Testimonial by Fr. Christoph Matyssek
University Chaplain, Vienna, Austria
It is already the second time I have chosen Aspirantum. Do I have to add anything more to say, how happy I am? Sure, I was longing for an opportunity to return to Jerewan… But since I wanted to take a step forward and improve my Persian language skills, I added one and two and I came back this summer (for four weeks). Apart from our amazing teachers, Prof Voskanian and Mahboubeh, the professional learning atmosphere, I am especially happy about their teaching method:
From the very beginning, instead of using textbooks we were dealing with real spoken and written language on a huge variety of topics. Even though in the beginning it felt kind of tough, it is the way that allowed me to lose my fear and to use actually what I have learned in class, in real life. And I am using my Persian now at work on a daily basis!!
In addition to it, being back in Vienna, I can apply the same method when I am studying by myself.
And Aspirantum would not be Aspirantum without Khachik, who knows how to bring students from different countries and backgrounds together and make us feel at home and more curious to discover more about Armenia and its amazing people and culture.
You can find Christoph's testimonial about ASPIRANTUM's 2024 Persian summer school here: https://aspirantum.com/testimonials/christoph-matyssek--persian-language-9-weeks-summer-school-2024
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Student, University of Edinburgh, UK
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MA Student, Harvard University, USA
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Student, Boston College, USA
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