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Yerevan State University
Public Relations and Information Administration
1 Alec Manoukian, Yerevan
Tel.: (+374 10) 55 52 40
Fax: (+374 10) 55 46 41
Email: [email protected]
Contact person: Karen Grigoryan
PRESS RELEASE
A premier book launch was held at the Yerevan State University (YSU)
on November 28, 2007 for Dora Sakayan's textbook, EASTERN ARMENIAN
FOR THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD: A CONTRASTIVE APPROACH. It was
published by the YSU press upon the recommendation of the Armenian
Philology Faculty Senate of YSU. The book launch was organized by the
YSU Rectorate. Filled to capacity, the YSU Senate Assembly Hall
included YSU faculty members, representatives from many other
universities and educational institutions of Armenia.
EASTERN ARMENIAN FOR THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD aims to teach Eastern
Armenian, the official language of the Republic of Armenia. As an
indispensable means of mastering pronunciation, the book is
accompanied by a self-study CD, produced by the author and read by
native speakers of East Armenian.
Rector of YSU, Professor Dr. Aram Simonyan chaired the launch. In his
opening statements Rector Simonyan said this book was a cause for
celebration and congratulated its author Dora Sakayan and all those
present. "The national and political significance of this book is
obvious, as Eastern Armenian is the only warrant for the survival of
Armenian as a language of communication for Armenian people."
Dr. Sergey Galstyan, Professor of the Department of Armenian language
at YSU, who also wrote the foreword to the textbook, started his
speech by saying: "For Armenologists in and outside Armenia, Dora
Sakayan does not need introduction. This textbook is one of her many
contributions to Armenology. She is also the author of the sister
edition of this textbook, "Modern Western Armenian for the English-
speaking World", which appeared in 2000 in Montreal, Canada, and was
very well received around the world." Dr. Galstyan went on to say
that since Armenian outside Armenia could be considered an endangered
language, Sakayan's twin textbooks not only fill a vast gap, but also
contribute to the preservation of a language so important for Indo-
European research.
Countering the legitimate question why this book, that is so
important to Armenia, was created in Canada and not in Armenia,
Armenologist Davit Gyulzadyan, Associate Professor of the Yerevan
Arts Academy, referred to Sakayan's personality. She has an
undisputed international reputation in applied linguistics and in
particular the teaching of foreign languages. She is the author of
many German textbooks and guides, and for ten years chaired the
department of Foreign languages at YSU. Sakayan's recognized
knowledge of both versions of Armenian makes her the authority in the
field. Gyulzadyan then added: "In its present layout, the structure
of this book comes close to a template, a pattern that one can use
for synthesizing any other foreign language textbook that draws on
newer insights in foreign language teaching methodology."
Professor Hratchik Mirzoyan, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and
Psychology at YSU, Chief Editor of Banber Yerevani Hamalsarani
(Herald of YSU), and also the first editor of the Armenian text,
offered a spontaneously inspired speech. Given the user-friendly
nature of the work, he said: "This textbook breathes, it vibrates,
unlike many other books that are dead. It teaches you not only
grammatical categories, it teaches you love, dedication, perseverance
and many other noble things. This book can even teach some
philosophers =85"
In her emotional speech, Dora Sakayan thanked Rector Aram Simonyan
for supporting the publication of the book from day one, since he
first saw the manuscript a year ago. "When I left Armenia last year,
I was enchanted because the Eastern version was not going to be a
migrant: It would be published in our Motherland, under the auspices
of YSU, where it belonged." Sakayan then acknowledged the feedback
she received in the final stage. of this project from her
Armenologist colleagues at YSU and expressed her gratitude to them.
Sie then elaborated on the story of the birth of the book. She took
it on during the start of Armenian courses she had founded in Canada
in 1981 at McGill University. For lack of reasonable Armenian
textbooks on the market, she said, handouts had to be written. "In
time, these handouts piled up, became booklets that were asking to be
bound to a book." This gave birth to `Modern Western Armenian for the
English-speaking World." It was after the success of that book that
Sakayan felt the irresistible impulse to start writing a textbook for
East Armenian. She felt very confident about it although she realized
that would be a much more serious task. She then concluded: `After
another seven-and-a-half years of hard and demanding work, here it
is, the long-awaited multi-layered book! This is the book of my life.
It reflects my pedagogical and scholarly experience of 55 years and
my everlasting love toward our magnificent language."
Lilit Aivazyan, the 13-year old pupil of the No 19 Aghbalyan School
of Yerevan, concluded the book launch. She recited Sylva Kaputikian's
famous poem "Words to my son", first in Armenian and then in Dora
Sakayan's English translation.
