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Roundtable on Teaching Languages Online 
March 17 2020, 4:00 PM EST
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We have invited colleagues who have been using technology in teaching Russian for  number of years in various contexts. They will share  their strategies,  best practices, "dos' and donts'" of blended. and online teaching and provide advice and guidance on how to teach Russian given today's circumstances. 
Among are experts are Shannon Spasova (Michigan State University), Thomas Garza (University of Texas, Austin), Nataliya Ushakova (Staten Island Technical High School), Irina Dubinina (Brandeis University), and Ekaterina Severts.

There will be designated time for Q&A.
The webinar will be conducted in English.

Past Webinars

ACTR webinars led by leading scholars and teachers of Russian present a unique opportunity for professional development. 
Contact Evgeny Dengub (edengub@gmail.com) to get a recording of a webinar you are interested in (available for free to all active ACTR members).

Особенности проведения онлайн-занятий РКИ 

by Yulia Amlinskaya (March 2020)

The Academic Job Market in Russian Language, Literature, and Culture: Preparation, Pitfalls, and Pathways

by Karen Evans-Romaine (February 2020)

Unlocking Russian Pronunciation 

by Kimberly DiMattia (September 2019)

   

To Blend or Not to Blend: The Case for Hybrid Courses

by Shannon Donnally Spasova ​(April 2019)

   

Oral History Projects in the Russian-Language Curriculum

by Colleen Lucey and Benjamin Rifkin (March 2019)

Синтаксис сложного предложения в практике РКИ (продвинутый уровень)

by Anna Alsufieva (February 2019)

Verbs of Motion: Keep it Simple and Meaningful

by Irina Six (December 2018)

Online Resources for Russian Teachers 

by Evgeny Dengub (November 2018)

Упражнения на практику устной речи: мемы, виммельбухи, кубики историй

by Yulia Amlinskaya (October 2018)

Лакуны в словарях и грамматиках русского языка

by Alexey Shmelev (March 2018)

The Movement toward Transformation in Education: What It Offers Russian Language Teachers

by Betty Lou Leaver (February 2018)

Russian Flagship Practices: Intensive Language Learning for Students of All Majors

by Karen Evans-Romaine (January 2018)

The Backwards Flip: Designing Russian Courses for Advanced Proficiency

by Thomas Garza (December 2017)

Guided Subtitles in Teaching Russian

by Richard Robin (November 2017)
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Обучение устной речи в условиях современного иноязычного образования

by Valentina Trufanova (May 2017)

Guiding principles and practical strategies for teaching mixed classes  

by Maria Carreira (May 2017)

Современный русский язык в интернете и других новых коммуникативных сферах

by Максим Кронгауз (March 2017)

Approaches to working with heritage learners: learning outcomes and ways to achieve them

by Irina Dubinina and Alla Smyslova (March 2017)

Heritage Language Curricular Development for Russian Heritage Speakers: Foundations and Rationale

by Olga Kagan (February 2017)

Heritage Speakers of Russian: a Linguistic Portrait by Maria Polinsky​

by Maria Polinsky (February 2017)

High School to College Articulation: Building Proficiency and Structural Control at the Pre-College Level

by Lee Roby (January 2017)

Moving from Intermediate to Advanced in Russian

by Cynthia Martin (December 2016)

Striking a Balance: Input, Vocabulary and Grammar in Teaching Russian

by William Comer and Lynn deBenedette (November 2016)

Contemporary Russian: What do We Teach Our Students?

by Елена Шмелева (March 2016)

Proficiency-oriented and Standards-based Assessment

by Benjamin Rifkin (February 2016)