6.1463, Qs: "Models of Interaction" Survey (fwd)
Loren A. Billings
billings at mailer.fsu.edu
Tue Oct 24 22:24:37 UTC 1995
Dea colleagues:
I saw this on LINGUIST and thought it might be of interest to this list.
--Loren Billings (billings at mailer.fsu.edu)
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> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 02:24:33
> From: ""<richard at ic.tunis.tver.su>
> Subject: "Models of Interaction" Survey
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> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 02:24:33
> From: ""<richard at ic.tunis.tver.su>
> Subject: "Models of Interaction" Survey
>
> Dear Colleagues:
>
> The Center for International Education and the Institute of
> Russian Language and Culture of the Tver InterContact Group,
> are requesting your assistance in implementing a research
> project on the topic of "Russian Language Study in Russia and
> Abroad: Models of Interaction". Tver InterContact Group
> publishes several informational newsletters in various
> educational fields, among which one focuses on opportunities
> for the study of Russian Language and Area Studies in Russia.
> This newsletter is brand new, and is privately published by our
> group, free from any government influence.
>
> Contributors to this latter newsletter include language
> professors, specialists in the methodology of teaching Russian
> as a foreign language, linguistic scholars, and international
> programs administrators. We ask you to complete the following
> questionnaire, which will assist us in determining the
> direction of our editorial strategy in future editions of this
> newsletter. This will also assist us in the planning of
> educational projects, both at our institution and in
> cooperation with other educational institutions.
>
> We thank you in advance for your participation in this survey.
> Your input is invaluable to the success of this project. Please
> respond to our email address (below).
>
> Richard Smith
> International Programs Director
> Institute of Russian Language and Culture
> Tver InterContact Group
>
> email: richard at ic.tunis.tver.su
> *******************************
>
> Outline of questions:
>
> I. College-related information
> II. International contacts and experiences
> III. Teaching materials
> IV. Associations and information resources
> V. Curriculum
> VI. Methodological questions and problems
> VII. Personal academic background
>
> I. College-related information
>
> 1. What is the current enrollment in Russian- and Slavic
> Studies-related coursework at your college?
> - Undergraduate
> - Graduate
> - Post graduate
> - Interdisciplinary studies related to these areas
>
> 2. How has the enrollment in these courses varied over the past
> three years at your institution?
> - Significant decline in enrollment
> - Insignificant decline
> - Essentially unchanged
> - Insignificant increase
> - Significant increase
>
> 3. To what do you ascribe any fluctuations in course
> enrollment?
>
> 4. What status does your department enjoy in the general
> structure of the college?
> - Very insignificant
> - Approximately equal to others
> - Significantly important
>
> 5. How would you predict the future popularity of enrollment in
> your department?
>
> 6. What, in your opinion, would serve to attract more students
> to study Russian at your college?
>
> 7. What influences students at your school in their decision
> whether to enroll/ not enroll in courses in your department?
> - Factors in favour
> - Factors against
>
> 8. What courses offered by your department enjoy the most
> popularity among students?
> - Practical communication
> - Literature & history
> - Area studies
> - Translation and textual analysis
>
> 9. Does your department include native Russian speakers within
> its faculty?
>
> 10. Do you think that it is preferable that the following
> courses be taught by native speakers?
> - Yes, for language labs
> - Yes, for translation-intensive courses
> - Yes, for area studies courses
> - No, effectiveness of instruction depends entirely on the
> capability and knowledgeability of the instructor, rather than
> on his/her nationality
> - Other responses
>
> II. International contacts and experiences
>
> 1. Does either your univeristy in general, or your language
> center in particular, have any formal contacts with any higher
> educational institutions in Russia? If so, then with what HEIs,
> and for what duration has this relationship existed?
>
> 2. What foreign cooperative programs are you currently involved
> in, and what similar programs are being planned by your school?
> - Faculty exchanges
> - Student exchanges
> - Other (please specify)
>
> 3. Do your offer transfer credit for courses taken overseas by
> your students? If so, then on what basis do you accept such
> coursework for credit?
>
> 4. Who administers study abroad and/or transfer of credit from
> other institutions, within your college, and/or your
> department? Please include the following information as regards
> such persons:
> - Name
> - Postition or title
> - Department
> - Telephone number
> - Fax
> - Email
> - Snail mail
>
> 5. Do you maintain professional contacts with any teachers,
> professors, or other scholars within the NIS?
