Intensive Elementary Tatar (held in Kazan, Russia)

Intensive Tatar in Kazan

The Critical Languages Institute offers an 8-week intensive language program in Kazan for students of Elementary Tatar. The program awards 8 ASU credits at the 100 level. Students live with host families, participate in an extensive program of cultural events and excursions, as well as participating in summer internships and daily intensive language courses.

This course emphasizes communication, developing four main skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing in Tatar. Students are expected to achieve an ILR proficiency level of 1 to 1+. Since students will be living in host families, there will be a heavy emphasis on survival skills (especially in the early days of the program) and on Tatar culture, history, etc.

A working knowledge of Russian, while not required, will be vary helpful to students of Tatar in Kazan.