Workshop on Western Armenian language to kick off in IstanbulFebruary 16, 2012 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A workshop on the Western Armenian language organized by the Armenian Culture and Solidarity Association will kick off in Istanbul, Turkey on February 18, Bianet reported. In 2009, the UNESCO added Western Armenian, one of the two forms of modern Armenian, to the "Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger" as a "definitely endangered language". The workshop will stretch over a period of one year and is designed for 20 students who are continuing from the first, second and third level. The different parts of the workshop will be held at the Talar Sileyan training institution. One course takes three months. During the first course considered as an "Introduction to Armenian", the students will be familiarized with the alphabet, reading, writing exercises, deciphering Turkish texts written in the Armenian alphabet and basic vocabulary on topics like numbers, names of months and days, colors, greeting phrases, food, professions, age, verbs in present tense and future tense. The number of new students to enroll is limited to ten.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
