Advanced Russian Learning Modules on the WWW

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Advanced Russian Learning Modules on
the WWW

• Prof. Thomas Beyer
• Middlebury College

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Project Goals

• Advanced Level Russian Course
• Content Areas Not Currently Covered
• Possible Template for Future Efforts

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Considerations

• Timeliness of Topics
• Broad Appeal-beyond Midd
• Hope for Model for Future

And the Winner
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Russian Ecology

• Web based
• Independent/in Class
• Senior Seminar

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Course Itself

• Chapter 1-fonts and tools
• Chapter 2-search and translate
• Chapter 3-identify topic
• Chapter 4-independent research and reports

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Lesson 1

• Install fonts, configure browser
• Print and type Russian text
• Translate article
• Use search engine(s).
• Work with research tools

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Lesson 2

• Read and translate text
• Identify environmental issues
• Personal set of web links
• Read and summarize article on Baikal today

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Lesson 3

• Search-identify-read-take notes-outline
• Determine your research interest
• Read and translate from Russian
• Outline in Russian the issue(s)
• Submit your list of sites, original texts,
  translation, and outline

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Lesson 4

• 1. A five-page paper in English
• 2. A one-two page typed summary in Russian for
  your oral presentation of your paper. 
• 3. An electronic outline (Power Point or web
  page) of your presentation and paper

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Where do we go from here?

• Share ware
• tom.beyer_at_middlebury.edu
• http//community.middlebury.edu/beyer/courses/ru7
  00es/students/studprojects.html

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Related Documents

• Hand outs
• Business cards
• Web page