Distance learning diploma in Armenian

The IMAS Master's program meets the demand for high-level Armenological degree courses, online and without French prerequisites. It makes the skills and experience of a prestigious interdisciplinary teaching team accessible to a large number of students worldwide. It is a unique opportunity for experienced Armenian speakers to practice their intellectual and professional skills in Western Armenian (a diaspora language) in a class of students from all over the world. The diploma awarded is the Master's degree in Foreign and Regional Languages, Literatures and Civilizations (LLCER) Eurasia/Armenian, with a 120-credit “International Master's degree in Armenian Studies” recognized at European level.

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This program is particularly aimed at professionals or future professionals in the socio-cultural and educational sectors of the Armenian diaspora.

Admission requirements (including prerequisites) are specified in the brochure available on the Inalco website. A level of competence C1 (autonomous) in Armenian (Eastern or Western) from the European Language Portfolio is required. No other language requirements are imposed.

Master 1 Semester 7

UE1 - advanced language proficiency > 2 compulsory courses
Advanced Armenian 1
Text Synthesis in Modern Armenian

UE2 - Armenian studies > 5 elective courses
Armenian Literature 1
Sociolinguistics and transmission of Western Armenian
Armenian Christianity : church, society and politics
Post-Ottoman Armenians: exile, cultural heritage and reconstruction
Armenian arts
Didactics of Western Armenian

UE3 - tools > one compulsory course
Digital tools for Armenian studies

Master 1 Semester 8

UE1 - advanced language proficiency > 2 compulsory courses
Advanced Armenian 2
Armenian of the Media

UE2 - Armenian studies > 5 elective courses
Linguistic grammar of modern Armenian
Literary translation from/into Armenian
Anthropology of the Armenian and contemporary world
Armenia-Diaspora, geopolitical issues
History of Armenian writing and books
Active pedagogy in the Western Armenian classroom

UE3 - tools >  1 compulsory course
Internship research and project design
Reflective learning of an unknown language

Master 2 Semester 9

UE1 - advanced language proficiency > 2 compulsory courses
Advanced Armenian 3
Creative writing in Armenian

UE2 - Armenian studies > 5 electives or 4 courses and a personal project
Armenian literature 2
Corpus linguistics: approaches and applications
Armenian diaspora: institutions, identity, culture
Armenians facing modernity: philosophers and thinkers
Didactics of Armenian: Practical implementation
Collective memory and Armenian identity
Personal project (society-oriented)
Supervised observation

UE3 - tools > one of choice
Digital humanities for Armenian studies
Digital tools for language teaching

Master 2 Semester 10

UE1 - Internship/Project and internship report (subject to prerequisites and agreement of a research supervisor: research dissertation)

The program is delivered in Armenian, mostly Western. It is accessible entirely by distance learning (synchronous and asynchronous), or in hybrid distance + face-to-face mode, depending on the course. Course materials, recordings and associated resources are available to students registered for each course on Inalco's Moodle platform. Asynchronous courses are combined with a variable number of synchronous meetings. For synchronous courses, timetables are designed to be compatible with UTC -7 (California) to UTC +4 (Armenia) time zones, i.e., as far as possible, between 3pm and 8pm Paris time.

Assessment is mainly by continuous assessment, with final exams in January (semester 1) and late May/early June (semester 2), plus a make-up session (second chance) at the end of June.