Locations outside of Russia to study Russian?

[Jeremy Tasch]

Hi Everyone,


In case my offline reply to Judith might be helpful to others, I have copied my note, below.  


All the best,

Jeremy
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Hi Judith,


In reply to your note, I wonder if you/your student might contact Outbound Programs at American Councils (Graham Hettlinger is the program manager).  American Councils (ACTR) was forced to pull out of Russia, but the organization still runs language programs throughout the wider region. Kyrgyz Republic has terrific programs, and Russian is excellently spoken and studied. Bishkek would be a terrific location for students. The same as well for Almaty in Kazakhstan. More expensive place to live, but a dynamic, walkable, and excellent place for students as well. American Councils/ACCELS (aka ACTR) has offices in Bishkek and Almaty. 


Working directly with in-country institutions, you/student might investigate American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, and KIMEP in Almaty.  Lastly, "The Russian School," part of the Far Eastern Federal University (formally DVGU) has many years experience working with international students (including from S.Korea, China, and European countries), and they are able to work directly with international students (i.e. no need to work through an intermediary organization). They taylor programs for individual students, offer cultural programs to complement their daily and diverse language classes, and Vladivostok is really an amazing place to spend time and to study. 


I hope these suggestions will be of some help.


 


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From: Monnier, Nicole M. <MonnierN at MISSOURI.EDU>
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Sent: Wed, Aug 6, 2014 11:13 am
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Judith (and SEELANGStsy)!


Dear lord, is this true? (I'm not doubting you, Judith, I'd just like to hear confirmation from non-student sources.) 


If this is true, this is disastrous, with funding implications for CLS and ROTC-GO scholarships as well (I heard there were problems with in-country programs for the latter this summer as well).


To state the obvious, colleagues, this is NOT good, either for our students, or for our field. We don't need cultural ties severed at a time when they are most needed.


Nicole



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Dr. Nicole Monnier
Associate Teaching Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies (Russian)
428A Strickland Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211

ph: 573.882.3370
fax: 573.884.8456



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Subject: [SEELANGS] Locations outside of Russia to study Russian?




Dear colleagues,
I have learned from one of my students scheduled to spend the year in Russia on a Boren that Boren is canceling Russian programs for this year.  She can still be funded to study Russian, but somewhere other than Russia.  Any thoughts on programs outside of Russia for the academic year that would still be accepting students for Russian language study? Thanks so much for any ideas you may have!
Judy


Dr. Judith E. Kalb
Assoc. Prof. of Russian
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
jkalb at sc.edu 


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