Baltic landscapes

Course Listings


BALSSI will offer first- and second*-year Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian in summer 2010:
  • Scandinavian 404—Languages of Northern Europe: Estonian
  • Scandinavian 404—Languages of Northern Europe: Latvian
  • Scandinavian 404—Languages of Northern Europe: Lithuanian

    • *Scheduling of classes at the second-year level is contingent on sufficient enrollment, and may be canceled due to low enrollment. Please apply as early as possible to help ensure your class will be offered.


    We were extremely fortunate to have three experienced instructors in Madison for BALSSI 2009:

    Piibi-Kai Kivik (Estonian), a doctoral candidate in the Department of Second Language Studies at Indiana University, earned an M.A. from the University of Tartu in Estonia and an M.Phil. in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge. This is her tenth summer teaching at BALSSI.

    Dzidra Rodins (Latvian) holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Minnesota with a minor in English as a Second Language (ESL). Dr. Rodins has taught at the College of Du Page, Wagner College, and the University of Minnesota, and teaches ESL at De Paul University. This is her twelfth summer teaching at BALSSI.

    Davia Litvinskaite (Lithuanian), is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Slavic and Baltic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a specialization in contemporary Lithuanian literature. An experienced teaching assistant in Lithuanian, this is her fourth summer teaching at BALSSI.


    Staffing for BALSSI 2010 is still underway. Please check back in early 2010 for updates.

     

    BALSSI prepares students for subsequent training domestically and abroad. Students may only register for one language per summer. This 8-week program offers the equivalent of two full semesters of academic study.


    Credits: Upon completion of the program, students will receive 8 credits and a letter grade (A-F). Upon request, the Registrar of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will issue a transcript for coursework at BALSSI.


    Classroom hours of instruction:
    Monday through Friday:
    4 hours each day 8:30 - 1:00 PM (with a break from 10:30-11:00 AM)


    Note: BALSSI participants MUST complete the two consecutive 4-week sessions for a total of 8 weeks.