{"product_id":"the-art-of-teaching-russian-9781647120016","title":"The Art of Teaching Russian","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Teaching Russian: Research, Pedagogy, and Practice will clearly be filling the existing gap and hopefully creating a bridge to more data and research in the field as well as a development of more innovative teaching materials, including textbooks for different levels of proficiency and online programs with new technologically mediated teaching methods. The book should also facilitate the conversation about teaching and learning Russian among Russian instructors and promote further research in the field. * Rocky Mountain Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction  Part I. The State of the Profession  1. Language Education in the United States: Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowAline Germain-Rutherford  2. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Teaching and Learning Russian in the United States in the Post-Soviet EraCynthia L. Martin  3. Russian Programs in the 21st-Century University: Preparing for the FutureAngelika Kraemer, Jason Merrill, and David Prestel  4. Russian Language Readiness in Graduate Teaching Assistants: Implications for Teaching and LearningCori Anderson, Julia Mikhailova, and Anna Tumarkin  Part II. The Teaching of Russian and the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages   5. Making the Standards the Standard: World-Readiness Standards and the Teaching of Russian Language and CultureThomas J. Garza  6. The Goals of Collegiate Learners of Russian and the US Standards for Learning LanguagesDianna Murphy, Narek Sahakyan, and Sally Sieloff Magnan  Part III. Approaches to Teaching Russian  7. The Shifting Paradigm in Russian Language Pedagogy: From Communicative Language Teaching to Transformative Language Learning and TeachingBetty Lou Leaver and Christine Campbell  8. Reconceptualizing Grammar Instruction: Making It Meaningful and CommunicativeWilliam J. Comer  9. Content, Language, and Task in Advanced RussianLynne deBenedette  10. Oral History in the Russian Language Curriculum: A Transformative Learning ExperienceBenjamin Jens, Colleen Lucey, and Benjamin Rifkin  11. Language and Cultural Learning through Song: Three Complementary ContextsKaren Evans-Romaine, Stuart Goldberg, Susan Kresin, and Vicki Galloway   Part IV. Curriculum and Materials Development  12. Developing a Textbook: A Framework and ReflectionsOlga E. Kagan and Anna S. Kudyma  13. Addressing the Representation of Diversity in Russian Language Textbooks Rachel Stauffer  14. Corpus Linguistics and Russian Language PedagogyOlesya Kisselev and Edie Furniss  Part V. Teaching Culture  15. Developing Intercultural Competence in a Russian Language ClassEkaterina Nemtchinova  16. The Literary Canon and Precedent Texts in Teaching Russian Language and Culture at the Intermediate LevelTatiana Smorodinska  17. Extracurricular Activities in Russian Language and Culture Programs: Challenges and Perspectives Alla Epsteyn and Maia Solovieva  Part VI. Teaching and Learning Russian with Technology  18. Mixing it Up with Blended LearningShannon Spasova and Kristen Welsh  19. Research-Based Internet Writing Projects in the Russian CurriculumCori Anderson and Irina Walsh  EditorsList of ContributorsIndex","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041946992983,"sku":"9781647120016","price":136.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781647120016.jpg?v=1750952323","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-teaching-russian-9781647120016","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}