Two questions

[Emily Tall]

First, I would consult Olga Kagan, who has written a terrific article on
emigre Russian and is going to write a book as well. She distinguishes
several levels of emigre Russian that it is useful to be aware of. In my
university, where we have not had a separate class, I note that emigres
have successfully used selected exercises from Russian 5th and 6th grade
textbooks, in particular those that focus on spelling of unstressed
vowels, in suffixes, and also whether certain words are written together
or separately, such as "ne" or "choby" or "tozhe," etc. They also don't
know how to punctuate in Russian. (This applies to those who have had
several years of schooling in Russia.) Emily Tall

On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Edythe Haber wrote:

> Dear Seelangers,
>
>     I have two unrelated questions.  The first and shorter:  I have a
> student, a graduating senior, who is interested in studying film in
> Russia.  The one film institute I know of is VGIK (if that's what it's
> still called) in Moscow.  Do you know how he would go about applying
> there?  Also I'd appreciate information about any other film schools.
>
>     The second question:  We want to propose a course entitled "Russian
> for Russians," intended for the many emigre students at UMass Boston.
> Does anybody have experience with such a course?  Could you recommend
> suitable materials and successful teaching strategies?
>
>    Thanks ahead of time for any help you can offer.
>
>
> Edythe Haber
>