ARMENIAN
- 7-WEEK PROGRAMS IN ARIZONA:
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- Elementary Armenian (SLC 194)
- Location: ASU main campus
Prerequisites: None - Intermediate Armenian (SLC 294)
- Location: ASU main campus
Prerequisite: Elementary Armenian or equivalent (2 semesters) or placement exam - Advanced Mastery Armenian (SLC 494/598)
- Location: ASU main campus
Prerequisite: Advanced competency in Armenian (advanced students or heritage speakers) and placement exam
- 4-WEEK PROGRAM IN ARMENIA:
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- Summer study-abroad in Yerevan (SLC 494)
- Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Prerequisite: Successful completion of any of the Armenian courses listed above.
ABOUT THE LANGUAGE:
Five to six million people speak Armenian, nearly half of them outside the borders of Armenia, most in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and the United States. Two standard dialects exist. Eastern Armenian is used in Armenia and in enclaves in Azerbaijan and Iran. Western Armenian is used by Armenians in Istanbul, Lebanon, Egypt, other parts of the diaspora. CLI teaches Eastern Armenian.
Armenian is written in its the Armenian alphabet. Here is a sample:
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as cited by http://omniglot.com. Map and description by UCLA Language Materials Project (http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?LangID=55&menu=004).)