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1 Annex II Erasmus Intensive Language Courses Organising Institution s information form - INSTITUTION NAME: UNIVERSITATEA ROMÂNO-AMERICANĂ (ROMANIAN-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY) ADDRESS: BD-UL EXPOZITIEI NR. 1B, SECTOR 1, COUNTRY: EILC LANGUAGE LEVEL COURSES ORGANISED: WEB SITE ROMANIA ROMANIAN LEVEL I (BEGINNER) X NUMBER OF COURSES: 1 DATES: 12.SEPT SEPT LEVEL II (INTERMEDIATE) NUMBER OF COURSES: DATES: PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL STUDENT EILC APPLICATION FOR OUR EILC SHOULD BE SENT BY TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: erasmus@student.rau.ro STAFF JOB TITLE / NAME CONTACT PERSON FOR EILC MIHAI SEBEA JOB TITLE LLP INSTITUTIONAL COORDINATOR ADDRESS, TELEPHONE, FAX, BD-UL EXPOZITIEI NR. 1B, SECTOR 1, , ROMANIA sebea.mihai@profesor.rau.ro RESPONSIBLE PERSON FOR THE PROGRAMME OPREANU BOGDAN 1

2 Part I: General Information DESCRIPTION OF TOWN - SHORT HISTORY AND LOCATION BUCHAREST IS THE CAPITAL OF ROMANIA AND ITS LARGEST CITY. IT IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY, ON THE BANKS OF DÂMBOVIŢA RIVER. BUCHAREST WAS FIRST MENTIONED IN DOCUMENTS IN AROUND 15TH CENTURY. IT WAS CALLED BUCHAREST AFTER THE NAME OF ITS FOUNDER, A SHEPHERD - BUCUR. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST ONE OF THE RESIDENCES OF THE PRINCE OF WALLACHIA VLAD THE IMPALER, BETTER KNOWN AS VLAD DRACUL OR DRACULA. IT BECAME THE CAPITAL OF ROMANIA IN IN BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS IT WAS CALLED THE LITTLE PARIS OF THE EAST, BECAUSE OF ITS ELEGANT BUILDINGS AND SOPHISTICATED ELITE. OVER THE YEARS BUCHAREST HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY. NOWADAYS THE MIX OF HISTORICAL TRADITION AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE, AS WELL AS THE VARIETY OF CULTURES GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD HAS GATHERED INTO ONE CITY. - MAIN LOCAL/CULTURAL EVENTS ROMANIANS HAVE MANY FESTIVALS (SAINT NICHOLAS DAY, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR S EVE, DRAGOBETE, MARŢIŞOR, AND EASTER) AND THEY PUT ALL HEART IN CELEBRATING THEM. THERE ARE PLENTY OF EVENTS HELD IN THE CITY THAT STUDENTS CAN ATTEND, SQUARES AND BUILDINGS ARE DECORATED IN KEEPING WITH THE THEME OF THE CELEBRATION, PARKS ARE FULL OF SMALL HOUSES, SELLING TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN FOOD. THERE ARE ALSO SMALL MARKET IN THE STREETS, WHERE YOU CAN BUY HANDMADE JEWELLERY, TRADITIONAL SHAWLS AND OTHER THINGS IN VERY LOW PRICES. THERE ARE ALSO MANY LOCAL FESTIVALS HELD IN BUCHAREST: MUSIC (JULY - B ESTFEST, ONE SEVEN FESTIVAL; MAY EUROPAFEST; SEPTEMBER INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND COMPETITION GEORGE ENESCU); DANCE (OCTOBER EXPLORE DANCE FESTIVAL); ART (MAY BUCHAREST BIENNALE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART); FILM (APRIL BUCHAREST INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL); SPORT (SEPTEMBER BUCHAREST TENNIS OPEN; AUGUST CITY CHALLENGE BUCHAREST). - HOW TO REACH TOWN (LINKS FROM THE NEAREST AIRPORT, TRAIN OR COACH STATIONS) THERE ARE TWO AIRPORTS IN BUCHAREST: HENRI COANDĂ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (OTOPENI) - LOCATED 15 KM FROM CITY CENTER; 2

