Academic Program, Moldova

Academic Credit

Students receive academic credit from Bryn Mawr College for their participation in the American Councils language study program. Bryn Mawr awards a total of 4.0 units of undergraduate credit (the equivalent of 16 semester hours) or 3.0 units of graduate credit (the equivalent of 15 semester hours) for the semester program in Moldova. Academic year participants receive 8 undergraduate units (32 semester hours) or 6 graduate units (30 semester hours) of credit. Summer program participants are awarded 2 units of either undergraduate (8 semester hours) or graduate (10 semester hours) credit.

Academic Culture

Program participants have always been enthusiastic about their teachers in Moldova. All of our language instructors have already worked with American students; American Councils is familiar with their methods, and they have received high praise from past participants.

So far, since most of the participants in the program in Moldova have been graduate students, one-on-one language instruction (in Romanian) has been used. As more undergraduate and language-oriented students become interested in the program, joint classroom instruction is likely to become much more common.

Peer Tutoring
Participants are offered the chance to meet people their age for two hours per week. Peer tutors introduce participants to local young people, accompany participants on sightseeing tours, organize cultural activities (cinema, museum, etc.), and provide students with academic support. The peer tutors will speak only the language the participant is studying during meetings.

Sample Summer Course Schedule
*Please note that the course titles below are for students who have completed 2 years of language study prior to their participation in the Eurasian Regional Language Program.

Eurasian 320: Intensive Conversation: Regional Language
Focuses on the acquisition and activation of new vocabulary. The course covers a series of frequent conversational themes and situations from daily life, including personal traits, art and culture, and current events. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, dialogues, and debates, as well as to prepare oral presentations and write short compositions.

The course is also designed to develop students’ command of contemporary regional language phonetics and to emphasize the practical acquisition of phonetic accuracy through oral presentations and individualized work.

Eurasian 330: Intensive Grammar: Regional Language
Close analysis of verbal tense, word order, and lexical groups. Emphasis is placed on the verbal activation of all material. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, dialogues, and debates, as well as to prepare oral presentations and write short compositions.

Eurasian 515: Intensive Conversation: Regional Language
Focuses on the acquisition and activation of new vocabulary. The course covers a series of frequent conversational themes and situations from daily life, including personal traits, art and culture, and current events. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, dialogues, and debates, as well as to prepare oral presentations and write short compositions.

The course is also designed to develop students’ command of contemporary regional language phonetics and to emphasize the practical acquisition of phonetic accuracy through oral presentations and individualized work.

Eurasian 525: Intensive Grammar: Regional Language
Close analysis of verbal tense, word order, and lexical groups. Emphasis is placed on the verbal activation of all material. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions, dialogues, and debates, as well as to prepare oral presentations and write short compositions.