Intermediate Russian Language and Culture in St. Petersburg

[Justine Hamilton]

May 27 - July 9, 2006
This fast-paced six-week summer program administered by the University of
Kansas and St. Petersburg State University is designed to bring
intermediate-level students of Russian face-to-face with current Russian
life and culture and to provide them with an intensive immersion language
experience. Students focus on language study, live with approved Russian
families, and go on organized excursions to museums, theatres, and important
cultural sites, including Peter the Great's Summer Palace, the ancient city
of Novgorod, and Moscow. The program provides students with many
opportunities to build and use their language skills, meet Russian peers,
improve their fluency, and gain insight into the rhythm of Russian life. 

Students must have completed a minimum of two years (4 semesters) of
college-level Russian. The academic program includes oral proficiency
development, advanced topics in Russian grammar and written expression,
practical phonetics and intonation, Russian literature and culture, and
understanding contemporary Russian media. 

Students receive 9 transferable credit hours of KU academic credit, which
will appear on their transcripts as: RUSS 550: Advanced Conversation,
Composition, and Grammar in Russia: Summer Study in Saint Petersburg and
either RUSS 675: Readings in Russian or SLAV 679: Topics in: Russian Culture. 

Since this program meets all Department of Education requirements for
intensive summer language programs, eligible graduate students may use FLAS
Summer Fellowships. The deadline for applications is February 17 (inquire
with the KU Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies if late
applications will be accepted). For more information and to download an
application, visit http://www.crees.ku.edu/Funding/summer_flas.pdf. 

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2006. Graduate students applying
for a FLAS fellowship are highly encouraged to apply for the summer program
before they receive news of their award. For more information and to
download an application, visit the program's website:
http://www.ku.edu/~osa/programs/shortterm/russia_slistpete.shtml. 

Office of Study Abroad 
University of Kansas 
1410 Jayhawk Blvd., Rm. 108 
Lippincott Hall 
Lawrence, KS 66045-7515 
Tel: (785) 864-3742 
Fax: (785) 864-5040 
http://www.ku.edu/~osa

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