Russian majors in small programs

[Elena A. Arkhipova]

We have a special summer programm for those who would like to cover two 
years of Russian (according to academic programm) and get the credits. For 
example, July and August of 2009 there will be a group here to get 120 hours 
of Russian, quite an intensive course, get credits and/or certificats.
This kind of collaboration could also mean both student mobility and studing 
abroad.
Regards,
Elena.


Elena A. Arkhipova, PhD, MBA
Chair of Department of
Russian as a Foreign Language,
Program Coordinator
Nevsky Institute of  Language and Culture
27 Bolshaya Raznochinnaya
St. Petersburg, 197110, Russia
tel./fax: +7 812 230 36 98

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura Kline" <klinela at COMCAST.NET>
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Russian majors in small programs


> We teach third- and fourth-year Russian together as one class. We offer 
> 3010
> and 3020 each year, and they are repeatable, as we use different material
> for 3010 and 3020 taught in odd years versus 3010 and 3020 in even years. 
> In
> other words, we offer 4 semesters after 2nd year which are each different.
> This way we increase our class size for the administration, but don't 
> teach
> overload.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
> [mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Elaine Rusinko
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:44 AM
> To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Russian majors in small programs
>
> I would like to tap into the accumulated wisdom and experience of this
> group, if I may. Our Russian program at the University of Maryland,
> Baltimore County has recently been challenged by the cost-conscious
> administration. We regularly have approximately 45 students in RUSS 101
> (we have a three-semester language requirement). But by the time the
> students reach the advanced level, we are down to four or five, and we
> graduate approximately 3-5 Russian majors per year. This results in a
> tenured faculty member or a part-time native speaker teaching a course
> of 4-5 students at the 400-level, which the administration does not
> consider cost-effective. We have been asked to propose changes to our
> program -- either dispense with the Russian major or figure out a way to
> offer the major through creative adjustments.
>
> We already teach our literature and culture courses in English. These
> courses satisfy general education culture and writing-intensive
> requirements and serve the general university population. Our Russian
> majors take 1-credit supplements in Russian, which the tenured faculty
> teach as overloads. Almost all of our students start with RUSS 101, so
> the real problem is how to cover four years of Russian language in a way
> that is cost effective. Collapsing courses? Requiring study abroad?
> Changing the focus of the major? Other ideas?
>
> I would like to hear from those of you in small programs who may have
> dealt with this problem. If you have suggestions for creative program
> adaptations, please contact me.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> -- 
> Elaine Rusinko
> Associate Professor of Russian
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County
> 1000 Hilltop Circle
> Baltimore, MD 21250
>
> 410-455-2109
> rusinko at umbc.edu
>
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