Uzbek

UZBEK LEVEL 3

This intensive course is for students with a solid Intermediate proficiency in Uzbek who wish to begin developing advanced speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Students will broaden their familiarity with Uzbek and Central Asian culture through work with authentic materials and media, through participation in Uzbek language extracurricular activities.

Students who complete the course successfully will develop advanced skills and will reach a global proficiency of Intermediate High/Advanced Low or better. They will able to function easily in a Uzbek-speaking environment. They will be able to understand news, videos, podcasts, chats, stories, etc. with ease, and interact confidently with native speakers.

Students who fulfill the course requirements will complete the equivalent of the 3^rd-Year Uzbek curriculum in the Department of Central Eurasian Languages at Indiana University and will have a solid foundation for travel or advanced study.

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FEATURES

160 hours of instruction
20+ hours of co-curricular activities
ACTFL proficiency certificate
FLAS eligible

DATES

Course Dates: June 3 – July 26, 2019

Course Times: Monday – Friday, 08:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., plus afternoon activities

Scholarship Application Deadlines: January/February 2019 ( learn more )

Course Application Deadline: May 7, 2019 ( apply now )

ELIGIBILITY

The program is open to all, including

IU and non-IU students
graduate and undergraduate students
non-students
high-school students over age 16

PREREQUISITES

This is a level 4 course. Prior experience is required, specifically

Successful completion of 3rd-Year Uzbek at Indiana University within last 24 months, OR
Successful completion of placement exam (administered after admission but before payment of fees).

For students just beginning their study of Uzbek, Indiana University offers elementary and intermediate courses through its Central Eurasian Studies Department.

HOUSING AND MEALS

Housing in Willkie Center is included in your Workshop fee. You will stay in an air-conditioned single room, sharing a lounge with other students of your language.

Summer dining options are limited. We recommend that you cook in the Willkie Hall kitchen or eat in local eateries.

COSTS & ACADEMIC CREDIT

UNDERGRADUATE

8 undergraduate credits
Tuition: $2950
Fees: $750
Housing: $1800
TOTAL: $5500

GRADUATE

6 graduate credits
Tuition: $2850
Fees: $750
Housing: $1800
TOTAL: $5400

*(2018 rates, rounded. Rates for 2019 may vary.)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Title VIII Domestic Fellowships

Tuition & stipend. Merit based. For graduate students and area specialists.

Foreign Language and Area Studies Awards

Tuition & $2,500 stipend. Merit based.

Language Workshop Scholarship Fund

Up to $2,500. Merit based.

Women Engaging Globally

Tuition & stipend. Merit based. For female undergraduates.

Malik Hodjaev

Malik Hodjaev, Senior Lecturer for Uzbek, SGIS, Indiana University
He received MA in Education and Language Teaching from Samarkand and Moscow Pedagogical Universities
Malik Hodjaev was born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. He is a native Uzbek speaker with extensive language teaching experience. Before joining CEUS in 2002, he had 25 years of teaching experience. He had been the director of the Regional Language Center (RLC) and a part-time teacher of English and American Studies in Samarkand, Uzbekistan for six years.
In August 2002, he was offered the position of Uzbek Language Lecturer at CEUS, Indiana University Bloomington. Currently it is his 17 years of teaching Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced and Post Advanced Uzbek courses in CEUS, IU. He has been teaching Uzbek in distance to OSU, UM, MSU, UI, UIUS since 2003. He has 12 years of experience on teaching Uzbek in IU Summer Language Workshop. Starting Fall 2017 he also teaching Hybrid Online Uzbek courses.

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