workshop in Russia

[Benjamin Rifkin]

Dear Colleagues:

I am posting below information concerning a workshop on testing sponsored by
St. Petersburg University; after participating in the workshops,
participants take a qualifying examination and receive a state certificate
confirming they have passed a special course int esting for experts in
Russian as a foreign language.  The fee to participate in the workshop is
$180 and must be paid in cash upon arrival.  Below you'll find the schedule
for the workshop and information about registration and housing.

Please address any queries about the workshop directly to:

Dr. Evguene E. Yurkov at spfac at mail.wplus.net

Please note that I cannot recommend or endorse the workshop, but am merely
passing on this information to the community of Slavists.  I, myself, will
not be able to attend the workshop as it conflicts with my teaching schedule
this summer.

Ben RIfkin



SCHEDULE FOR WORKSHOP

Seminar on Linguistic-Didactic Testing
St. Peterburg, Russia, 7-18 June 1999

June 7
Registration 9-10 am
nab. Makarova 6, room 216
St. Petersburg
Testing center

Opening 10:30 - 15:00
Greetings from Rector of the University
Goals and Tasks of the Russian State System of Testing
Russian State System of Standardization and Certification of the Levels of
Mastery of Russian As a Foreign Language

8 June 9:20 - 15:00, break from 12:30 to 13:30
General Theoretical Problems of Testing
Scholarly Methodological Basis of Linguistic-Didactic Testing
Organization of the Work of the Testing Center

9 June 9:20 - 15:00, break from 12:30 to 13:30
State Standards for RFL:  Basic and First Certification Levels
Typical Test for Base Level
Typical Test for Level 1

10 June 9:20 - 15:00, break from 12:30 to 13:30
State Stnadards for RFL:  2nd Certification Level
Typical Test for 2nd Level, Subtests for Reading and Listening
Typical Test for 2nd Level, Subtests for Grammar and Lexicon

11 June 9:20 - 15:00, break from 12:30 to 13:30
Modular Tests for the 2nd Level:  Engineering-Technical, Medical-Biological,
and Humanities
Scores for the Results of Testing in the Writing Subtest for the 2nd Level
Scores for the Results of Testing in the Speaking Subtest for the 2nd Level

12-13 June
Cultural Program -- to be arranged in accordance with advance requests and
supplementary payment

14 June 9:20 - 15:00, break 12:30 to 13:30
State Standards for RFL:  3rd Certification Level
Typical Test for 3rd Level:  Subtests for Reading and Listening
Typical Test for 2nd - 3rd Levels:  Role Play in the Speaking Subtest:
Conducting the Role Play and Evaluating It

15 June 9:20 - 15:00, break 12:30 to 13:30
Interview Test in the Speaking Subtest for the 2nd Level:  Conducting and
Evaluating It
Interview Test in the Speaking Subtest for the 3rd Level:  Conducting and
Evaluating It
Scores for the Results of Testing in the Writing Subtest for the 3rd Level

16 June 9:20 - 15:00, break 12:30 to 13:30
State Standards for RFL:  4th Certification Level.  Tyipcal Test for 4th Level
Credit-Bearing Practical Exercises in Evaluating Writing and Speaking Subtests

17 June 9:20 - 15:00, break 12:30 to 13:30
General European System of Levels of Mastery of a Foreign Language As
Adopted by the Council of Europe
About the Work of the Consortium
Consultations

18 June 10:00 - 14:00
Closing of the Workshop
Roundtable
Distribution of Certificates
Closing Banquet

TO REGISTER FOR THE WORKSHOP AND ARRANGE FOR ACCOMODATIONS IN HOSTEL ROOM,
UNIVERSITY GUEST HOUSE (APARTMENT), OR HOMESTAY (WITH BREAKFAST AND DINNER),
CONTACT:

Dr. Evgueni E. Yurkov
SPSU Center of Russian Language Testing of Foreigners
Nab. Universitetskaia 11
St. Petersburg, Russia 199034
Fax +7 812 327 79-88
E-mail:  spfac at mail.wplus.net
web page:  http://www.spbu.ru/Education/Cetners/testing_center
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Benjamin Rifkin, Assoc. Prof. of Slavic Languages, UW-Madison
Coordinator of Russian-Language Instruction
1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Dr., Madison, WI  53706
voice:  608/262-1623; fax:  608/265-2814
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