At Harvard, the Albanian language is taught as a subject

 

 Harvard University has introduced Albanian language classes in the new semester, thanks to a student named Edona Cosovic. Cosovic, whose parents are from Montenegro, grew up speaking Albanian at home but faced difficulties maintaining the language due to the lack of Albanian channels in the US. She proposed the idea of creating an Albanian course in March 2022. The teaching of Albanian has a long history in the US, taught intermittently at Columbia University from 1932 to the 1960s, and currently only available at select institutions such as Arizona State University, DePaul University, and the College Mercy in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Euronews reports.

“We are in school all day, we watch TV in English, everything is in English, and my parents are also trying to learn the English language because they work here and they are also trying to make money, so we lose contact with language very quickly, within a generation”, said Cosovic.

In March 2022, she asked about the possibility of creating a course.

In the United States, Albanian has a long educational history. influenced by the initial influx of Albanian immigrants. From 1932 to the 1960s, it was taught on an irregular basis at Columbia University. Generally considered among the most troublesome dialects to learn, Albanian is educated exclusively at a limited handful American foundations, including Arizona State College, DePaul College, and the School Kindness in Dobbs Ship, New York.