• Audio – visual and text-based resources - 1-2 hours
• Discussions, individual and collaborative activities - 2-3 hours
• Quizzes, assignments, summative activities -2-3 hours
• Expected commitment per week - 5-8 hours

• Exchange posts with their peers and interact using discussion – forums, chats, Skype, audio/video conferencing;
• Review and discuss online and text-based resources;
• Work individually using a spectrum of online tools.

• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, comparative degrees of adjectives, synonyms, antonyms,  dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, punctuation marks, proper/common nouns, prepositions, dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, imperative mood, negative conjugation, post-positions, dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, past progressive tense, negative conjugation, post-positions, dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, demonstrative pronouns, affirmative and negative conjugation of the auxiliary verb, deficient verbs in present and past tense, dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, adverbs of manner, reflexive verbs, collective nouns, dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, adverbs of place, coordinating conjunctions, dialogues, texts, vocabulary;
• Thematic words, word combinations, communicative expressions, sentences, affirmative and negative conjugation of the future in the past tense, adverbs of time, conjugation of deficient verbs in present and past tense, dialogues, texts, vocabulary.

Upon completion of the course, students will acquire basic thematic vocabulary and grammar necessary for simple communication. Students will be able to listen to people talk about common everyday topics. Students will understand and express themselves using vocabulary related to very basic personal and family information, hobbies and preferences, shopping, the place they live and local area, employment and leisure, holidays and events. Students will be able to read short, simple texts and announcements, as well as write short essays, simple notes and messages using the active vocabulary and grammatical structure of the lessons.

In case of selecting the regular program, one lesson will be covered in a week, and the course will be completed in 9 weeks, including the orientation week. In the case of selecting the slow-mode program, one lesson will be covered in two weeks, and the course will be completed in 16 weeks, including the orientation week.

Students are required to actively participate in on-line discussions, forums and chats, to participate in individual and collaborative activities, and to meet deadlines for assignments. Students are required to be familiar and comply with Academic Policy of AVC. 

Student performance will be evaluated based upon total points accumulated throughout the term according to the following: 

20% - participation
20% - assignments
30% - midterm exam
30% - final exam

Grades will be assigned by letters according to AVC Grading Policy

The electronic resources have been designed for user-friendly access and comprehension by a broad audience. Activities and online discussions are supported by the illustration-writing, listening method, as well as the top-down method. Individual and collaborative student assignments are designed to engage students in authentic research and sharing of information. Students will gain from the course in direct relationship to the contributions they make to their own learning.

No hardcopy texts are required. Selected online resources will be included as part of the lessons. Students are required to read/listen/view all material and complete all assignments. The online resources are drawn from the publicly available professional language literature, academic curricula, recent publications in professional journals, and educational material used in schools.

• Melkonian Z. «Գործնական Քերականութիւն Արդի Հայերէն Լեզուի» [Practical Grammar Modern Armenian Language]. (Beirut, 1981).
• Arakelian K. «Դիւրուն Հայերէն 1,2,3»[Easy Armenian Language 1,2,3] . (Beirut, 2007).
• Hilda Galfaian-Panosian «Արեւմտահայ Գրական Լեզուի Ուսումնական Ձեռնարկ» [Literary Western Teaching Handbook 1,2,3].(Yerevan, 2009).
• Tonekian K. «Հայոց Լեզուի Նոր Բառարան» [New Armenian Dictionary]. (Beirut, 1992).