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Subject: CfA- Samarkand Summer School, August 13-September 10, 2011 - First Call ASIAC SAMARKAND SUMMER SCHOOL (6th edition) August 13th– September 10th, 2011 Application deadline: May 1st, 2011
The Italian Society for Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (ASIAC,
http://www.asiac.net) is pleased to announce the sixth edition of its
Summer School, to be held in Samarkand in cooperation with the local
State Institute for Foreign Languages (SamSIFL,
http://sifl.50megs.com/indexen.html), and the support of the
University of Turin (http://www.unito.it). The School’s syllabus
includes intensive courses in Uzbek or Russian (or Tajik, on request),
as well as afternoon seminars. Excursions to places of historical,
archaeological and/or anthropological interest in Samarkand city and
in the region might also be proposed. The Samarkand Summer School can
rely on solid links with local and international scholars and research
institutions.
Language courses and seminars will take place in the central building
of the Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages. The duration of
the school is four weeks. The program is organized for min. 10 to max.
15 participants.
Syllabus
The 2011 edition comprises:
1. Language training in Uzbek or Russian.
Daily classes are structured in group sessions for up to five students
according to language level. Lessons are held by qualified teaching
staff from the Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages. Each
language course has the duration of 80 hours and includes grammar
lessons, exercises and conversation.
On request, we can organize Tajik language courses.
2. Seminar program on Contemporary Uzbek Society.
They will be held three afternoons per week. All the seminars will be
held in English, or a translation into English will be provided.
Topics covered by the seminar series may include:
• Anthropological and historical research in urban centres
• The Samarkand countryside and rural studies
• Community development projects
• Sociolinguistic situation in Uzbekistan
• Russian culture in urban context
• Cultural traditions and religion
• State- and nation-building in Central Asia
• Ethnicity and identity issues
More topics will be added or adapted according to the specific
interests of this year’s participants.
Participants to the Summer School will have the opportunity, if they
wish, to present and discuss their own ongoing researches or projects
during additional seminar sessions. Do no hesitate to contact us for
inquiries about the syllabus or any other question!
Accommodation
• Home-stay in selected families where the language of communication
will be the one chosen by the student
• Bed and Breakfast
Registration fees
The basic fee is 1250 €: 100 € will be asked as a registration fee, to
be transferred by June 2010. The remaining 1150 € will be paid once in
Samarkand.
This includes the School’s full pedagogical offer, registration (OVIR)
fees, travel costs from Tashkent to Samarkand and return. Our partner,
SamSIFL, is providing visa assistance (LOI) for the duration of the
School.
Travel fares to and from Uzbekistan, visa expenses and food expenses
are not included. Staying in Tashkent before or after the School is
not included either, but we offer assistance to book a room in a hotel
or hostel, and will pick you up at the airport if necessary.
Accommodation (including all breakfasts) will be paid separately.
Home-stay costs 200 €, whereas staying in a B&B will cost approx.
25-30 USD/night. Once the number of those wishing to stay in a B&B
will be known, the School’s organisers will negotiate the best
possible deal.
Who’s who
About the Italian Society for Central Asian and Caucasian Studies (ASIAC):
http://www.asiac.net
Advisory Board
Prof. Marco Buttino, University of Turin, Italy
Prof. Shahriyor Safarov, Rector of the Samarkand State Institute of
Foreign Languages (SamSIFL)
Summer School Director
Christilla Marteau d'Autry, PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology,
LESC, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense
Language Courses Director
Piera Viale, Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages (SamSIFL)
Application Procedure
To obtain further details and to apply please write to:
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Please include the following information to your application:
-CV (max. 2 pages)
-a short outline of your research topic and/or interests (50-250 words)
-the language you wish to study (Uzbek or Russian) and your current
level of proficiency. If you have already studied Uzbek, please
mention if you are better familiar with the Latin or Cyrillic script.
-should you be interested in studying Tajik, please contact us as soon
as possible and mention if you would prefer literary Tajik or
Samarqandi dialect.
-preferred type of accommodation (family or Bed and Breakfast)
Applications should be sent by May 1st
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Christilla Marteau d'Autry
2011 Samarkand Summer School Director (6th Edition)
PhD Candidate at the LESC, University of Paris Ouest Nanterre La Defense
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