3 AUREL VLAICU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BĂNEASA) LOCATED ABOUT 7 KM AWAY FROM THE CITY CENTER. THERE IS A TRAIN FROM OTOPENI AIRPORT, SPECIAL BUSES AND MICROBUSES LINKING THESE AIRPORTS TO THE CITY. MOREOVER, THERE ARE PLENTY OF TAXI CABS IN THESE AIRPORTS THAT ARE READY TO TAKE PASSENGERS TO ANY POINT OF BUCHAREST. BUCHAREST ALSO HAS AN INTERNATIONAL TRAIN STATION GARA DE NORD THAT IS SITUATED IN THE CITY. - TRANSPORT IN TOWN (BRIEF INFORMATION ON THE MAIN MEANS OF TRANSPORT AVAILABLE) BUCHAREST HAS A WELL-DEVELOPED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THERE ARE 4 METROLINES GOING TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION MEANS: BUSES, TRAMS, TROLLEYBUSES AND LIGHT TRAIN. THIS NETWORK IS SO WELL-ORGANIZED, THAT THERE IS A BUS, TROLLEYBUS OR TRAM STOP ALMOST EVERYWHERE. VEHICLE FREQUENCY IS QUITE HIGH, FROM AROUND 5:30 AM TILL AROUND 11:30. SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANISING INSTITUTION ROMANIAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (RAU) IS A PRIVATE INSTITUTION OFFERING HIGH EDUCATION OF BACHELOR AND MASTER DEGREES IN ROMANIAN AND ENGLISH. IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1991 BY FORMER RECTOR ION SMEDESCU. NOW THE UNIVERSITY HAS AROUND 10,000 STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS 6 SCHOOLS: MANAGEMENT MARKETING DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL BANKING RELATIONS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY OF TOURISM COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT EUROPEAN ECONOMIC STUDIES LAW RAU ALSO HAS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES: ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH NORTH-AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES: JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, DESALES UNIVERSITY, ALABAMA UNIVERSITY, KEMI-TORNIO UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, TIETGEN BUSINESS COLLEGE, MYKOLO ROMERIO UNIVERSITETAS, WORMS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, ADVANCIA GRANDE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT ET D ENTREPRENEURIAT A PARIS, UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA, ETC. SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE USA AND EUROPE INTERNATIONAL SUMMERS SCHOOLS 3

4 COURSES TAUGHT BY PROFESSORS FROM AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES MBA IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DESALES UNIVERSITY - PENNSYLVANIA (TAUGHT EXCLUSIVELY BY AMERICAN PROFESSORS. OTHER FACILITIES, OFFERED BY UNIVERSITY: MICROSOFT INNOVATION CENTER CREATIVE LIBRARY INSPIRED BY TOYOTA ROMANIAN-JAPANESE STUDIES CENTER MURRAY ROTHBARD BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC POLICY CENTER CAREER ORIENTATION AND COUNSELLING CENTER CS-URA STUDENT CLUB RAU BOOKSTORE BANKING AGENCY CANTEEN-RESTAURANT SNACK BARS FITNESS ROOM CHAPEL MEDICAL OFFICE ACCOMMODATION - SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMMODATION OFFERED (HOTEL, APARTMENTS, STUDENT HALLS, OTHERS; IF THERE ARE COOKING