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A comprehensive guide to Russian-language instruction combining the latest research, pedagogy, and practice.

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.

The Art of Teaching Russian offers Russian-language practitioners current research, pedagogy, 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.

Table of Contents

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  1. Cover
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  1. Half-Title Page, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Illustrations
  2. pp. ix-xii
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xiii-xiv
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  1. Introduction
  2. Evgeny Dengub, Irina Dubinina, Jason Merrill
  3. pp. xv-xviii
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  1. Part I. The State of the Profession
  1. 1. Language Education in the United States: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
  2. Aline Germain-Rutherford
  3. pp. 1-22
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  1. 2. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Teaching and Learning Russian in the United States in the Post-Soviet Era
  2. Cynthia L. Martin
  3. pp. 23-48
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  1. 3. Russian Programs in the 21st-Century University: Preparing for the Future
  2. Angelika Kraemer, Jason Merrill, David Prestel
  3. pp. 49-71
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  1. 4. Russian Language Readiness in Graduate Teaching Assistants: Implications for Teaching and Learning
  2. Cori Anderson, Julia Mikhailova, Anna Tumarkin
  3. pp. 72-92
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  1. Part II. The Teaching of Russian and the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages
  1. 5. Making the Standards the Standard: The World-Readiness Standards and the Teaching of Russian Language and Culture
  2. Thomas J. Garza
  3. pp. 93-119
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  1. 6. The Goals of Collegiate Learners of Russian and the US Standards for Learning Languages
  2. Dianna Murphy, Narek Sahakyan, Sally Sieloff Magnan
  3. pp. 120-144
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  1. Part III. Approaches to Teaching Russian
  1. 7. The Shifting Paradigm in Russian Language Pedagogy: From Communicative Language Teaching to Transformative Language Learning and Teaching
  2. Betty Lou Leaver, Christine Campbell
  3. pp. 145-162
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  1. 8. Reconceptualizing Grammar Instruction: Making It Meaningful and Communicative
  2. William J. Comer
  3. pp. 163-186
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  1. 9. Content, Language, and Task in Advanced Russian
  2. Lynne deBenedette
  3. pp. 187-210
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  1. 10. Oral History in the Russian Language Curriculum: A Transformative Learning Experience
  2. Benjamin Jens, Colleen Lucey, Benjamin Rifkin
  3. pp. 211-230
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  1. 11. Language and Cultural Learning through Song: Three Complementary Contexts
  2. Karen Evans-Romaine, Stuart H. Goldberg, Susan Kresin, Vicki Galloway
  3. pp. 231-254
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  1. Part IV. Curriculum and Materials Development
  1. 12. Developing a Textbook: A Framework and Reflections
  2. Olga E. Kagan, Anna S. Kudyma
  3. pp. 255-279
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  1. 13. Addressing the Representation of Diversity in Russian Language Textbooks
  2. Rachel Stauffer
  3. pp. 280-306
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  1. 14. Corpus Linguistics and Russian Language Pedagogy
  2. Olesya Kisselev, Edie Furniss
  3. pp. 307-330
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  1. Part V. Teaching Culture
  1. 15. Developing Intercultural Competence in a Russian Language Class
  2. Ekaterina Nemtchinova
  3. pp. 331-358
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  1. 16. The Literary Canon and Precedent Texts in Teaching Russian Language and Culture at the Intermediate Level
  2. Tatiana Smorodinska
  3. pp. 359-376
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  1. 17. Extracurricular Activities in Russian Language and Culture Programs: Challenges and Perspectives
  2. Alla Epsteyn, Maia Solovieva
  3. pp. 377-402
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  1. Part VI. Teaching and Learning Russian with Technology
  1. 18. Mixing It Up with Blended Learning
  2. Shannon Spasova, Kristen Welsh
  3. pp. 403-430
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  1. 19. Research-Based Internet Writing Projects in the Russian Curriculum
  2. Cori Anderson, Irina Walsh
  3. pp. 431-454
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  1. Editors
  2. pp. 455-456
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  1. List of Contributors
  2. pp. 457-464
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 465-476
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