PROGRAMME OF ARMENIAN STUDIES

(FORMERLY ARMENIAN STUDIES AT SOAS)

TEACHER: DR. KRIKOR MOSKOFIAN (SOAS,

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON)

WESTERN

ARMENIAN

CLASSES

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

The courses run two hours each week over three weeks, with ten weeks each

term. The advanced class is one and a half hours each week. All courses start

in the first week of October.

Meticulously designed, the first two courses were previously approved by and

taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies. The textbooks are

authored by the teacher. The advanced course is a work in progress.

ELEMENTARY WESTERN ARMENIAN

MONDAYS, 6.00PM - 8.00PM

The objective of this course is to provide students with all the basic skills

required in Western Armenian at an elementary level. 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.

INTERMEDIATE WESTERN ARMENIAN

WEDNESDAYS, 7.30PM - 9.30PM

This course is designed to build on what students will have learned in

Elementary Western Armenian. It covers many aspects of the grammar to

take students to a reasonable level of competence in reading, writing and

speaking. At the end of this course, students should be able to engage in

conversation with native speakers on most topics relating to daily life, write

sentences of reasonable complexity on the same themes, and the read the

kinds of texts available in newspapers etc.

ADVANCED WESTERN ARMENIAN

MONDAYS, 8.00PM - 9.30PM

This course is designed to consolidate the language acquired through the

elementary and intermediate courses. It also takes students to the next, more

challenging level of language knowledge. At the end of this course students

should have acquired a high level of sophistication in reading, writing and

speaking. Students should be able to communicate on a variety of topics of

social and cultural interest.

WHAT ARE OUR OBJECTIVES?

Our main objective is to continue the viable academic programme which was

established at the School of Oriental and African Studies, starting with the

teaching of Western Armenian.

These courses are the only academically viable ones in the UK. In some cases,

and for a variety of reasons, excellence is unfortunately overlooked when it

comes to teaching Western Armenian; this is not the case with the courses

offered here.

In the future, other courses will be introduced.

We will also promote Armenian Studies in different forms by organising

events at an academic level.

ASSESSMENT

Students are not asked to take tests or exams at the end of each term or at the

end of the course. However, if students so wish, at the end of the course an

exam and/or attendance certificate will be provided. In these cases a small

additional charge will be incurred.

FUTURE COURSES

♦ Western Armenian (Proficiency Level)

♦ Western Armenian for Academic Purposes

♦ Teacher Training Course for Western Armenian Teaching

♦ Introduction to Armenian Literature

♦ Introduction to Armenian Culture

♦ Introduction to Armenian History

VENUE: HYE DOON (ARMENIAN HOUSE)

HIGH STREET KENSINGTON

START DATE: FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER

TUITION FEES: £150 PER TERM

MORE INFORMATION: moskofiank@hotmail.co.uk

HYE DOON

25 CHENISTON GARDENS

LONDON

W8 6TG