The Art of Teaching Russian
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The Art of Teaching Russian offers practitioners current research, pedagogical thinking, and specific methodologies for teaching the Russian language and culture in the twenty-first century. With contributions from the leading professionals in the field, this collection covers the most important aspects of teaching the Russian language. The book begins with an overview of the past and current trends in foreign language education and in Russian instruction in the United States. Other topics include the effects of ACTFL's World-Readiness Standards on the field; different pedagogical approaches to teaching at various levels of proficiency; curriculum and materials development; and teaching Russian culture to develop students' intercultural competence. The collection concludes with a discussion on how to use technology in the Russian-language classroom to enhance students' learning. The Art of Teaching Russian includes practical approaches for successful teaching, supported by original research. Teachers and graduate students will rely upon this collection to enhance their instruction. --Susan Gass, University Distinguished Professor and director of the English Language Center, Michigan State University Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. The State of the Profession 1 Language Education in the United States: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 2 Looking Back, Moving Forward: Teaching and Learning Russian in the United States in the Post-Soviet Era 3 Russian Programs in the 21st-Century University: Preparing for the Future 4 Russian Language Readiness in Graduate Teaching Assistants: Implications for Teaching and Learning Part II. The Teaching of Russian and the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages 5 Making the Standards the Standard: The World-Readiness Standards and the Teaching of Russian Language and Culture 6 The Goals of Collegiate Learners of Russian and the US Standards for Learning Languages Part III. Approaches to Teaching Russian 7 The Shifting Paradigm in Russian Language Pedagogy: From Communicative Language Teaching to Transformative Language Learning and Teaching 8 Reconceptualizing Grammar Instruction: Making It Meaningful and Communicative 9 Content, Language, and Task in Advanced Russian 10 Oral History in the Russian Language Curriculum: A Transformative Learning Experience 11 Language and Cultural Learning through Song: Three Complementary Contexts Part IV. Curriculum and Materials Development 12 Developing a Textbook: A Framework and Reflections 13 Addressing the Representation of Diversity in Russian Language Textbooks 14 Corpus Linguistics and Russian Language Pedagogy Part V. Teaching Culture 15 Developing Intercultural Competence in a Russian Language Class 16 The Literary Canon and Precedent Texts in Teaching Russian Language and Culture at the Intermediate Level 17 Extracurricular Activities in Russian Language and Culture Programs: Challenges and Perspectives Part VI. Teaching and Learning Russian with Technology 18 Mixing It Up with Blended Learning 19 Research-Based Internet Writing Projects in the Russian Curriculum Editors List of Contributors Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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