FACILITIES) AND ON THE RENT TO BE PAID PER WEEK THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS ACCOMMODATION IN STUDENT DORMITORY THAT IS CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY. IT IS AN 11-STOREY MODERN BUILDING WITH GLASS ELEVATORS. THERE ARE 3-BED OR 4-BED ROOMS, WITH GOOD QUALITY FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. THE DORMITORY PROVIDES INTERNET, CABLE TV AND A LAUNDRY FACILITY. COOKING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE ROOMS, BUT THE DORMITORY HAS A CANTEEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE RENT: EURO 90 /MONTH/PERSON 3-BED ROOM; EURO 80 /MONTH/PERSON 4-BED ROOM. MEALS 4

5 - SHORT DESCRIPTION ON THE SERVICES OFFERED (UNIVERSITY CANTEENS, RESTAURANTS, BARS, OTHERS) THE CANTEEN IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE DORMITORY, BUT IT IS CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY AS WELL. IT IS OPEN EVERY DAY EXCEPT SUNDAYS. THE CANTEEN OFFERS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FOOD EVERY DAY AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. STUDENTS CAN PURCHASE A MONTHLY CARD THAT ALLOWS TO BUY FOOD AT LOWER PRICES: MONTHLY CANTEEN CARD AROUND EURO 100 /MONTH THERE ARE ALSO SNACK BARS ON EACH FLOOR OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CANTEEN STARTS WORKING A FEW DAYS BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN, I.E. ON 1ST OF OCTOBER. IN THIS CASE STUDENTS HAVE TO EAT OUT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF RESTAURANTS AND PUBS FOR THAT. STUDENTS CAN TRY TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN FOOD (LA MAMA, CARU CU BERE), OTHER COUNTRIES CUISINE (ITALIAN, SERBIAN, CHINESE, JAPANESE, SCANDINAVIAN, SPANISH, TURKISH, LEBANESE), EAT IN WELL KNOWN PLACES (PIZZA HUT, NORDSEE) OR SIMPLY GRAB A BITE IN A FAST FOOD (MCDONALDS, KFC, BURGERKING). STUDENTS CAN ALSO HAVE A DRINK IN ONE OF THE PUBS OR BARS (HARD ROCK CAFÉ, IRISH PUB, BEER HOUSE, CANTINA SPORT BAR, LONDON PUB & GRILL, CLUB A, KULTURHAUS). RECEPTION OF STUDENTS - MEETING POINT (PLACE, DATE AND TIME OF FIRST MEETING - FOR EACH COURSE WHERE DIFFERENT) THE MEETING POINT WILL BE DETERMINED WITH EACH AND EVERY STUDENT, VIA , DEPENDING ON THE STUDENTS ARRIVAL. CONTACT OFFICE FOR EUROPEAN PROGRAMMES: erasmus@student.rau.ro EXTRA MURAL ACTIVITIES - SITE VISITS THERE ARE MANY THINGS TO SEE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BUCHAREST. IN THE CITY STUDENTS CAN VISIT MUSEUMS (NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART OF ROMANIA, CURTEA VECHE, DIMITRIE GUSTI NATIONAL VILLAGE MUSEUM, GEOLOGY MUSEUM, NATIONAL MILITARY MUSEUM, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ROMANIAN HISTORY), SEE FAMOUS BUILDINGS (THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, ROMANIAN ATHENAEUM, CASA PRESEI LIBERE, NATIONAL OPERA, ARCUL DE TRIUMF, CEC PALACE, PALACE OF JUSTICE), GO TO CHURCHES (STRAVROPOLEOS MONASTERY, ANGLICAN CHURCH, SAINT SPYRIDON THE NEW CHURCH, KRETZULESCU CHURCH, ROMANIAN PATRIARCHAL CATHEDRAL) OR PARKS (CAROL, IZVOR, HERASTRĂU, TINERETULUI, CIŞMIGIU GARDENS, BUCHAREST BOTANICAL GARDEN) AND STROLL BEAUTIFUL SQUARES AND IMPORTANT STREETS (VICTORY SQUARE, ROMAN SQUARE, REVOLUTION SQUARE, UNIVERSITY SQUARE, UNION SQUARE, CONSTITUTION SQUARE, VICTORY STREET, LIPSCANI STREET). STUDENTS CAN ALSO ORGANIZE TRIPS TO OTHER CITIES OF ROMANIA (BRAŞOV, SIBIU, SIGHIŞOARA, RÂMNICU VÂLCEA, TIMIŞOARA, ALBA IULIA, IAŞI, CONSTANŢA, 5

