* The program will run in case at least 10 students are enrolled

The cost of the program is 1500Euro. It covers:

• Visa support and registration
• Transfer (from/to)
• Accommodation (Homestay with a Russian family: two students in one room, two meals: breakfast and dinner)
• Tuition (4 courses in English for 30 ECTS credits)
• Excursions (walking tours about the city with Russian students)

ATTENTION!!! If you do NOT need transfer and accommodation, you pay only 535Eu (visa support and tuition)

The Ancient Languages and Cultures ( 8 ECTS credits)
Natalia I. Ozerova, Ph.D.

The synthetic course is aimed at making students familiar with the main traits classic cultures and languages have. Latin is taken as an illustrative classic language to study. Students become aware of the spatial and temporal background of ancient languages and Cultures, the classification of languages and some lexical parallel, which could be drawn between Latin and so-called new European languages (French, Spanish, German and English)
Lectures and seminars. No special prerequisites.
Students take part in two colloquiums and write an essay.

Language and Culture in Middle Ages, Renaissance and Early Modern Period (6 ECTS credits)
Maria V. Kosnyreva, Ph.D.

The course has been designed to make students familiar with the main traits of medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern culture. Students are invited to think of significance of language for cultural development. The course also includes comparative analysis of Russian and European languages and cultures of the period. Students become familiar with issues connected with language history such as functioning of Latin as the first international language and genesis of national literary languages, key role of language in Reformation.
Lectures and seminars. No special prerequisites.
Students take part in two colloquiums and write an essay.

Language and Socio-cultural Context (6 ECTS credits)
Vera M. Arinshtein, Ph.D, Full Professor

The course aims at addressing various issues connected with relations of language and non-linguistic phenomena, culture in particular. The course includes such problems as the relationships between language, cultural models, and worldview, language planning policies of different politically active groups, of the political correctness movement in particular. It also deals with linguistic politeness interpreted as a means of strategic conflict avoidance.
Prerequisites: at least Post-Elementary Russian

The Origins of Language (6 ECTS credits)
Maria V. Kosnyreva , Ph.D.

The crossdisciplinary course is aimed at making students familiar with relations between language and thought in historical and philosophical context. Students are provided with general knowledge of history of language genesis, how language emerges and exists. Genesis of language is also reflected in psychological and cultural background. Students become familiar with the variety of approaches to the subject.
Lectures and seminars. No special prerequisites.

Application Form is available upon request.
Please contact Marina Dibrova
e-mail: dibrova@nilc.spb.ru