Friday, May 20, 2022 to Friday, May 20, 2022
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In recent years, universities and schools have witnessed a growing interest in LSP courses, in particular learning language in the context of professional (STEM) majors. In addition, many career tracks in federal and private sectors need employees with advanced critical language proficiency, including Russian. Such courses could offer a welcome higher-level addition to existing Russian language programs, and potentially could encourage more students to double-major in Russian language. Despite the growing demand for specialists with a command of Russian in their chosen STEM discipline, pedagogical materials and approaches are lacking. This workshop brings together several educators who have experience in creating and teaching STEM-based courses and summer programs at K-16 level.
Moderators
Irina Walsh (Bryn Mawr College)
Anna Kudyma (University of California, Los Angeles)
Speakers
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Maria Khotimsky, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presentation: Teaching Russian for STEM at the Intermediate Level
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Veronika Egorova, Ph.D.
Harvard University
Presentation: STARTALK grant project Choose to Study Russian for Professional Needs
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Svetlana Abramova, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Presentation: Advanced Russian through STEM at the University of Washington
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Irina Six, Ph.D.
University of Kansas
Presentation: Functional Approach to Teaching Russian for Students with Different Academic Interests: Ideas from KU “Russian for Professions
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Sponsor(s): UCLA Russian Flagship Program, Domestic Russian Flagship programs at Bryn Mawr College and University of Wisconsin–Madison