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BIRTHRIGHT ARMENIA
Contact: Linda Yepoyan
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.birthrightarmenia.org/
Learn Eastern Armenian with Birthright Armenia's Online Language
Tutorial
It's back by popular demand! The Depi Hayk Language Tutorial has just
successfully undergone a thorough technological upgrade to ensure
usability across all desktop platforms and browsers. Registration is
simple, and within a minute you're ready for your first Armenian
lesson or to brush up on what you already know.
With 12-unit multimedia lessons in all, this free online course is a
great tool if you or someone you know has been interested in learning
basic conversational Eastern Armenian. The course includes a pre-test
to assess your starting level, access to a built-in online dictionary,
practical vocabulary and dialogues, grammar sections including the
written Armenian, its English transliteration and translation,
exercises, songs and poems and a post-test to measure one's progress
in basic level proficiency. A short introduction to the alphabet is
also provided, followed by a click and drag reading/comprehension
game.
Originally created over 10 years ago, the program's primary intended
use is the same now as it was back then: to serve as a learning tool
for Birthright Armenia and Armenian Volunteer Corps volunteers to get
them acclimated to the Armenian language prior to their arrival to
Armenia. However, by making it free and available to everyone via the
Birthright Armenia website, members of the general public in need of a
top-quality Armenian tutorial for work, recreation or necessity also
find the program quite beneficial. Over the last decade the tutorial
has enjoyed quite a following of language takers over the years-over
2,850 have benefitted to date, the majority of whom were not
Birthright volunteers. The upgrade to keep pace with ever-changing
technology was a must in order to continue serving the growing
interest in Eastern Armenian.
Timothy Deets, a registered tutorial user from Chicago, IL, now living
and teaching English in Armenia at the American University of Armenia,
is an ideal example of the diverse non-volunteer demographic. "While
trying to learn Armenian, I've acquired dictionaries and other books,
and tried Mango as well as Pimsleur language programs. But the main
reason I use Birthright Armenia's online language tutorial is because
it's so interactive and has a nice, succinct summary of Eastern
Armenian grammar," he explains.
"Presently, I am using the tutorial with the goal of learning Armenian
grammar, to improve my pronunciation, and to increase my vocabulary.
This practical knowledge assists me with getting around town via
public transportation and ordering food and drinks in restaurants with
ease," he adds.
Using a method similar to Rosetta Stone, the language tutorial
utilizes the concept of dynamic immersion to introduce
English-speaking learners to the cultural intricacies of the target
language. Users of the program have all commented on the efficacy of
this method in learning a language not practiced in their daily lives.
Organized vis-à-vis the format of the Armenian map, each of the
tutorial's lessons is named after a region in Armenia. As a result,
not only are users broadening their skills, they are becoming more
familiar with the geography of the Armenian Republic, its monasteries,
history and culture.
To use the Depi Hayk Language Tutorial, please visit
http://www.birthrightarmenia.org/depihayk/login.php?content=login or
click on the button for the language tutorial from the main menu of
the Birthright Armenia site to get started. Hajoghutiun!
From: A. Papazian
Contact: Linda Yepoyan
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.birthrightarmenia.org/
Learn Eastern Armenian with Birthright Armenia's Online Language
Tutorial
It's back by popular demand! The Depi Hayk Language Tutorial has just
successfully undergone a thorough technological upgrade to ensure
usability across all desktop platforms and browsers. Registration is
simple, and within a minute you're ready for your first Armenian
lesson or to brush up on what you already know.
With 12-unit multimedia lessons in all, this free online course is a
great tool if you or someone you know has been interested in learning
basic conversational Eastern Armenian. The course includes a pre-test
to assess your starting level, access to a built-in online dictionary,
practical vocabulary and dialogues, grammar sections including the
written Armenian, its English transliteration and translation,
exercises, songs and poems and a post-test to measure one's progress
in basic level proficiency. A short introduction to the alphabet is
also provided, followed by a click and drag reading/comprehension
game.
Originally created over 10 years ago, the program's primary intended
use is the same now as it was back then: to serve as a learning tool
for Birthright Armenia and Armenian Volunteer Corps volunteers to get
them acclimated to the Armenian language prior to their arrival to
Armenia. However, by making it free and available to everyone via the
Birthright Armenia website, members of the general public in need of a
top-quality Armenian tutorial for work, recreation or necessity also
find the program quite beneficial. Over the last decade the tutorial
has enjoyed quite a following of language takers over the years-over
2,850 have benefitted to date, the majority of whom were not
Birthright volunteers. The upgrade to keep pace with ever-changing
technology was a must in order to continue serving the growing
interest in Eastern Armenian.
Timothy Deets, a registered tutorial user from Chicago, IL, now living
and teaching English in Armenia at the American University of Armenia,
is an ideal example of the diverse non-volunteer demographic. "While
trying to learn Armenian, I've acquired dictionaries and other books,
and tried Mango as well as Pimsleur language programs. But the main
reason I use Birthright Armenia's online language tutorial is because
it's so interactive and has a nice, succinct summary of Eastern
Armenian grammar," he explains.
"Presently, I am using the tutorial with the goal of learning Armenian
grammar, to improve my pronunciation, and to increase my vocabulary.
This practical knowledge assists me with getting around town via
public transportation and ordering food and drinks in restaurants with
ease," he adds.
Using a method similar to Rosetta Stone, the language tutorial
utilizes the concept of dynamic immersion to introduce
English-speaking learners to the cultural intricacies of the target
language. Users of the program have all commented on the efficacy of
this method in learning a language not practiced in their daily lives.
Organized vis-à-vis the format of the Armenian map, each of the
tutorial's lessons is named after a region in Armenia. As a result,
not only are users broadening their skills, they are becoming more
familiar with the geography of the Armenian Republic, its monasteries,
history and culture.
To use the Depi Hayk Language Tutorial, please visit
http://www.birthrightarmenia.org/depihayk/login.php?content=login or
click on the button for the language tutorial from the main menu of
the Birthright Armenia site to get started. Hajoghutiun!
From: A. Papazian