The book launch was followed by a reception with wine and a buffet,
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Public Relations and Information Administration
1 Alec Manoukian, Yerevan
Tel.: (+374 10) 55 52 40
Fax: (+374 10) 55 46 41
Email: [email protected]
Contact person: Karen Grigoryan
PRESS RELEASE
A premier book launch was held at the Yerevan State University (YSU)
on November 28, 2007 for Dora Sakayan's textbook, EASTERN ARMENIAN
FOR THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD: A CONTRASTIVE APPROACH. It was
published by the YSU press upon the recommendation of the Armenian
Philology Faculty Senate of YSU. The book launch was organized by the
YSU Rectorate. Filled to capacity, the YSU Senate Assembly Hall
included YSU faculty members, representatives from many other
universities and educational institutions of Armenia.
EASTERN ARMENIAN FOR THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD aims to teach Eastern
Armenian, the official language of the Republic of Armenia. As an
indispensable means of mastering pronunciation, the book is
accompanied by a self-study CD, produced by the author and read by
native speakers of East Armenian.
Rector of YSU, Professor Dr. Aram Simonyan chaired the launch. In his
opening statements Rector Simonyan said this book was a cause for
celebration and congratulated its author Dora Sakayan and all those
present. "The national and political significance of this book is
obvious, as Eastern Armenian is the only warrant for the survival of
Armenian as a language of communication for Armenian people."
Dr. Sergey Galstyan, Professor of the Department of Armenian language
at YSU, who also wrote the foreword to the textbook, started his
speech by saying: "For Armenologists in and outside Armenia, Dora
Sakayan does not need introduction. This textbook is one of her many
contributions to Armenology. She is also the author of the sister
edition of this textbook, "Modern Western Armenian for the English-
speaking World", which appeared in 2000 in Montreal, Canada, and was
very well received around the world." Dr. Galstyan went on to say
that since Armenian outside Armenia could be considered an endangered
language, Sakayan's twin textbooks not only fill a vast gap, but also
contribute to the preservation of a language so important for Indo-
European research.
Countering the legitimate question why this book, that is so
important to Armenia, was created in Canada and not in Armenia,
Armenologist Davit Gyulzadyan, Associate Professor of the Yerevan
Arts Academy, referred to Sakayan's personality. She has an
undisputed international reputation in applied linguistics and in
particular the teaching of foreign languages. She is the author of
many German textbooks and guides, and for ten years chaired the
department of Foreign languages at YSU. Sakayan's recognized
knowledge of both versions of Armenian makes her the authority in the
field. Gyulzadyan then added: "In its present layout, the structure
of this book comes close to a template, a pattern that one can use
for synthesizing any other foreign language textbook that draws on
newer insights in foreign language teaching methodology."
Professor Hratchik Mirzoyan, Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and
Psychology at YSU, Chief Editor of Banber Yerevani Hamalsarani
(Herald of YSU), and also the first editor of the Armenian text,
offered a spontaneously inspired speech. Given the user-friendly
nature of the work, he said: "This textbook breathes, it vibrates,
unlike many other books that are dead. It teaches you not only
grammatical categories, it teaches you love, dedication, perseverance
and many other noble things. This book can even teach some
philosophers =85"
In her emotional speech, Dora Sakayan thanked Rector Aram Simonyan
for supporting the publication of the book from day one, since he
first saw the manuscript a year ago. "When I left Armenia last year,
I was enchanted because the Eastern version was not going to be a
migrant: It would be published in our Motherland, under the auspices
of YSU, where it belonged." Sakayan then acknowledged the feedback
she received in the final stage. of this project from her
Armenologist colleagues at YSU and expressed her gratitude to them.
Sie then elaborated on the story of the birth of the book. She took
it on during the start of Armenian courses she had founded in Canada
in 1981 at McGill University. For lack of reasonable Armenian
textbooks on the market, she said, handouts had to be written. "In
time, these handouts piled up, became booklets that were asking to be
bound to a book." This gave birth to `Modern Western Armenian for the
English-speaking World." It was after the success of that book that
Sakayan felt the irresistible impulse to start writing a textbook for
East Armenian. She felt very confident about it although she realized
that would be a much more serious task. She then concluded: `After
another seven-and-a-half years of hard and demanding work, here it
is, the long-awaited multi-layered book! This is the book of my life.
It reflects my pedagogical and scholarly experience of 55 years and
my everlasting love toward our magnificent language."
Lilit Aivazyan, the 13-year old pupil of the No 19 Aghbalyan School
of Yerevan, concluded the book launch. She recited Sylva Kaputikian's
famous poem "Words to my son", first in Armenian and then in Dora
Sakayan's English translation.
The book launch was followed by a reception with wine and a buffet,
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress