Russian Flagship Center at the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Karen Evans-romaine
evansromaine at WISC.EDU
Wed Mar 31 15:44:07 UTC 2010
Dear Melissa,
Thank you so much! I miss my interactions with Ohio colleagues, and so I hope I can find ways to keep them up in the coming years. I can't make it to Midwest Slavic this year, since there will be a Flagship Russian directors' meeting in Petersburg during exactly those days, but I hope I can come in future years.
I hope you are well. Thank you again!
All the best,
Karen
On 03/31/10, Melissa Smith <mtsmith02 at YSU.EDU> wrote:
> 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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