Seeking partners for study-in-Russia program

[Bryon]

The magazine has been published here for a bunch of years now (www.cosmopolitan.ru). Only the title is in English. Most Russians would be familiar with it.
The original message is seeking partners. I would suspect that the name of a joint program would be open to discussion. Besides, the word "cosmopolitan" carries other, more widely shared, connotations. It kind of works, in Russian, even if it comes across as a little Soviet. The school would ostensibly draw students from throughout the world. To that end, I'm not sure that marketing for the politically correct in America is the way to go.

Bryon MacWilliams 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Leonard J Stanton 
  To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU 
  Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 6:13 AM
  Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Seeking partners for study-in-Russia program


  natasha!

  i am director of a russian program at louisiana state university, in baton
  rouge.

  i would have a very difficult time persuading the parents of any of my
  students to support them in attending a russian-language program called
  "cosmopolitan."  that is the title of an american journal that exploits
  young women ("cosmogirls"), and is splosh da riadom poshlost. thus, the
  name of your program sounds silly, not serious.

  i think many of my colleagues around the country would agree.

  i do have students who have mentioned a desire to study in siberia. come up
  with another name for your program.  try again.

  best wishes,

  lenny stanton



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  Dear Colleagues,

  Our language school located in Novosibirsk, Russia, is seeking partners
  outside of Russia who would be interested in developing a
  study-Russian-in-Russia program. If your institution/organization is
  involved in the Russian studies program and is willing to establish a
  partnership with a Russian school to be able to send students to study in
  Russia or if you know of any institution/organization willing to do so,
  please let us know.

  Our school offers high quality Russian language and cultural study
  programs, provides volunteer opportunities, runs summer schools and winter
  camps for children and teenagers, organizes tourist programs. We are
  dedicated to providing everyone with the best program options possible.

  I would appreciate hearing from you and remain hopeful that we could
  establish a worthwhile co-operation.

  Regards,

  Natasha Bodrova,

  Director of International Language School "Cosmopolitan",

  Novosibirsk, Russia

  cosmopolitan at online.nsk.su


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