6 SINAIA), VISIT BEAUTIFUL CASTLES (BRAN, PELEŞ, PELIŞOR, HUNYAD, POENARI, RAŞNOV), MONASTERIES (CURTEA DE ARGEŞ, SINAIA, RADU VODĂ, DEALU MARE, DRAGOMIRNA, HOREZU, MOLDOVIŢA, NEAMŢ, PUTNA, PRODROMOS, SUCEVIŢA, VORONET), NATURAL SIGHTS (CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS, MUD VOLCANOES, LIVING FIRE, DANUBE DELTA, BÂLEA LAKE, BUCURA LAKE, LAKE SIRIU, LAKE VIDRARU) OR GO FOR WINTER SPORTS TO SKIING RESORTS (PREDEAL, BUŞTENI, POIANA BRAŞOV, SEMENIC, MUNTELE MIC, STRAJA). - SPORTS FACILITIES (SWIMMING, TENNIS, GYMNASIUM; OPENING DAYS AND AVAILABLE INFORMATION) BUCHAREST OFFERS VARIOUS SPORTS FACILITIES: HORSE RIDING (HIPOCAN SPORTS CLUB, ECVALAHIS); TENNIS (HERASTRĂU COMPLEX, TENIS CLUB BUCURESTI); GOLF (PREMIER GOLF CLUB); SWIMMING (LUCIAN GRIGORESCU HALL); SPORT CLUBS (ONE FITNESS, BERY FITNESS SPA, EXPERT WORKOUT); DANCE CLASSES (START DANCING, LATINO TIME, IN PASI DE DANS); AND MORE. - ENTERTAINMENT (CINEMA, THEATRE, ETC.; BRIEF INFORMATION ON PLACES AND STUDENT FACILITIES) THERE ARE NUMEROUS PLACES FOR STUDENTS ENTERTAINMENT. THEY CAN GO SHOPPING IN ONE OF THE HUGE MALLS OF BUCHAREST (UNIREA SHOPPING CENTER, BUCUREŞTI MALL, CITY MALL, BĂNEASA SHOPPING CITY, LIBERTY CENTER, AFI PALACE COTROCENI, SUN PLAZA), GO TO THE MOVIES (CINEMA CITY COTROCENI, CINEMA CITY SUN PLAZA, CITYPLEX, CORSO, GLENDALE STUDIO, HOLLYWOOD MULTIPLEX, THE LIGHT CINEMA) AND LATER GO CLUBBING (EXPIRAT, CLUB A, B52, BELLAGIO, CLUB PRINCESS, GOBLIN, KULTURHAUS, BAMBOO). 6

7 NOTE: WHERE MORE THAN ONE COURSE IS ORGANISED AT EACH LEVEL, THIS FORM SHOULD BE COPIED AND COMPLETED FOR EACH COURSE Course no 1: level: I: BEGINNER COURSE X II: INTERMEDIATE COURSE Part II: Course(s) description From... To... Period: 3 weeks 12 SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2011 LANGUAGE COMPONENT - SHORT DESCRIPTION OF LANGUAGE COMPONENT: OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHODS THE GENERAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE ARE THE FOLLOWING: TO OFFER INITIAL ASSISTANCE TO INCOMING STUDENTS IN ORDER TO HELP THEM INTEGRATE BETTER IN THE GENERAL ENVIRONMENT OF A UNIVERSITY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, AND BY THIS INCREASE THE QUALITY OF THE ERASMUS INCOMING STUDENT MOBILITY; TO ENSURE THE NECESSARY LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL SUPPORT THAT WILL CONSOLIDATE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF ROMANIAN UNIVERSITIES STUDY PROGRAMMES, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INCOMING STUDENTS; TO OFFER STUDENTS THE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES TO USE THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE WITHIN THE STUDY PROGRAMME AS WELL AS FOR GENERAL DAILY ACTIVITIES, IN ORDER TO OFFER THEM A MORE COMFORTABLE STAY; BY THIS STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES; TO HELP INCOMING STUDENTS INTEGRATE IN