>
> III. Teaching Materials
>
> 1. What educational materials do you use in your language labs?
> - Title
> - Author
> - Date of publication
> - Publisher
>
> 2. List the ten most popular textbooks or other reading
> materials used in Russian courses on literature, history,
> translation, text analysis, or other courses within your
> department.
>
> 3. What types of educational materials would you prefer to have
> access to in teaching your classes, which you find are
> difficult or impossible to come by?
> - In language labs
> - In courses on theoretical linguistics courses
> - In area studies courses
>
> 4. Which materials do you personally consult in your research
> and class preparation work?
>
> 5. What bibliographic and research companies do you turn to in
> choosing and ordering your course materials?
>
> IV. Associations and information resources
>
> 1. Do you personally, or does your department as a whole,
> belong to any professional associations or organizations? If
> so, then which?
>
> 2. Do you frequently refer to the internet listservers and
> email for use in expanding your educational horizons and
> meeting and conversing with your colleagues? If so, then which
> sources do you most often employ?
>
> 3. What professional journals do you refer to in your work?
> - Names of periodicals
> - Publishers
> - Frequency of publication
>
> 4. Do you regularly attend any research, continuing
> professional education, or similar conferences?
> - If yes, then which conferences, and who organizes them?
> - If no, then why not?
>
> 5. Do you think that it is important and/ or useful to
> participate in topical conferences in Russia?
> - Yes, in the following ares:
> - No (please elaborate)
>
> 6. Are you interested in receiving information about upcoming
> topical conferences in Russia, related to your work? If yes,
> then in what areas?
>
> 7. What do you consider to be the most reputable sources of
> professional information in your area of work?
> - Colleagues
> - Periodical publications (specify which)
> - Internet resources (specify which)
> - Other
>
> V. Curriculum
>
> 1. What levels of Russian language study does your department
> offer?
>
> 2. What coursework (theoretical or practical) does your
> department offer at the undergraduate/graduate/postgraduate
> levels, aside from language labs?
> - Course title
> - Level of course
> - Hours per semester
>
> VI. Methodological questions and problems
>
> 1. What aspects of Russian language study do your students find
> to be the most difficult to master?
>
> 2. In what areas of Russian language study do you feel that
> your department is lacking?
> - Variety of theoretical subjects (which?)
> - Intensity of language labs
> - Internships
> - Other
>
> 3. How do you rate the quality of instruction at your
> department?
> - Inadequate
> - Adequate
> - Excellent
>
> 4. What factors most hinder the effectiveness of Russian
> language instruction at your institution?
>
> 5. What aspects and topics relating to Russian language study
> are you most interested in discussing with your colleagues in
> Russia?
>
> 6. Do you use any textbooks or other teaching or research
> materials, published in Russia (or in the Soviet Union)? If
> yes, then which?
>
> 7. Would you be interested in participating in an on-line
> Russian language and culture course for students and teachers
> of Russian as a foreign language? If yes, then in what areas of
> study would you most like to participate?
>
> VII. Personal academic background
>
> 1. In what areas do you hold academic degrees? (Please include
> degree, year and place of matriculation).
> - Teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language
> - General Philology
> - Linguistics
> - History and/or Area Studies
> - Literature
> - Other
>
> 2. What is your experience (academic or otherwise) in the
> teaching of Russian as a foreign language?
> - For how long?
> - Where?
> - To whom?
>
> 3. Have you ever worked, interned, or studied in Russia? If
> yes, then please state where, when, and briefly describe your
> experiences.
>
> 4. Have you ever considered continuing your professional
> education in the various fields of Russian language study? If
> so, then which of the following are you most interested in
> pursuing:
> - Language practice
> - Internships
> - Teacher training conferences, seminars, and workshops
> - Independent research
>
> 5. Please provide the following information on how we might
> contact you in the future, regarding the results of this
> survey, and pursuing further professional dialogue:
> - Name and title
> - Institution or organization
> - Mailing address
> - Phone number
> - Fax
> - Email
>
> ***********************************
>
> Just a friendly reminder: Please send all replies to our email
> address, (richard at ic.tunis.tver.su), and *not* to the list as a whole.
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