SEMINAR ON RUSSIAN TRANSLATION AND COMMUNICATION STUDIE

Fri Feb 21 18:15:52 UTC 1997

Dear list members:

Please review the following program. Those of you who are interested
in Russian language studies may wish to request additional
information.

Thank you for your time and attention.

Sincerely,

Melinda Farris
International Institute of Russian Language and Culture
Tver InterContact Group

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SPRING SEMINAR ON RUSSIAN TRANSLATION
AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Tver, Russian Federation
International Institute of Russian Language and Culture
Tver State University
April 28 - May 26, 1997

The International Institute of Russian Language and Culture in
conjunction with Tver State University announce the first in a series
of annual seminars on translation and communication studies.

The seminars will be held in Tver, one of the leading Russian centers
for Philological and Communication Sciences.

The seminar is designed for students of Russian Language, Translation
Arts and East European Studies as well as professional translators and
instructors.

The seminar is a month-long training module which includes practical
and special courses on modern Russian communication, linguistics and
translation studies, open discussions of both practical and
theoretical issues of translation and interpreting methodology as well
as a brief internship within the Translation and Communication
Support Unit of the Tver InterContact Group.

PARTICIPATION PREREQUISITES

Seminar participants should have an adequate (minimum Intermediate)
command of the Russian language. Translation labs and internship
assignments will also require a high level of proficiency in English,
German or French.

PROGRAM CONTENTS

* Practical Russian Language Courses:
  [Dr. Elena Tolkacheva, Dr. Nina Fedotova, Dr. Valentina Nefedyeva]
One of the major program components is the General Communication
Course, aimed at expanding the students' vocabulary and developing
advanced conversation skills. Classes will be conducted in small (4-6
students) groups, for Intermediate to Advanced levels, 4-6 hours a
week.

* Special Russian Language Courses:
  [Dr. Yuri Varzonin, Dr. Mikhail Makarov, Dr. Marina Oborina]
Mass Media Language, Russian for Business Communication, Russian
Language Styles, Rhetoric and Composition, 4-6 hours a week

* Translation Courses:
  [Dr. Georgiy Bogin, Dr. Natalya Anisimova, Dr. Stanislav Krestinsky]
Text Analysis and Interpretation, Rhetorical Criticism of Translation,
Translation and Interpreting Labs, 6-8 hours a week

* Area Studies Courses:
  [Dr. Anatoliy Gurin, Dr. Svetlana Gorshkova, Dr. Tatyana Boitsova]
Russian Literary Traditions of the 19th and 20th Centuries, History of
Post-Communist Russia, Modern Trends in Russian Arts and Culture, 4-6
hours a week

* Internship:
  Program participants are invited to take part in a supervised
internship at the Translation and Communication Support Unit of Tver
InterContact Group as editors or translators, from two evenings each
week. Training in Russian touch-typing is also available.

* Panels and Roundtable Discussions
  Weekly meetings with leading scholars from Moscow and Tver higher
education institutions, professional translators and interpreters,
Tver State University Modern Languages School graduate students. Some
discussion topics are:
  - "Neperevodimoye" in Translation (Russian vs. Western realities
in translation);
  - Translation of Literary Texts: Are Cultural Values Preserved?;
  - Translation and the Dialogue of Cultures.

* Consultations:
  2-4 hours a week according to individual interest on specific
language learning issues as well as special translation and
communication issues

DAILY SCHEDULE
10:00 - 11:30 - General/Special Russian Language Courses
11:30 - 12:15 - Tea/Coffee Break
12:15 - 13:45 - Translation Courses
13:45 - 15:00 - Lunch Break
15:00 - 16:30 - Area Studies Courses
16:30 - 17:30 - Individual Consultations/Cultural Enrichment Program
17:30 - 21:00 - Cultural Enrichment Program/Internship

CERTIFICATES

At the completion of the program, the International Institute of
Russian Language and Culture's Academic Council will award each
participant an official certificate showing the courses completed,
indicating the total number of hours of study in each topic. The
certificate is confirmed by the Tver Regional Board of Education and
co-accredited by Tver State University.

CULTURAL ORIENTATION PROGRAM

The seminar will be organized in the ancient city of Tver, capital of
the Tver region, on the main route between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
It is a safe and friendly city with a population of 500,000, founded
in the 12th century along the banks of the Volga River. With a wide
range of museums, theaters, concert halls and student centers
there are numerous opportunities for education, cultural enrichment
and recreational activities.

The seminar's cultural orientation program includes 1-2 excursions per
week.

* LOCAL: Museum of Russian Arts and Crafts, Tver State Picture
Gallery,Boat trip on the Volga River
* OUT OF TOWN:
MOSCOW: Red Square and the Kremlin, the historic Arbat Street and the
Tretyakov Gallery
ST. PETERSBURG: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Peter and
Paul's Fortress, Petrodvorets
TORZHOK: a 1,000-year-old town, 60 km from Tver, with well-preserved
provincial architecture, nobility manor houses, cultural, historical
and religious sites, Outdoor Museum of Russian Wooden Architecture and
the Pushkin Museum

FREE TIME OPPORTUNITIES

Students may choose from a variety of activities, such as going to
clubs, cafes, movies, sporting events, exploring the city or spending
time with Russian colleagues.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

To register for the seminar, contact us via telephone, fax, or
electronic mail. To make our exchange of information and necessary
documents more expedient, please indicate your exact address. Upon
receipt of each student's application form, the program's
administration will issue an official invitation which will
allow the student to obtain a visa from his country's Russian
Consulate.

Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements to and from
Russia. Upon receipt of the application and according to the
immigration legislation in effect at the time of arrival, the
Institute will advise each student as to any health insurance and or
requirements for entry into the Russian Federation.

The Institute will meet and arrange transportation from the Moscow
international transport terminals to Tver. Upon the program's
completion, the Institute will escort the student to the international
air or railway station in Moscow for the return trip.

ACCOMMODATION

All participants are offered two types of accommodation:

* Living in a carefully selected Russian family (a separate room for
one with all modern conveniences). This option includes half-board:
breakfast and supper. Students are usually invited to participate in
all family activities.
* Private apartment (no meals).

FOR MORE INFORMATION
please contact

International Institute of Russian Language and Culture
c/o Tver InterContact Group
PO Box 0565
Central Post Office
170000 Tver, Russia

Phone:  +7.0822.425419 (425439)
Fax:    +7.0822.426210
E-mail: iirlc at ic.redline.ru or infodesk at extranet.ru