A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT AND UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE ROMANIAN CULTURE; TO INCREASE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE CLASSES BY USING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES. THOSE OBJECTIVES RELY ON THE FOLLOWING GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES: USING BASIC VERBS; COMBINING THESE VERBS WITH NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES IN SIMPLE DESCRIPTIVE SENTENCES STUDENTS WILL BE CAPABLE TO USE VERBS DESCRIBING DAILY LIFE, BOTH IN THE PRESENT AND IN PAST TENSES, AUXILIARY VERBS AND UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF THESE VERBS IN COMPLEX TENSES THEY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO USE NUMERALS, ARTICLES, NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES IN THE CORRECT FORM TOGETHER WITH 7

8 NOTE: WHERE MORE THAN ONE COURSE IS ORGANISED AT EACH LEVEL, THIS FORM SHOULD BE COPIED AND COMPLETED FOR EACH COURSE IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS; UNDERSTANDING SKILLS: TO RECOGNIZE FAMILIAR WORDS AND VERY BASIC PHRASES; TO UNDERSTAND FAMILIAR NAMES, WORDS AND SIMPLE SENTENCES, FOR EXAMPLE ON NOTICES AND POSTERS OR IN CATALOGUES. TO UNDERSTAND PHRASES AND THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY VOCABULARY RELATED TO AREAS OF MOST IMMEDIATE PERSONAL RELEVANCE (E.G. VERY BASIC PERSONAL AND FAMILY INFORMATION, SHOPPING, LOCAL AREA, EMPLOYMENT); FIND SPECIFIC, PREDICTABLE INFORMATION IN SIMPLE EVERYDAY MATERIAL SUCH AS ADVERTISEMENTS, PROSPECTUSES, MENUS AND TIMETABLES. SPEAKING SKILLS: TO BE ABLE TO HAVE BASIC INTERACTION; TO ASK AND ANSWER SIMPLE QUESTIONS IN AREAS OF IMMEDIATE NEED OR ON VERY FAMILIAR TOPICS. TO USE SIMPLE PHRASES AND SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE USUAL ACTIVITIES. TO COMMUNICATE ON SIMPLE AND ROUTINE TASKS REQUIRING A SIMPLE AND DIRECT EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON FAMILIAR TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES WRITING SKILLS: TO KNOW HOW TO WRITE A SHORT POSTCARD, FOR EXAMPLE SENDING HOLIDAY GREETINGS. TO FILL IN FORMS WITH PERSONAL DETAILS, FOR EXAMPLE NAME, NATIONALITY AND ADDRESS. TO WRITE SHORT, SIMPLE NOTES AND MESSAGES RELATED TO MATTERS IN AREAS OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS. THE METHOD IS BASED ON DIRECT USE OF ACQUIRED GRAMMATICAL UNITS IN CONVERSATIONAL SITUATIONS. STARTING FROM GIVEN IMAGES, STUDENTS WILL TRY TO EXPLAIN WHAT THEY ARE SEEING, IMPROVING BOTH COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND VOCABULARY PROFICIENCY. THE NEWLY ACQUIRED INFORMATION WILL BE PRACTICED WITH EACH STUDENT BY NATIVE SPEAKERS, AND THE MISTAKES (IF ANY) WILL BE DISCUSSED AND EXPLAINED, SO THE TEACHER WILL HAVE A DIRECT FEEDBACK ON THE STUDENT'S PROBLEMS, PROGRESS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF GIVEN EXAMPLES. THE IMAGES USED BELONG TO THE FIELD OF EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE AND ARE CHOSEN TO COVER THE MAIN INTERACTION AREAS OF SOMEBODY LIVING IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT. THE THEORETICAL COMPONENT COMPRISES 15 UNITS, AIMED AT IMPROVING