Russian Across the Curriculum:

The Russian Language Flagship Partner Pilot

Program at Portland State UniversityPresented byOlesya Kisselev

Daria Aleevawith Sandra Freels

Portland State University

The goalThe 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 award-winning general education program, University Studies Program (UNST).

University Studies Program at PSU (UNST)

UNST Freshman Inquiry course (FRINQ)

Fall Term Winter Term Spring TermFRINQ Power and Imagination

FRINQ Power and Imagination

FRINQ Power and Imagination

University Studies Program at PSU (UNST)

UNST Sophomore Inquiry Course(SINQ)

Fall Term Winter Term Spring TermSINQ European Studies

SINQ American History of the 1920s

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 level-

appropriate 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 3rd

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 levelNB: 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 planWarm up благо vs. блага (определение, синонимы, антонимы, в контексте)

Main activity: Intermediate to Advanced level:Дома: статья о Ганди, Письмо Толстого к

ГандиВ классе: составьте тест по содержанию

статьи; поменяйтесь с соседом

Sample lesson plan

Main activity: Advanced level:Ассоциации + Рассказ

Ганди

Sample lesson planMain activity: Advanced to Superior level:«Минута славы»Ваше мнение: насильственное/ненасильственное сопротивление

Wrap-up: IntermediateСмогли 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 planWarm-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 levelЧто 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?

FutureThank you!

• Contact information:

Olesya Kisselev kisselev@pdx.edu

Daria Aleeva daleeva@pdx.edu

Sandra Freels freels@pdx.edu

Спасибо за внимание!