Languages Without Borders: Creating an Enhanced Teacher’s Guide for Romanian 101

Authors

Sarah Holden, Brigham Young University
Dr. Michael Bush, Brigham Young University

Keywords

language, Romanian, orphanage, childhood development

College

Humanities

Department

Linguistics

Abstract

Brigham Young University’s Romanian orphanage internship has been a popular and well-attended program since its inception, attracting mainly students majoring in childhood development, nursing, psychology, and health sciences. The volunteer work these interns perform during their semester abroad is of utmost importance–both to the orphans receiving care and to the students providing it. The orphanage caretakers greatly value BYU interns, but have often expressed frustration in their inability to adequately communicate in the Romanian language. Although a beginning Romanian course has been offered at BYU for several years, it was clear that its curriculum needed to be altered and an enhanced Teacher’s Guide created in order to better equip students with the means necessary to communicate in the situation most pertinent to their line of work.

Recommended Citation

Holden, Sarah and Bush, Dr. Michael (2013) "Languages Without Borders: Creating an Enhanced Teacher’s Guide for Romanian 101," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 881.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/881