IN A LOGICAL MANNER THE USE OF NEW GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARY THROUGH CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE. THE GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE IS AS FOLLOWS: 1 ST UNIT: THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE: WORD ORDER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE VERB, TYPES OF VERBS, TO BE PRESENT TENSE, THE PRONOUN; 2 ND UNIT: USE OF NOUNS WITH TO BE, DISCUSSION ON NOUN GENDER AND NUMBER, THE ARTICLE; 3 RD UNIT: TO HAVE PRESENT TENSE, 8

9 NOTE: WHERE MORE THAN ONE COURSE IS ORGANISED AT EACH LEVEL, THIS FORM SHOULD BE COPIED AND COMPLETED FOR EACH COURSE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE USE OF TO BE AND TO HAVE IN ENGLISH AND ROMANIAN, REFLEXIVE VERBS AND THEIR USE IN THE PRESENT TENSE, PRESENT TENSE NEGATIVE, THE ADJECTIVE GENDER AND NUMBER; 4 TH UNIT: THE USE OF NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES ORDER AND AGREEMENT OF GENDER AND NUMBER, SENTENCES USING VERBS, NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES, THE NUMERAL; 5 TH UNIT: TIME COMPLEMENTS AND THEIR SPECIAL USE, THE SPECIAL USE OF GENDER FOR NUMERALS, THE NOMINATIVE; 6 TH UNIT: THE USE OF TO HAVE IN THE PAST TENSE, THE PAST TENSE FOR REFLEXIVE VERBS, PAST TENSE NEGATIVE; 7 TH UNIT: THE GENITIVE AND DATIVE, DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS AND ADJECTIVES, THE PASSIVE FORM OF THE VERB AND THE USE OF TO BE AS AN AUXILIARY VERB; 8 TH UNIT: USEFUL VERBS FOR CONVERSATION: LIKE, WANT, DISLIKE, NEED, THE ACCUSATIVE, LIKE TO, WANT TO, NEED TO AND THE SPECIFIC FORM OF THE VERB THAT IS REQUIRED BY THESE EXPRESSIONS; 9 TH UNIT: THE IMPERATIVE, THE USE OF ADVERB, SPECIAL FORMS OF THE VERB WITH ADJECTIVAL USE (NON PERSONAL TENSES); 10 TH UNIT: THE EQUIVALENT OF MODAL VERBS IN ROMANIAN LANGUAGE, SPECIAL EXPRESSIONS FOR WRITING LETTERS, SCHEDULES AND OFFICIAL FORMS, POST OFFICE MATERIALS AND FORMS; 11 TH UNIT: OFFICIAL FORMS AND POST OFFICE MATERIALS (CONTINUATION), ACTIVE, REFLEXIVE AND PASSIVE VERB FORMS DIFFERENT USES; UNITS 12 TH TO 14 TH: STUDENTS WILL USE THE COMPUTER AND NEWSPAPERS TO PRACTICE ON THE STUDIED MATERIALS, READING 9

10 NOTE: WHERE MORE THAN ONE COURSE IS ORGANISED AT EACH LEVEL, THIS FORM SHOULD BE COPIED AND COMPLETED FOR EACH COURSE ARTICLES AND NEWS PROVIDED ON OFFICIAL WEBSITES AND PRINTED MEDIA; 15 TH UNIT: STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED TASKS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO USE THE ALREADY ACQUIRED GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURES IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. STARTING WITH THE SECOND WEEK, THE STUDENTS WILL TAKE PART IN PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES RELATED WITH THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. THEY WILL HAVE A NUMBER OF 20 HOURS OF PRACTICE, FOR BOTH UNDERSTANDING THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL SEGMENT OF THE COURSE, DURING WHICH THEY WILL REARANGE AND SINTHESISE THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED. - SUBJECT-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ELEMENTS YES X NO (E.G. SPECIAL MODULES FOR STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR DISCIPLINES) If Yes, specify: - DURATION TOTAL NUMBER OF CLASSES H. 62 HOURS IN CLASSROOM H. 40 HOURS OF PRACTICE CONVERSATION/LANGUAGE LABORATORY H. 20 OTHER (PLEASE SPECIFY) FIELD WORK H. 2 - ASSESSMENT (SPECIFY IF THE ASSESSMENT IS MADE BY WRITTEN/ORAL EXAMINATION, ASSIGNMENT, ETC.) THE ASSESSMENT METHODS, DIFFERENT FROM THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH THAT TESTS ONLY THE LINGUISTIC SEGMENT OF LANGUAGE LEARNING, COMPRISE THREE MORE COMPONENTS BESIDES THE WRITTEN EXAM: ORAL EXAMINATION, PROJECT EVALUATION AND ASSIGNMENT EFFICIENCY. THE ORAL EXAMINATION USES AN ACTIVE METHOD OF SIMULATING EVERYDAY SITUATIONS WITH THE HELP OF NATIVE SPEAKERS, PROJECT EVALUATION TESTS THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE AND THE USE OF LANGUAGE, AND THE SEGMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS EVALUATES THE LEVEL OF LANGUAGE UNDERSTANDING BASED ON IMMEDIATE RESULTS. COURSE FACILITIES - TEACHING AIDS X - AUDIO/VIDEO MATERIALS X- COMPUTER/SOFTWARE X - HANDOUTS/PRINTED TEXTS TRANSPARENCIES X OTHER : (SPECIFY) NEWSPAPERS, ALBUMS, TRADITIONAL WOODCRAFT OBJECTS - LIBRARY YES X NO IF YES, SPECIFY: TIMES 8:00-16:00 OPENING DAYS MONDAY-FRIDAY ADDRESS ROMANIAN-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, PARTER(GROUND FLOOR) BD. EXPOZIŢIEI 1B., SECTOR 1, , 10

11 NOTE: WHERE MORE THAN ONE COURSE IS ORGANISED AT EACH LEVEL, THIS FORM SHOULD BE COPIED AND COMPLETED FOR EACH COURSE BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - LANGUAGE LABORATORY YES X NO IF YES, SPECIFY: TIMES 8:00-16:00 OPENING DAYS MONDAY-FRIDAY ADDRESS ROMANIAN-AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, 3 RD FLOOR - 1B EXPOZIŢIEI BLVD., SECTOR 1, , BUCHAREST, ROMANIA CULTURAL COMPONENT - SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE CULTURAL ELEMENTS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: OBJECTIVES AND TEACHING METHODS ACTIVITIES ARE AIMED AT INTRODUCING FOREIGN STUDENTS TO THE CULTURALLY DIVERSE ASPECTS OF ROMANIAN CULTURE AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BECOME AWARE OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES. THE TEACHING METHODS WILL COMPRISE COMPARISONS WITH THE STUDENTS OWN CULTURE AND THEIR ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT AND FEEDBACK ON THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES. WORKSHOPS ON THE UNIVERSITY PREMISES FOCUSING ON CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PRESENTATION OF LOCAL FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS, WITH FEEDBACK REQUESTED AFTERWARDS VISITS TO LOCAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS (MUSEUMS, MONUMENTS, MEMORIAL HOUSES) ORGANIZED TRIPS OUTSIDE BUCHAREST (VALEA PRAHOVEI, BRASOV) DEBATES ON NOTICED CULTURAL DIFFERENCES MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS: ROMANIAN MOVIES, POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS ON CHOSEN TOPICS, TRADITIONAL MUSIC ETC. - DURATION TOTAL HOURS OF ACTIVITIES H.16 TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF X TEACHERS 2 X ADMINISTRATORS 3 X STUDENTS 2 NUMBER OF...: 11