack opportunities to study Armenian at their own institutions. The program welcomes international applicants but does not sponsor J visas.
Dates: July 7, 2025 to August 1, 2025
Application Deadline: February 24, 2025
Europe
The Armenian Institute’s schedule for the all-new 2024/25 sessions of East and West Armenian language modules, starting from September. The courses run for three terms (Autumn, Winter, and Spring) and run for 10 weeks per term. Courses emphasise conversational skills, alongside reading and writing simple texts, with each session lasting 90 minutes. Classes are conveniently accessible and take place online via Zoom and cater to all levels, from beginners, to intermediate and advanced.
- East Armenian Beginner – Wednesdays 6.30 pm
- East Armenian Intermediate – Tuesdays 6.30 pm
- West Armenian Beginner – Tuesdays 6.30 pm
- West Armenian Advanced Beginner – Tuesdays 8.15 pm
- West Armenian Intermediate – Wednesdays 6.30 pm
- West Armenian Upper Intermediate A- Mondays 6:30 pm
- West Armenian Upper Intermediate B – Thursdays 6.30 pm
- West Armenian Advanced – Wednesdays 6.30 pm
- One-to-one tuition
MSt in Classical Armenian Studies.
Department or Program: Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East
Levels of Instruction Offered: Elementary, Intermediate Western Armenian
Contact: Dr. Igor Dorfmann-Lazarev (lazarev[at]soas.ac.uk)
- Venice Summer Program, Italy–closed
The participants have the opportunity to be brought into close contact with the Armenian language and Armenian culture, with particular attention to its Western variant. The course is based on a 65-hour program with four levels (absolute beginners, intermediate, proficient, advanced/mother tongue). Since 2010 there has also been added the possibility of attending lessons in Eastern Armenian, basically in phonology, orthography, and grammar. The lessons in Eastern Armenian are taught to those participants who already have a basic command of the language.
Contact information: daniela “at” padus-araxes. com, in cc: benedettacon “at” gmail . com
2024 winter term of the online Western Armenian Studies organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation in collaboration with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is starting on December 23, 2024. The 72 hour studies consist of two-hour sessions, twice a week, spanning 18 weeks.
Armenia
AUA Extension offers Eastern Armenian for adults from beginners to intermediate: Eastern Armenian for Beginners, Pre Intermediate Eastern Armenian, Intermediate Eastern Armenian
Armenian School of Languages and Cultures language school offers summer, winter, and semester in person programs for the Eastern Armenian language: upper-elementary, lower-intermediate, and intermediate. Armenian language international summer school application is open for 2025.
Through homestays, cultural activities, and conversation partners, participants enjoy an unprecedented opportunity to immerse themselves in daily local life while receiving ongoing support and guidance from American Councils expert, overseas staff. Application deadlines vary, based on program.
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AGBU AVC On-line training in Armenian language in both Eastern and Western Armenian
Address: Alex Manoogian 9, Yerevan 0070, Armenia
Tel: +374 10 512261, +374 10 512260
Fax: +374 10 512261
Email: info “at” avc-agbu.org
Program: Eastern Armenian Lessons online course
Free Eastern Armenian Lessons Online book, which will enable English speakers to learn Armenian at their own pace.
AYOlingo is an interactive app for iOS and Android that helps users learn Eastern Armenian. Users can learn how to read, write, listen, and speak.
Birthright Armenia offers a free online self-guided language tutorial course that consists of 12 individual units to learn basic Armenian conversation.
Armenag Yeghiayan’s “A Manual for Western Armenian: An Orthographic, Orthoepic and Stylistic Guide” now available on Nayiri.com.
Program: Learn Armenian online quickly
Instruction provided on vocabulary, phrases, grammar, and the alphabet through the use of flashcards and quizzes.
To view Armenian films, please visit here.
M.A.M educational movement is an online platform with a livestream courses of Armenian language.
Program: Learn Armenian
Originally designed for Diasporan Armenians the methodology is now available through Tumanyan.Online for all. A second program has been developed for English-speaking students based on the ‘Eastern Armenian’ textbook by Mary Hakobyan. Hakobyan’s teaching methodology is innovative and involves the study of the Armenian language as a foreign language for English-speaking students.
Program: Learn Armenian online
Levels of Instruction offered: Elementary, Intermediate
Program: Armenian Language Course. Dasa2 is famous for its Armenian tutors who teach both Eastern and Western Armenian.
Program: The European Institute of International languages has courses of Eastern Armenian for foreigners. Both online and in-person courses are available.