Russian Flagship Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison

[Melissa Smith]

Congratulations, Karen!  Ohio will miss you!

Melissa
 
On 3/30/10 11:24 AM, Karen Evans-romaine wrote:
> Dear SEELANGS colleagues:
> 
> We are pleased to announce a new undergraduate Russian Flagship Center 
at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The new program is directed 
by Karen Evans-Romaine, with Dr. Dianna Murphy (associate director) and 
Dr. Anna Tumarkin (assistant director).
> 
> The UW-Madison Russian Flagship offers a challenging Russian language 
and culture curriculum that aims to enable highly motivated 
undergraduate students of all majors to achieve a Superior level of 
proficiency in Russian on the ACTFL scale (ILR 3). We welcome 
applications from undergraduates from all majors and at all levels of 
proficiency in Russian who wish to attain professional-level competence 
in Russian. 
> 
> Russian Flagship students commit to a rigorous program of study. 
Requirements include completing the equivalent of first- to fourth-year 
Russian language and the following courses: 
> •	two-semester Russian culture course in Russian; 
> •	senior capstone course; 
> •	three credits of advanced-level seminar work in Russian, with 
research papers in Russian in the student’s major discipline; 
> •	either two Russian area studies courses with a one-credit 
Russian-language component or two courses in the student’s major with a 
one-credit Russian-language component;
> •	individual and small group tutorials. 
> 
> The curriculum is designed to provide students with maximum 
flexibility in meeting these requirements, with accelerated course 
options during the academic year and over the summer in both the United 
States and in Russia. A Russian Flagship advisor works closely with 
each student to design an individualized study plan tailored to the 
student’s disciplinary interests.
> 
> In addition to meeting core course requirements, Russian Flagship 
students commit to participating in co- and extra-curricular activities 
such as the Russian language floor in UW-Madison’s International 
Learning Community, weekly Russian language tables, workshops, 
lectures, films, and social activities. 
> Flagship students who complete the required curriculum will be 
eligible to apply for the academic year Russian Overseas Flagship 
Program at St. Petersburg University, administered by American Councils 
for International Education.
> 
> Financial aid is available for Flagship students on the Russian 
Overseas Flagship Program, and for intensive summer study in the United 
States and abroad.
> 
> Students can begin the pre-Flagship track at any point, from 
first-year Russian to a more advanced level. Heritage speakers, that 
is, students who grew up in Russian-speaking families but have been 
educated primarily in English, are also encouraged to apply. 
> 
> Applications for the Flagship program are accepted each year by 15 
October and 1 March. Applications 
> will be available starting 1 June 2010. A website for the program will 
be up soon.
> 
> For further information, please contact Professor Karen Evans-Romaine, 
UW-Madison Russian Flagship Center Director (evansromaine at wisc.edu, 
608-262-3499).
> 
> Interested non-UW students should contact Dr. Dianna Murphy, 
UW-Madison Russian Flagship Center Associate Director 
(diannamurphy at wisc.edu, 608-262-1575).
> 
> The UW-Madison Russian Flagship Center is a program of the Department 
of Slavic Languages and Literature and the Language Institute, with the 
Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia and the Doctoral 
Program in Second Language Acquisition. The Language Flagship Program 
is an initiative of the National Security Education Program. 
> 
> For further information about NSEP Flagship programs in Russian and 
other critical languages throughout the US, see 
www.thelanguageflagship.org. 
> 
> ********************
> 
> Karen Evans-Romaine
> Associate Professor
> Department of Slavic Languages & Literature
> University of Wisconsin - Madison
> 1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive
> Madison, WI 53706
> phone: (608) 262-3499 (direct), (608) 262-3498 (dept office)
> fax: (608) 265-2814
> email: evansromaine at wisc.edu
> 
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Melissa T. Smith, Professor
Department of Foreign Languages and 
Literatures  
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
Tel: (330)941-3462

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