Russian Across the Curriculum The Russian Language Flagship

Russian Across the Curriculum: The Russian Language Flagship Partner Pilot Program at Portland State University Presented by Olesya Kisselev Daria Aleeva with Sandra Freels Portland State University

The goal The Russian Language Flagship Partner Pilot Program at PSU - aspires to produce superior speakers of the target language; - funded by NSEP - 2008 -2009, pilots levels I and II

Innovative approach Russian Across the Curriculum Program - students take classes in Russian throughout their colleges career

Russian Across the Curriculum Program The program was made possible in partnership with PSU’s awardwinning general education program, University Studies Program (UNST).

University Studies Program at PSU (UNST) UNST Freshman Inquiry course (FRINQ) Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term FRINQ Power and Imagination

University Studies Program at PSU (UNST) UNST Sophomore Inquiry Course (SINQ) Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term SINQ European Studies SINQ American History of the 1920 s SINQ Environmental Sustainability

Partnership UNST teaches the subject matter (4 credits) Flagship teaches how to talk about that subject matter in Russian (2 credits)

Partnership UNST • Work with UNST faculty • Use UNST syllabi Flagship course • Work with FLL faculty • Create curricula and lesson plans • Design levelappropriate reading/ listening materials • Introduce Russian points of view

Curriculum, example: Week 3, April 13 This week in FRINQ: Colonialism and Imperialism: Film: Rabbit-Proof Fence; Australia, a case study of imperial power This week in Flagship: Колониализм и империализм/ Colonialism and Imperialism: Movie Фильм: Русская Карта 3/ Russian Map 3, Россия, Чукчи/ The people of Chukchi: советский и пост-советский периоды/ Soviet and Post-Soviet periods

Curriculum, example: Week 9, March 3 rd This week in SINQ: The Great Gatsby: discussion of social mobility, mind map This week in Flagship: Роман Великий Гэтсби в критике советских литературоведов/ Soviet literary Critics on The Great Gatsby Н. Б. Колесникова, Роман Ф. С. Фицджеральда «Великий Гэтсби» , Зарубежная литература. Вып. 11. М. , 1968/ The task is to identify bias in written text + discussion

Flagship lessons: • Warm up: Intermediate level • Main Activity 1: Advanced level • Main Activity 2: (targeting) Superior level • Main Activity 3: Advanced level • Wrap up: Intermediate level NB: each class is structured like an ACTFL OPI interview

Sample lesson plan Power and Imagination, Wk 4 This week in FRINQ: Non-violent forms of resistance This week in Flagship: Толстой и Ганди, ненасильственное сопротивление/ Tolstoy and Gandhi, non-violent resistance

Sample lesson plan Warm up благо vs. блага (определение, синонимы, антонимы, в контексте) Main activity: Intermediate to Advanced level: Дома: статья о Ганди, Письмо Толстого к Ганди В классе: составьте тест по содержанию статьи; поменяйтесь с соседом

Sample lesson plan Main activity: Advanced level: Ассоциации + Рассказ Ганди

Sample lesson plan Main activity: Advanced to Superior level: «Минута славы» Ваше мнение: насильственное/ненасильственное сопротивление Wrap-up: Intermediate Смогли бы Вы возглавить движение сопротивления?

Sample lesson plan Environmental Sustainability, Wk 5 This week in SINQ: Managing Water Systems This week in Flagship: Байкал: экологические, экономические и социальные составляющие

Sample lesson plan Warm-up: Intermediate

Sample lesson plan Main activity 1: Advanced level: Дома: статьи о проблемах оз. Байкал В классе: в парах студенты делятся полученной информацией; обсуждают возможные пути решения проблем

Sample lesson plan Main activity 2: Advanced to Superior Level «Круглый стол» : зеленые и промышленники Wrap-up: Intermediate level Что можете сделать лично Вы для сохранения природы?

Preliminary findings – Increased vocabulary – Improved critical reading skills – Awareness of the goal “уроки русского языка послужили замечательной возможностью смотреть на определенные вопросы с разных точек зрения, анализировать и высказывать свое мнение” (Надя) «для меня русский как воспитание, флагшип как образование!» (Чарльз)

Future • Level III course • Russian Immersion Floor • Russian Flagship Center in St. Petersburg Questions?

Future Thank you! • Contact information: Olesya Kisselev kisselev@pdx. edu Daria Aleeva daleeva@pdx. edu Sandra Freels freels@pdx. edu Спасибо за внимание!