Advanced Western Armenian Conversational

Advanced Western Armenian Conversational – Part 2

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The course is designed for students with who have reached the advanced level in Armenian to strengthen their speaking and writing communication skills. Students will learn to initiate, maintain and end conversations, exchange information and give opinions by providing relevant explanations, arguments, and comments. Participation in forums will help students express their ideas in writing.

Terms Offered

Term	Enrollment	Classes
Winter 2024	December 8 (Friday) - December 23 (Sunday) 2023	January 8 (Monday) - March 12 (Tuesday)
Spring 2024	March 8 (Friday) – March 23 (Sunday)	April 1 (Monday) – June 4 (Tuesday)
Summer 2024	June 7 (Friday) – June 22 (Sunday)	July 1 (Monday) – September 3 (Tuesday)
Fall 2024	September 6 (Friday) -September 21 (Sunday)	October 7 (Monday) – December 10 (Tuesday)

Hourly Breakdown of the Required Participation

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

Topics Covered

Weather;
Sport;
Fashion;
Shopping;
Communication;
Profession;
Health;
Traditions.

What Will I Learn

Upon completion of the course, students will have enhanced accuracy and fluency in speaking, will be able to start, maintain and close face to face conversation on various topics with a good command of extensive vocabulary, deal with real-life situations, give or seek personal opinions; narrate a story, as well as paraphrase written passages orally integrating themes, developing points and concluding appropriately.

Course Schedule

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.

Week 0

Orientation Week Students become familiar with the Student Manual, complete their profile, introduce themselves to one another, participate in the introductory discussion forum, and identify the time zone in which they are working. Students will also familiarize and verify the technical compliance with all the communication and learning tools to be used during the course.

Week 1-8

Lessons 1-8 (Videoconferences, forums)

Week 4

Midterm Exam

Week 8

Final Exam

Course Requirements & Grading

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

Teachers

Zepur Kheblikian

Teaching Methodology

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.

Course Materials

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.