Middlebury Language Schools

 

How to Apply

To apply to participate in the 2013 STARTALK program for teachers of Russian, please download a copy of the application form and send the completed form to the Program Director, Evgeny Dengub, at edengub@middlebury.edu.

The application deadline is May 1, 2013.

Instructions: Please begin by saving a blank copy of the form to your computer. Next, open the saved form and fill it out. Lastly, create an electronic signature (click the "Sign" button on the application toolbar), place your signature on the application, and click "Done Signing." Now you can save and email the completed form.

Questions? Consult our FAQs.

STARTALK Institute for Teachers of Russian

The Davis School of Russian is pleased to announce that it will host a STARTALK program for teachers of Russian during the 2013 summer session.

Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy for Teachers of Russian
July 15 -31, 2013

The principles of second language acquisition and pedagogy and the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century will serve as foundation for this intensive pedagogy program hosted by the Davis School of Russian at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.

The program’s target audience are graduate students who are starting to teach Russian and teachers in middle and high schools.

Participants will learn how to choose appropriate pedagogical strategies and develop effective teaching and assessment practices that will bring their students to linguistic and cultural proficiency in Russian. The program curriculum will focus on communicative learner-centered instruction, which uses interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication and integrates the five standards (communication, cultures, connections, comparisons and communities).

Participants will also be exposed to the teaching and linguistic expertise of the Middlebury Russian faculty, who will open their classrooms for observations and, as guest lecturers, will lead a series of workshops and seminars. Participants will demonstrate mastery of the material by designing and implementing a number of classroom activities and a final lesson. Participants additionally will benefit from the Russian School’s intensive environment by interacting with students and teachers at cultural events and meals.

Tuition, lodging expenses, meals, textbooks, and classroom materials will be paid by grant funding, and each participant will receive a travel reimbursement for up to $250. Participants will receive one unit of graduate credit.

Irina Dubinina, PhD, director of the Russian program at Brandeis University, will serve as a lead instructor and Evgeny Dengub, PhD, a lead instructor at the Russian School and lecturer in Russian at Amherst College, will serve as the Program Director.

For more information about the 2013 STARTALK program at the Davis School of Russian, please consult our list of Frequently Asked Questions. You may also contact the STARTALK Program Director, Evgeny Dengub, at edengub@middlebury.edu.