Welcome to the Azerbaijani Workshop
Every June and July, the intensive summer Azerbaijani Workshop helps students develop their linguistic and cultural competency rapidly and effectively through live online instruction, extracurricular activities, authentic materials, and real-time interactions with instructors and presenters from Azerbaijan. Classes are conducted primarily in Azerbaijani and focus on the rapid development of practical communication skills.
Part of the Language Workshop since 1993, the Azerbaijani program was developed in collaboration with the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University.
Apply at https://iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1ZVy3Xupnm5LNxc
Deadline: February 3rd, 2023
For full course options and funding opportunities, see https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/languages/online-hybrid/azerbaijani/index.html
Courses: Summer Language Workshop at Indiana University
This intensive program provides beginners a solid introduction to Azerbaijani. Students who complete the course successfully will complete the equivalent of the 1st-Year curriculum in the Department of Central Eurasian Languages at Indiana University and will reach a proficiency of Intermediate Low or better. They will be able to communicate in day-to-day situations in Azerbaijani, will be able to read and write effectively on familiar topics, and will have a solid foundation for further study or travel. The program introduces Azerbaijani culture through work with authentic materials and media, as well as Azerbaijani activities and structured interactions with Azerbaijani speakers.
The program features 20 contact hours weekly.
Participants go beyond the classroom to engage with their language and its culture through clubs, cooking demonstrations, conversation tables, tutorials, individualized projects, music, dance, film nights, and more. Network with other language professionals through career events, guest speakers, and alumni presentations. Study in small classes with highly qualified instructors from around the globe.
– All students pay in-state tuition
– Competitive funding available to qualified students
– Project GO scholarships for undergraduate students in ROTC in Arabic, Chinese, Persian, Russian, or Turkish
– Title VIII fellowships for graduate students and area studies scholars in Azerbaijani, BCS, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Russian, or Ukrainian
– FLAS funding available for Arabic, Azerbaijani, BCS, Estonian, Hungarian, Kurdish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mongolian, Persian, Russian, Turkish, and Ukrainian
– Women Engaging Globally scholarships are sponsored by the Indiana University Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council. This scholarship provides tuition assistance for undergraduate women attending the Workshop in preparation for engaging upon an international career. Women Engaging Globally also offers career preparation seminars featuring Workshop alumnae.
Students earn 6-8 credits
See https://languageworkshop.indiana.edu/languages/azerbaijani/index.html for more information and to apply.
Questions? Please contact languageworkshop[at]indiana.edu or 812-855-2889.
Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim world (SILMW)
SILMW for 2022 will take place from June 13 to August 6, 2022. The institute will be fully face-to-face unless regulations change. SILMV is a program offered by the Less Commonly Taught Languages Program at the University of Illinois since 2008. SILMW offers intensive courses in Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Azerbaijani and Wolof.
SILMW offers exciting opportunities to immerse in the target language through up to 4 hours of daily class instruction and daily co-corricular activities, including research forums, conversation tables, cooking classes, film series, field trips and so much more!
For more information, visit: https://linguistics.illinois.edu/
Language courses from CIC universities
Through the CourseShare Program, University of Chicago students can enroll in language programs—that are not offered on campus—through other CIC institutions.
The program is not available this year.
For more information, please visit https://ceeres.uchicago.edu/content/opportunities-take-language-courses-cic-universities https://www-s.cic.net/programs/CICCourseShare/archive/ResourceList/courseShareWebTool/
Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan
Department or Program: Critical Language Program
The CLS Program in Baku, Azerbaijan provides students with the opportunity to learn Azerbaijani through intensive language study in an immersive environment. The program covers approximately one academic year of university-level Azerbaijani study during an 8-week period. The language instruction is designed to meet the needs of students from a variety of language levels and backgrounds, including advanced students and those who are learning the language for the first time.
Formal classroom language instruction is provided for an average of four hours per day, five days per week, with a focus on developing students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in Azerbaijani. Formal language instruction is then supplemented with cultural activities and excursions across Azerbaijan, such as group trips to the local opera and museums. These supplemental activities are designed to expand the students’ understanding of Azerbaijan’s history, geography and culture; as well as to provide the opportunity to use their target language outside of the classroom.
Contact Information: info[at]adu.edu.az
Website: CLS https://clscholarship.org/languages/azerbaijani
AUL: http://adu.edu.az/en/
Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Beginning, advanced beginning, intermediate and advanced levels
Department or Program: American Councils, U.S. Department of State
Website: http://www.clscholarship.org/
Contact Information: cls “at” americancouncils. org
Current session applications due November 15, 2022
Eurasian Regional Language Program (ERLP), through American Councils, Azerbaijan
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
Website: https://www.studyabroad.americancouncils.org/erlp
Foreign Service Institute, USA
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Post-Secondary courses. This program is available only for U.S. federal government employees.
Department or Program: School of Lang Studies
Website: http://www.state.gov/m/fsi/
Indiana University at Bloomington, USA
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: 1st year
Department or Program: SWSEEL
The program is not available this year.
Website: http://indiana.edu/~swseel/languages
Contact information: swseel “at” indiana. edu
KMT
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
Website: https://kmt.az/azerbaijani-language-courses/
KMT runs specific 10 hour course in Azerbaijani language for beginners.
The course is a set of 10 lessons.
Each lesson is one hour in duration.
The lessons cover some of the basic language concepts that you will find useful in everyday situations.
The informal low-structure approach encourages foreigners who have never taken lessons, or those who have started but not continued, to develop further their interest in learning Azerbaijani language.
International Learning Centers
Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
The ILC Azerbaijani Language Program offers one of the most effective Azerbaijani language courses in the world. Established in 1997, the intensive course features three levels for foreigners who wish to learn conversational Azerbaijani.
The ICL offers a 3-semester intensive course – three progressive levels, 12 weeks each. Classes meet three days a week for two hours. You will progress from zero Azerbaijani skill to conversational Azerbaijani fluency in only nine months.
To learn more or to obtain a preview of course materials, please feel free to contact office “at”azlearn.org
Website: https://ilc.az/en/course/azerbaijani
University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), Advanced (3rd year and beyond). Offered regularly, but not annually.
Department or Program: Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
Website: http://www.nelc.ucla.edu
Contact information: nreast “at” humnet. ucla. edu
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Levels or Years of Instruction Offered: Elementary
Department or Program: Central Eurasian Studies Summer Institute (CESSI)
Note: Azerbaijani is not always scheduled; it may be offered if sufficient interest is shown in the program.
Website: https://cessi.wisc.edu/
Contact information: cessi “at” creeca.wisc. edu
Learn Azerbaijani with Live Lingua
Free US Peace Corps resources for you to use. You can read the Azerbaijani ebooks online, listen to the Azerbaijani audios and practice your Azerbaijani pronunciation with the online recorder or download the files to use whenever you want.
https://www.livelingua.com/course/peace_corps/azerbaijani_language_lessons
Language Application Memrise