Intermediate Western Armenian (Postgraduate)
- Course Code:
- 15PNMC399
- Status:
- Course Not Running 2012/2013
- Unit value:
- 1
- Taught in:
- Full Year
Objectives and learning outcomes of the course
At the end of the course, a student should be able to demonstrate…
- knowledge and understanding of intermediate Armenian grammar
- knowledge and understanding of a wide range of Armenian vocabulary
- knowledge and understanding of the appropriateness of a wide range of Armenian structures and expressions in a given context
- the ability to understand passages in written Armenian of medium length on everyday and some specialised topics
- the ability to produce short passages in written Armenian of medium length on everyday and some specialised topics
- the ability to understand spoken Armenian and to engage in spoken discourse of medium complexity on everyday and some specialised topics
- knowledge and understanding of the role of language in general in language-based scholarship and research (specific learning outcome for PG students)
Workload
This course will be taught over 22 weeks with 4 hours classroom contact per week in language classes. An additional 6 hours will be spent in lectures and an further 6 hours will be spent in seminars/ tutorials over the 22 week period.
Scope and syllabus
The course provides teaching and learning of intermediate level Armenian language with emphasis on practical written and spoken Armenian. Communicative practice and structural knowledge is established by working through lessons continuing the exercises, with the addition of speaking-practice.
The course provides students with intermediate knowledge of Armenian and practice of using Armenian in a variety of everyday and more specialised situations.
A series of special PG lectures with associated seminars structured around the six themes Structure, Texts, Identity, Society, Translation and Transformation (provided for PG students studying different languages) introduces students to general questions of the role of language in language-based scholarship and research and provides them with the critical and methodological skills to relate their language acquisition to the thematic aspects of their studies.
Method of assessment
One three-hour written examinations taken in May/June (50%); one essay of 3,000 words to be submitted on Friday, week 1, term 3 (30%); a written text at the beginning of term 2 (10%); an oral examination of 20 minutes duration taken in May/June (10%).
Suggested reading
- A Textbook of Modern Western Armenian, Kevork Bardakjian and Robert W. Thompson, New York: Caravan Books, 1977.
- Modern Western Armenian, Dora Sakayan, Montreal: Arod Books, 2000.
- A Course in Modern Western Armenian: Exercises and commentary, Thomas J. Samuelian, New York: Armenian National Education Committee, 1989.
- English Armenian Modern Dictionary, Rev. Dikran Khntrouni and Mardiros Koushagjian, Beirut: Donigian & Sons publishing house, 1992.
- A Comprehensive Dictionary Armenian-English, Mesrob Kouyoumjian, Beirut: Atlas Press.
- English Armenian Student Dictionary, Mesrob Kouyoumjian , improved by Alice Kouyoumjian, Aleppo: Giligia publishing house, 2007.
