Intensive Summer Uzbek in Samarqand
CLI's 4-week summer program in Samarqand helps students extend and solidify the language and culture skills they develop during intensive Uzbek classes on the ASU campus.
The Samarqand program offers Elementary, Intermediate, and Third-Year instruction.
Students in all levels share a common set of activities and excursions.
Students receive 3 ASU credits at the 400 level (SLC 494) for successfully completing the program.
This program is open only to students who complete one of the 7-week courses below.
Classes meet 3 hours a day on weekdays. Students enjoy regular cultural activities and excursions, with longer trips scheduled for weekends.
Cultural activities planned for 2012 include:
- Half-day tour of Tashkent
- Tashkent’s Amir Timur Monument and Timurid Dynasty Museum
- Half-day tour of Samarqand, including lunch spots near hotel
- Samarqand bookstores
- Gur Emir and Shahi Zinda Mausoleums
- Registan Square
- Bibi Khanum Mosque
- Siyob Bazaar
- Ulugbek Observatory and Afrasiab Museum of Archeology and History
- Hodja Doniyor Mausoleum, Hodja Okhrore Vale Mosque
- Persian carpet weaving workshop
- Samarqand winery
- Hand-made paper factory
- Movies and theatrical performances
- Folk show performance
- Meals with local families
- Further programs as arranged
Books and materials are the same as those for the Elementary Uzbek, Intermediate Uzbek, and Third-Year Uzbek.
Students live in a centrally located hotel in Samarqand. Breakfast and dinner are provided. Students purchase their own lunch.
Founded in 700 BC, Samarqand is roughly same age as Babylon or Rome. In its 2700-year history, the city has repeatedly been conquered, destroyed, and rebuilt, most notably during the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Arabs, Geghis-Khan, and Tamerlane. Situated at the intersection of trade routes running between Persia, China, and India, Samarqand was one of the largest and most prosperous cities on the Great Silk Road. The city has long been renowned for its beauty and for the achievements of its scholars and poets.
Modern Samarqand is a mix of modern architecture and historical monuments spanning several centuries. The city is known for its central square, the Registan, one of the trademarks of modern Uzbekistan.
The CLI program is housed a block from the Registan, near the wide, tree-lined boulevards of the former Russian quarter, and an easy walk to the Siyob bazaar and several of the city's best-known attractions.
A video tour of the city's best-known historic monuments is available here.
The 2012 Samarqand summer study-abroad fee is estimated at $8,100 (subject to change). This fee covers:
- airfare: round-trip travel from Phoenix to Tashkent
- local travel: round-trip travel from Tashkent to Samarqand
- instruction
- housing in Tashkent and Samarqand
- breakfast and dinner
- excursions and cultural events (including transportation, tickets and entry fees)
- insurance
- visa
It does not include:
- lunch
- personal expenses
(Disclaimer: All tuition and fees set forth herein or in other University publications or web pages are subject to change.)