2024 SUMMER SCHOOL
Parteners:
ROMANIAN LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION SUMMER SCHOOL
The 31st edition (face-to-face format)
July 15th-27th 2024
The Faculty of Letters, History and Theology yearly organizes The Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Summer School.
For this year’s edition we propose a face-to-face format Summer School.
The courses address all foreigners interested in the Romanian language and culture, in particular students who study Romance Languages, translators, cultural promoters, employees who work for companies having a direct contact with Romania etc.
What do we offer?
● The possibility to study or to improve your Romanian language, using digital instruments and up-to-date teaching techniques.
● A team of well-prepared and open to dialogue teachers.
● Introduction to Romanian studies, focusing on intriguing historical and regional cultural issues, starting from the unquestionable multi-cultural and multi-ethnic tradition of Timișoara.
● Language courses organized at three levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced) and targeted at improving speaking skills (conversation) and practice.
● Several cultural activities which will be held and which aim at discovering the country and the Romanian people.
● Several cultural activities will be located in Timișoara (a city which was one of the European Capitals of Culture in 2023) and in the Banat region.
● The chance to interact with people interested in Romania and to make new friends.
The number of hours:
● 40 hours of Romanian Language (teaching-learning: 4 hours daily).
● 20 hours of supplementary learning activities: Romanian language workshops (conversation and vocabulary; oral discourse; written communication), cultural workshops.
What does a daily schedule look like?
Monday-Friday:
Intensive language courses – 9.00-11.00
Break – 11.00-11.30
Intensive language courses – 11.30-13.30
Break – 13.30-17.00
Romanian language workshops (conversation and vocabulary – beginners; oral discourse and written communication – intermediate and advanced) / culture-oriented workshops held – 17.00-19.00
Costs
Tuition fee (face-to-face format): 600 EUR
The tuition fee covers: the courses and the supplementary learning activities, the materials used, visits, accommodation in one of the university’s hostels (for those who choose this; accommodation in double rooms – 2 persons / room).
Tuition fee payment: after receiving the answer of acceptance from the organisers.
You can join us by filling in this form, which also contains a section which asks you to upload a cover letter (1 page). If you have any problems with the form, you can contact the organisers at the following e-mail addresses: roxana.rogobete@e-uvt.ro; ana.pop@e-uvt.ro (in CC).
Alternatively, the registration form can be downloaded, filled in and sent at the following e-mail addresses: roxana.rogobete@e-uvt.ro; ana.pop@e-uvt.ro (in CC, mandatory).
Deadline: June 1st 2024
Deadline for the tuition fee payment (in the account indicated in the form and on the website): June 3rd-7th 2024.
The fee for the Summer Courses can be paid (between 3rd and 7th June 2024) through banking transfer into the account of the West University of Timisoara (Universitatea de Vest din Timișoara) opened at “Banca Comercială Română”, Timişoara Branch (swift code RNCB ROBU):
RO 56 RNCB 0249 0492 9471 0008 (Please specify: “Romanian Summer Course Fee”)
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The students enrolled in a German university who wish to join the The Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization Summer School 2024 can apply for a Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) grant in the program „Go East Summer Schools 2024”.
The applicants are supposed to apply both to the summer school, for participation, and to DAAD, for the grant.
Deadline (for DAAD applicants): May 5th 2024.
For further information, consult the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) website.
Organising Team:
Professor DANA PERCEC, Ph. D., Dean of The Faculty of Letters, History, and Theology
Associate Professor ANA-MARIA RADU-POP, Ph. D., coordinator of The Summer School
Lecturer EMINA CĂPĂLNĂȘAN, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant ROXANA ROGOBETE, Ph. D., secretary of The Summer School
Research Assistant ADRIANA IEREMCIUC, Ph. D. Student
Teaching Team:
• Romanian language courses
Associate Professor ANA-MARIA RADU-POP, Ph. D.
Lecturer EMINA CĂPĂLNĂȘAN, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant CRISTINA SICOE, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant ELIANA COMAN, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant IRINA DINCĂ, Ph. D.
Research Assistant ADRIANA IEREMCIUC, Ph. D. Student
COSTINEL PARTENIE, Ph.D. Student
• Workshops’ Team
Associate Professor BOGDAN ŢÂRA, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant CRISTINA SICOE, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant ELIANA COMAN, Ph. D.
Teaching Assistant IRINA DINCĂ, Ph. D.
