Postbaccalaureate Studies
The courses below are offered through the Language Resource Center.
Director: Dr. Stéphane Charitos
Associate Director: Piero di Porzio
Offices:
353 International Affairs Building Extension
212-854-9224
Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Web: http://www.lrc.columbia.edu/
Course scheduling is subject to change. Days, times, instructors, class locations, and call numbers are available on the Directory of Classes.
Fall course information begins posting to the Directory of Classes in February; Summer course information begins posting in March; Spring course information begins posting in June. For course information missing from the Directory of Classes after these general dates, please contact the department or program.
Click on course title to see course description and schedule.
This course is designed for students who had no previous experience with
Romanian. It will provide those who take it with the basic skills that
enable them to communicate at a basic level and will thus prepare the class
for the next level of study. As accelerated learning of a language is
conceived as a "theater of the mind", the course will rely mostly on
in-class activities meant to activate all the four skills (listening,
reading, speaking, writing) in accordance with the proposed level of
performance. The number and quantity of homework will be reduced, so that
the students will be "putting" their knowledge and skills to work. They
will also be introduced in authentic linguistic environments (places and
venues of the Romanian community in NYC, meetings with fellow students who
are native speakers etc). This class is the equivalent to classes in the
regular RMAN W1101-1102 sequence.
The course addresses those who have previous knowledge of Romanian and who
want to extend their communicative capacities in the language as well as to
expand the vocabulary. An accelerated course needs to create a rather
theatrical approach where students feel comfortable with their previous
knowledge and gain confidence, while working for their B2 level. As many
intermediate students partially or completely qualify as "independent
users", the course will put their experience to work and focus on real-life
communication situations. This class is the equivalent to classes in the
regular RMAN W1201-1202 sequence.
Same course as Comprehensive Elementary Romanian W1121, on a noncredit basis.
Same course as Comprehensive Intermediate Romanian W1221, on a noncredit basis.
This course is designed for students who had no previous experience with
Romanian. It will provide those who take it with the basic skills that
enable them to communicate at a basic level and will thus prepare the class
for the next level of study. As accelerated learning of a language is
conceived as a "theater of the mind", the course will rely mostly on
in-class activities meant to activate all the four skills (listening,
reading, speaking, writing) in accordance with the proposed level of
performance. The number and quantity of homework will be reduced, so that
the students will be "putting" their knowledge and skills to work. They
will also be introduced in authentic linguistic environments (places and
venues of the Romanian community in NYC, meetings with fellow students who
are native speakers etc). This class is the equivalent to classes in the
regular RMAN W1101-1102 sequence.
The course addresses those who have previous knowledge of Romanian and who
want to extend their communicative capacities in the language as well as to
expand the vocabulary. An accelerated course needs to create a rather
theatrical approach where students feel comfortable with their previous
knowledge and gain confidence, while working for their B2 level. As many
intermediate students partially or completely qualify as "independent
users", the course will put their experience to work and focus on real-life
communication situations. This class is the equivalent to classes in the
regular RMAN W1201-1202 sequence.