American Home Russian-American Student Writing Exchange 2014-2015
Johnson, David Matthew
david.matthew.johnson at VANDERBILT.EDU
Fri Aug 29 16:12:01 UTC 2014
Dear Russian Language Teaching Colleagues,
The American Home in Vladimir, Russia, in cooperation with Dr. Alexei Altonen and the English faculty of the Department of Philology at Vladimir State University, is pleased to announce the 2014-2015 Russian-American Student Writing Exchange – an opportunity to provide advanced language students additional opportunities to write in Russian and communicate with their Russian peers.
While participating in the Writing Exchange, Russian and American students will regularly communicate (about once a month) via email about selected topics. They will write in their language of study (Russian or English), with their partners correcting their grammatical, lexical, stylistic, and phraseological mistakes and then responding to what has been written.
As much as possible, we would like to pair whole classes of third and fourth year American students with their Russian peers from advanced English classes at Vladimir State University.
If you or your colleagues would like to provide your advanced Russian language students with additional writing and communication opportunities – or if you have any questions about the Writing Exchange, the Intensive Russian Language Program, or any other aspect of the American Home‘s work – please contact me by September 5, 2014 (david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu<mailto:david.matthew.johnson at vanderbilt.edu>).
For more information about the American Home, please visit www.serendipity-russia.com<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/> and http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-American-Home-in-Vladimir-Russia/184076861289. There you will find information about our programs and links to an introductory video, our blog, and Face Book page. Below you will find brief information about three programs: Alternative Spring Break in Russia 2015, Intensive Russian Program, American English Program Teaching Positions.
Sincerely,
David M. Johnson
Coordinator, Intensive Russian Program, American Home (Vladimir, Russia)
Lecturer in Russian, Vanderbilt University
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1) Alternative Spring Break in Russia – Application Deadline October 25, 2014 (PDF flyer for 2014 program: www.serendipity-russia.com/edex.html<http://www.serendipity-russia.com/edex.html>)
VLADIMIR: Help several community organizations, such as the Youth Health and Education Center, Karl Liebnicht Orphanage, Russian Orthodox Church, Handicapped Children's Association “Light” and others, while interacting with Russian university students and experiencing the delight and wonder of provincial Russia.
MUROM: Help university students at the Murom Institute (an affiliate of Vladimir State University) to improve their English language skills; help prepare audio and video materials for their English language program. During the Soviet period Murom was a closed city. Today it remains isolated from traditional tourist routes. Foreign language faculty and students are eager for contact with native English speakers.
Pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151290800166290.1073741825.184076861289&type=1
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150585601736290.373606.184076861289&type=1
Blog:
http://theamericanhome.blogspot.com/2012/05/our-first-alternative-spring-break.html
Russian Television Reports:
http://www.6tv.ru/news/view/17102/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQu_46YZPnw&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Yx0VcoQ7w&feature=related
http://www.vladtv.ru/search/index.php?q=%E3%E0%EB%E8%ED%E0+%E0%EB%F2%EE%ED%E5%ED&s=+#/society/57430/%3Fsphrase_id%3D11616
2) Intensive Russian Program – Applications Accepted All Year (www.serendipity-russia.com/studyrussian.html)
Program fee: one-to-one instruction group instruction (2-5+ people, 15-35% discount)
Four weeks $3,990 $3,228 - 2,536
Six weeks $5,522 $4,563 - 3,556
Eight weeks $7,053 $5,898 - 4,576
Longer and shorter programs, from one week to a year, are also possible.
The benefits of the American Home's long-standing Intensive Russian Program – the main program offers one-to-one instruction to each participant – are provided to group participants:
+ experienced faculty specializing in teaching Russian to non-native speakers;
+ program and schedule customized to the needs of each group of students;
+ study from one week to one year;
+ individual home-stay with a Russian family;
+ “Russian friend-conversation partner” program;
+ on-site administrative support;
+ well-equipped classrooms in a comfortable, home-like, atmosphere;
+ excursions in Vladimir and to Suzdal (a UNESCO World Heritage site) and Bogoliubovo;
+ opportunities to meet and socialize with some of the more than 400 Russians participating in the American Home English Program and others;
+ opportunities to participate in a variety of activities—for example, volunteering at an orphanage
3) American English Program Teaching Positions – Application Deadline March 1, 2015 (www.serendipity-russia.com/teach.html)
Program benefits: small stipend, room and board with a Russian family, three hours per week of one-to-one Russian lessons, teacher training and lesson planning assistance, a pleasant, well-equipped, and organized teaching environment. Teacher obligations: Plan and teach four (possibly 5) 1½ hour classes that meet twice a week, hold office hours, present a brief “Saturday lecture” on any aspect of American culture, airfare to Moscow, visa fee, obtain TESOL certification.
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