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  Visual Arts
 
Bactria Cultural Centre, as a contemporary artistic space, serves as a catalyst by providing opportunities to local artists to express their creativity in an entirely free and experimental way. At present it is the only venue in Dushanbe that encourages artists to apply innovative approaches to manifest their artistic visions.  
 
  Art Education
 
Bactria Cultural Centre, as the cultural actor of ACTED’s activities, is fully devoted to provide access to information and to vocational training. Educational activities aimed at artists and art professionals are organized with the firm belief that an understanding of national identity as well as social changes and development can originate from active participants of society. The role of an artist is, and always has been, the observer, the analyzer, and the initiator.  
 
  Library
 
One of the main information points in Bactria is its library, which has a collection of books in Tajik, Russian, English, German and French, focusing on mostly culture and history. Art books on the works of Michelangelo, Levitan, Vrubel, Aivazovsky, Theophanes the Greek, movies of Russian and Western avant-garde, and Italian Renaissance are the most valued pieces of the collection.  
 
  Language Courses

BACTRIA Cultural Centre has the great pleasure to announce the opening of its next courses session on September 20, with a larger educational offer!

BACTRIA offers English, French and German language courses (see here the page dedicated to German courses at BACTRIA), from beginner to advanced levels, as well as language learning materials available for consultation in its library.

BACTRIA also offers private language courses and specialised courses for Embassies, international organizations, NGOs, governmental agencies and private companies. For more information, please contact us: 93 582 74 78 / bactria.education@acted.org

NEW COURSES CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE
CERTIFICATES
LEARNING CONDITIONS
FEES & GRANTS
REGISTRATION
TOEFL IBT PREPARATORY COURSE
FREE-OF-CHARGE SERVICES


NEW COURSES CONTENTS AND STRUCTURE

In addition to General English and French, from beginner to advanced levels, BACTRIA now offers Professional Business language courses for English and French, provided there is enough demand:

 
BACTRIA's language courses organization for 2011-2012
English
French
General
Business
General
Business
A
A1 - Beginner
       
A2 - Elementary
   
B
B1 - Pre-intermediate
       
B2 - Intermediate
       
C
C1 - Upper-intermediate
       
C2 - Advanced
       
Diplomas\certificates
DELF / DALF exams
Сертификат признанный Министерством Образования РТ

The structure of BACTRIA’s language courses is complying with the standards defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Language courses (CEFRL):

BACTRIA's language courses organization
for 2011-2012
Duration
Frequency
Months
Weeks
Hours
Class
-
-
2/3 h
2/3 times a week = 6h per week
Session
3
12
72
3 times a year
Course year
9
36
216
-

Note: Classes are taught throughout the week (weekend included), from 7:10am up to 7:35pm. Short-term intensive language courses can be organized provided that there is enough demand.

BACTRIA also organizes summer intensive courses. Contact us for more information.

CERTIFICATES

Certificates delivered by BACTRIA for English and French language courses are all recognized by the Ministry of Education of Tajikistan (license obtained in 2008).

Twice a year, learners of French can take the internationally recognized DELF/DALF exams for which BACTRIA was accredited as a test centre by the French Ministry of Education in 2006.

LEARNING CONDITIONS

BACTRIA is striving to provide you with the best learning conditions:
- Children and adults class groups consist of 8-13 learners;
- All classrooms are equipped with a multimedia computer to enhance learning interactivity and efficiency;
- All classrooms are furnished with new individual desks;
- Native speakers teach English and French at the intermediate and advanced levels.

FEES AND GRANTS

 
BACTRIA's courses fees for 2011 (TJS)
English
France
Employees
550
500
Students and schoolchildren
550
350

Grants:
1. The best learner of each language class group has the right to register for free on the following session.
2. 5 grants per language course and per session are offered to English and French learners selected by a BACTRIA commission on social and merit-based criteria.

How to apply:
Please submit your application on the day of registration.
Your application must include a CV, a motivation letter outlining your academic or professional project, school and university results, and documents justifying the need for financial support.

 

REGISTRATION

Here follows the dates of registration for each of the upcoming courses sessions:

Summer intensive course 2011
25.07.-21.09. | 11.07.-22.07.

Needed documents:
- copy of your passport
- your school registration document or your student ID.

Schoolchildren from 8 years old can be registered only if they are accompanied by one of their parents.

Payment of courses fees must be done on the day of registration.

 

TOEFL IBT PREPARATORY COURSE

BACTRIA now offers a preparatory course for the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT), taught by a US English Language Fellow.

This course will help you to gain experience and confidence with the TOEFL iBT and to improve all of the skills that are required to perform well on this Test: English language vocabulary, English language grammar, essay writing skills, reading comprehension skills, and listening skills.

The course takes place in BACTRIA’s new language laboratory, equipped with multimedia computers.

 

FREE-OF-CHARGE SERVICES

Besides fee-based language courses, BACTRIA offers a range of free-of-charge services:

BACTRIA’s Library
You can access and borrow numerous resources such as dictionaries, language manuals, books, on-line newspapers, DVDs and audio CDs.

BACTRIA’s Discussion Clubs
You are most welcome to our weekly thematic discussion clubs in English (Wednesdays) and French (Tuesdays) to meet with native speakers and practice your language in an interactive way.

Bactrias movie screenings
You can watch famous and prized movies in original language with Russian sub-titles every Thursday at BACTRIA’s cinema room.

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DELF/DALF exams

Discussion clubs

Research and study grants opportunities

Other initiatives

 

 

  Music
 
Bactria Cultural Centre is engaged in projects that further capacity building and development of music industry in Tajikistan. First of all, it offers a venue to musicians through the organization of regular concerts where they can freely practice their creativity. We impose no limitation in the direction of musical genres, but we do promote world music and experiments based on the combination of traditional and contemporary music.
Music bands: MIZROB | SAMO
 
  Heritage
 
If the context allows, Bactria Cultural Centre uner the auspices of ACTED, carries out heritage conservation and rehabilitation activities, if the heritage in question has been damaged or suffers from a lack of maintenance due to the difficulties facing the communities.  
 
  Language Courses
 

As a result of the continuous degradation of Tajik educational structure, from a unified primary and secondary education under the Soviets, barely 60 percent of Tajikistan’s current school-age population is receiving educational opportunities. Through opportunities for learning and vocational training BACTRIA aims at democratizing access to information and education.

 
 
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