Intensive Elementary Albanian
About this course:
Intensive Elementary Albanian is a comprehensive course that takes students through two semesters of material (8 credits at the 100 level). The course begins from zero and is designed to bring English speakers to the a proficiency level of ILR 1+ or better in reading and 1 or better in speaking, aural comprehension, and writing.
About the instructor:
Linda Mëniku 
Linda Mëniku is a native speaker of Albanian from Tirana, Albania. She is a lecturer in the departments of linguistics, journalism, and German at the University of Tirana, where she specializes in discourse analysis, Albanian as a foreign language, and media discourse. Linda has taught Albanian at the CLI since 2003. She developed and now directs the ASU summer study abroad program in Tirana.
Course Number:
SLC 194
2010 Dates:
June 1 -- July 23
Syllabus:
2009 Syllabus
2010 Costs:
Program costs
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Comments
Elizabeth Miller, Elementary Albanian, 2007
Elizabeth Miller, Elementary Albanian 2007
I took Elementary Albanian with Linda Meniku, then went on to study Albanian at the University of Tirana on the 07-08 academic year program. As one of the first American students to study at UT, I faced the necessary challenges of acclimating to the system, but the language skills that I acquired at CLI and the help and support from staff members were absolutely invaluable to my studies and experiences. In Tirana, I had the opportunity to work with various foundations and non-governmental organizations to write my BHC thesis about the UNESCO World Heritage site in Butrint, Albania. In organizations where many staff members only spoke Albanian and in libraries where the only research material was written in Albanian, I couldn't have gotten very far without the language skills and support of CLI.