Armenian School of Languages and Cultures - ASPIRANTUM is organizing a 16-week Russian language semester program in Yerevan, Armenia. The 16-week semester program of Russian language will start on January 12, 2025, and will last till May 2, 2025 (111 days, 320 hours of Russian language instruction).

The 111-day Russian language semester program in 2025 is designed to help participants master written and oral modern Russian, interpret Russian texts from various periods, and enhance their knowledge of colloquial Russian, Russian culture, linguistics, and religions of the region. Additionally, the program will provide an opportunity to learn more about Armenia.

As part of our semester-long Russian program, we offer our participants the opportunity to work as interns at various organizations in Yerevan, Armenia. This allows students to not only learn Russian in Yerevan but also gain practical work experience. We are currently in discussions with banks, language schools, and IT startups to form partnerships for this program. Internship positions are available in various fields including content writing in English, PR and marketing, English teaching, and political science. If you are interested in becoming an intern for 16 weeks in Yerevan, please indicate this in the additional information section of your application.

The 16-week Russian language semester-long program offers 320 hours of intensive Russian language classes during 75 days of teaching (from Monday to Friday each week). Every day, the participants will receive Russian language instruction for 4 hours, after-class lectures, and extra training. The classes commence in the morning or at noon, according to the schedule.

09:00 (14:00) - 10:00 (15:00) - Russian language class
10:00 (15:00) - 10:10 (15:10) - Coffee Break
10:10 (15:10) - 11:10 (16:10) - Russian language class
11:10 (16:10) - 11:20 (16:20) - Coffee Break
11:20 (16:20) - 12:20 (17:20) - Russian language class
12:20 (17:20) - 12:30 (17:30) - Coffee Break
12:30 (17:30) - 13:30 (18:30) - Russian language class (fourth and final class)

During the Russian language semester program, the following components will be covered every day to foster the Russian language knowledge of participants:

Grammar: Every day class will cover the main grammatical concepts of the modern Russian language.
Vocabulary: During the 16-week course, it is anticipated that the participants will learn more than 3000 new Russian words from literary language and words used in everyday life.
Listening: The classes are scheduled so that participants, with the guidance of an experienced instructor, learn the Russian language through songs and movies, watching and listening to news and other short videos about interesting and sometimes funny topics and stories about Iranian realities.
Speaking: Every day, the Russian language classes will push the students to exercise their speaking abilities through discussions, conversations, and role-plays about different texts and topics.
Writing: Each day, the participants of the Russian language class will have assignments and homework to complete for the next day, and the homework will primarily involve writing assignments.
Reading: Every day, students will read and discuss political texts, prose and poetry, conversations, and news. The corpus of texts to be read and discussed during the classes comprises different prominent Russian authors, daily conversations, and news of the day.

Levels:

This 16-week Russian language school is designed for participants, at least 18 years old, who want to make well-grounded progress in their knowledge of the Russian language and deepen their knowledge of Russian grammar, colloquial speech, and literary language.

The Russian language semester-long program will have 1 or 2 groups (beginner group and intermediate group) of up to 12 participants each (the ASPIRANTUM Russian language groups during the last 3 years have usually had 2-10 students). 

The participants of the intermediate group must have at least a lower intermediate and/or intermediate level of Russian language knowledge before starting the 16 weeks of classes with ASPIRANTUM. 

The beginners' group will start the classes by covering the central grammatical concepts of the Russian language and enhancing the participants' vocabulary.

Our Russian language instructors have extensive experience teaching students of the mentioned levels in a way that allows all students to rapidly grow their knowledge of the Russian language. 

ASPIRANTUM’s Russian language schools are organized so that undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, professors, and anyone interested in learning Russian benefit the most from them. So, everyone with lower intermediate and intermediate levels of Russian and everyone who wants to learn Russian from the beginning is welcome to apply and participate in ASPIRANTUM’s 16-week Russian language school.

Deadline:

The deadline to apply to the 16 weeks of 2025 Russian language school is December 1, 2024.

To apply, please fill in the application form below.

Participation fee:

The participation fee is 13,900 USD for the 16 weeks of the Russian Language course.

Each semester-long program participant may find sources of financial aid from their own University, School, Community, or other relevant foundations.

This price includes reading and writing materials, coffee during the breaks, welcome and farewell parties, transportation and meal costs during cultural trips, and some dinners with guest speakers.

We will not cover accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, visa costs, insurance, travel costs to Armenia, from Armenia and in Armenia, or any costs of accompanying friends or family members.

To apply, please fill in the application form below.

Registered participants should send 100% of the participation fee before December 10, 2024, online or via a wire bank transfer.

Trips in Armenia

During the 16 weeks of international Russian language school, four trips will be organized to Armenia's most famous cultural heritage sites. On the first day, the school will start with a trip to the Garni temple and Geghard Monastery. During five other weekends, the participants will have guided trips to Amberd fortress, Lake Sevan, Tsaghkadzor, etc.

Accommodation in Yerevan

Previously, our summer/winter and semester program participants have found great accommodation deals through Airbnb. Airbnb works perfectly in Yerevan, and it is very easy to search and find a proper place. ASPIRANTUM staff is always ready to guide you and help to find the best accommodation through Airbnb. Please also check our detailed guide about how to find accommodation in Yerevan. 

Scholarships

Each participant in the semester program may find other sources of financial aid from their own University/School/Community or other relevant foundations.

Letter of Invitation

ASPIRANTUM will offer applicants an official invitation letter to support scholarship and travel grant applications.

For questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected] or WhatsApp Dr. Khachik Gevorgyan +374-91-557978

To apply, please fill in the application form below.