Environmental Studies in Russian

Thomas R. Beyer, Jr.

Middlebury College 

What follows is an experiment in Internet based learning, a mini-course that combines Russian language content from the field of Environmental Studies, with guides to using the Internet to search, access and read Russian sources. The course is intended for approximately four weeks of instruction, meeting with an instructor once or twice weekly, but may be utilized for individualized instruction. The course has primarily been designed for advanced students of the language, i.e. those at or beyond the Intermediate High level on the ACTFL scale (1+ on the ILR scale). This normally requires several years of study including some significant time spent in a Russian speaking country. Students who are less proficient may still use the course performing the tasks indicated by That's too hard!!

 

The material is broken down into the following major areas:

Lesson 1 Configuring your computer and browser to read and type Russian. Using Russian search engines. Consulting Russian language aides, general and specific dictionaries .

Lesson 2 The major environmental issues in Russia. What are Russia's key concerns?

Lesson 3 Specialization - picking your own research topic and area.

Lesson 4 The research report - and you are on your own.

 


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