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Presented by Olesya Kisselev Daria Aleeva with Sandra Freels Portland State University

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

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Presented by Olesya Kisselev Daria Aleeva with Sandra Freels Portland State University

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. Innovative approach • Russian Across the Curriculum Program • students take classes in Russian • throughout their colleges career

  4. Russian Across the CurriculumProgram The program was made possible in partnership with PSU’s award-winning general education program, University Studies Program (UNST).

  5. University Studies Program at PSU (UNST) UNST Freshman Inquiry course (FRINQ)

  6. University Studies Program at PSU (UNST) UNST Sophomore Inquiry Course (SINQ)

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

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

  9. 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

  10. Curriculum, example: Week 9, March 3rd This week in SINQ: The Great Gatsby: discussion of social mobility, mind map This week in Flagship: Роман Великий Гэтсбив 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Sample lesson plan Warm up благоvs.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

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

  15. 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?

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

  17. Sample lesson plan Warm-up: Intermediate

  18. 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

  19. Sample lesson plan Main activity2: Advanced to Superior Level «Круглый стол»: зеленые и промышленники Wrap-up: Intermediate level Что можете сделать лично Вы для сохранения природы?

  20. 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)

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

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

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