Advanced Distance Russian Course for College Credit

[Melissa Smith]

Dear Seelangers:

I am most interested in finding out who among my colleagues has used 
distance-learning components, or taught Russian in a distance learning 
environment. Youngstown State is experimenting with consortial 
distance-learning courses in foreign languages in which there is no 
full-time instructor. This year I will be overseeing the programs (in 
lanuages other than Russian), and have many concerns about this format 
in an open-enrollment university such as YSU.

I was very impressed by the presentation that Andrei Bogomolov did at 
MidWest Slavic, and I will be trying to incorporate the distance 
learning alternative into the coursework for the students at Youngstown 
State who wish to progress beyond second year. There are usually 2-3 
maximum, and I have seen my program shrink from a Russian major to 
minor in face of administrative pressures. 

YSU will be hosting an in-house conference on distance-learning October 
16th. I hope to be in a position to make the case for Russian as well 
as other less-commonly taught languages. Any feedback is welcome.

Sincerely, Melissa Smith 

  


Tim Pogacar wrote:


>Advanced Distance Russian Course for College Credit
>
>Moscow State University’s Center for International Education offers a 
three-credit fourth-
>year (equivalent) course from its site  www.dist-learn.ru. The entirely 
web-based course 
>emphasizes listening, reading, and writing skills on a variety of 
contemporary topics. 
>Formal composition exercises focus on writing izlozheniia and esse. A 
personal web tutor 
>monitors learner progress and provides substantive feedback. Course 
materials have been 
>tested with U.S. students who have completed three years of Russian 
using Golosa, 
>Grammatika v kontekste, and other materials. U.S. credit is provided by 
Bowling Green 
>State University, where students can register for the distance course. 
Inquiries welcome. 
>Contact Dr. Andrei Bogomolov (anbogomolov at gmail.com) or Dr. Tim Pogacar 
>(pogacar at bgsu.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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