Course ROM II · Year I · Summer 2025-2026

Introductory Notions in Romanian Language, Culture and Civilization

Compulsory course in Romanian Language and Literature - English Language and Literature, taught by Iuliana Maria Wainberg-Drăghiciu.

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Overview

Lecturer
Iuliana Maria Wainberg-Drăghiciu
Seminar tutor
Iuliana Maria Wainberg-Drăghiciu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Language and literature
Field of study
Romanian Language and Literature - English Language and Literature
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, applications

Aims

To use Romanian language at minimum A1 proficiency level from EFRL in context of Romanian communication.

To understand Romanian language and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

To be able to use Romanian language to introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.

To acquire the basics informations about Romanian culture and civilization.

To interact in Romanian language in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Course contents

Let's pronounce it right! The alphabet of the Romanian language. Phonetic transcription of the sounds of the Romanian language. Greetings. Moments of the day. Regular greetings and expressions. Self-presentation. Nationalities. Pronominal forms - personal pronoun, reflexive, interrogative. Expressing respect, politeness, personal pronouns of politeness. The family. Professions. The seasons, the months of the year, the days of the week. What we eat. Daily activities. Cardinal numbers; expressing order, ordinal number. What time is it - the hour's expression. Age. The verb - the present; the affirmative form and the negative form. Expression of a past action. Romania from a geographical perspective. Romania from the historical perspective. Romanian traditions. Representative Romanian personalities (writers, artists, sportsmen, etc.). Romanian society and politeness.

Learning outcomes

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Assessment

Written paper: 50 %, oral examination: 50 %

Recommended reading

Manual de limbă română ca limbă străină. Nivel A1-A2
Wainberg-Draghiciu, Iuliana
Aeternitas, Alba Iulia, 2019
Learn Romanian. Manual
Moldoveanu-Pologea, Mona
Roland Publishing House, Bucuresti, 2014
Cultură și civilizație românească. Note de curs
Wainberg-Draghiciu, Iuliana
Seria Didactica, Alba Iulia, 2018