PRACTICAL COURSE OF RROMANI

Professor emeritus doctor Gheorghe Sarau is the creator of a complete system, unique worldwide, which led to the introduction of the common Rromani language in Romania at all levels of schooling and the birth of a multitude of intellectuals of Rromani ethnicity. Professor Sarău is one of the most important specialists in the Rromani language worldwide. Students from all over the world come to participate in his course. 

In this course, the content gradually increases in complexity in a learner-friendly way. The Rromani texts are followed by an English translation in the first five modules to facilitate quick understanding. Each module comes with a Rromani-English vocabulary. A Key to Exercises section is provided at the end of the book. All these ensure good results both in a self-study or a classroom setting.  Furthermore, this Practical Course incorporates the common Rromani vocabulary, which provides a path to acquiring efficient communication skills, allowing the learner to converse without hiccups with speakers of any Rromani dialect.

This practical course was successfully used in 43 intensive summer courses organized by the Ministry of Education in Romania for learning and improving the knowledge of the common Rromani language, but also individually, by people interested in learning this language. This Practical Course promotes the common Rromani language, a balanced standard language open to all dialects used by the Rromani population. It uses the official international Rromani alphabet, adopted in 1990 during the 4th Congress of the International Rromani Union (IRU).  The common Rromani language ensures the deciphering of any Rromani text, spoken or written, regardless of the area of distribution and dialectal origin. Both beginners and advanced learners who used this course made rapid progress in developing their language skills.

The common Rromani language ensures the deciphering of any Rromani text, spoken or written, regardless of the area of distribution and dialectal origin. Starting from 2022, at the market's demand, since there is no practical course in Europe to learn the common Romani language, the course has been translated by Sigma Publishing into English and French.