Our first year language program allows students to learn Russian for those who have never spoken the language before. We focus on developing all four language skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening comprehension.
Russian Language Program
The department runs a full Russian language program with courses ranging from the Novice level to Advanced High. Novice students can pursue a regular track (First Year: L1 and L2) or intensive that covers two years of Russian (First and Second Years: L1 – L4) in one academic year.
Heritage students can take a specially designed course, Russian for Heritage Learners, offered every other academic year. Advanced language courses consist of four sequenced courses (Third-Year Russian I and II and Fourth-Year Russian I and II) as well as a variety of content L5 courses taught entirely in Russian.
The department offers “The Certificate of Advanced Language Study of Russian” to students who took four courses at the L5 level (e.g., Third-Year Russian, Fourth-Year Russian, and any of the content courses with the L5 designation). In addition to the language courses during the academic year, the department offers a robust summer program in the Republic of Georgia for all language levels from beginner’s to advanced.
Learn Russian
Each semester language courses are offered from introductions to Russian through robust literature courses.
Certificate of Language Study
The Russian language program offers a Certificate of Advanced Language Study in Russian.
Russian in Georgia - Language and Culture Study Abroad
An intensive summer program abroad featuring language study at the first-year, second-year, third-year, or advanced level of Russian.
Russian Language Faculty
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Constantine Muravnik
Sr Lector II of Slavic Languages & Literatures; Language Program Coordinator
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Julia Titus
Sr Lector II of Russian Slavic Languages and Literatures
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Anastasia Selemeneva
Lector of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Learn Russian at all levels
For those seeking an accelerated learning path, our program offers an opportunity to complete the first and second years of Russian study within a single academic year.
For speakers of Russian or other Slavic languages whose formal education has been in English. Overview of Russian grammar, focusing on the writing system, cases, conjunction, and syntax.
Our Language and Culture courses, through the L5 level, are designed to introduce students to an array of fascinating topics such as Nabokov, Russian Science Fiction, Russian Theater, the Russian Revolution, Dostoevsky, and Russian History through Literature and Film, among others.
Languages taught on campus
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Russian Language Program
The department runs a full Russian language program with courses ranging from the Novice level to Advanced High.
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Ukrainian Language Program
The Ukrainian Program offers students an unparalleled opportunity to engage with Ukrainian language and culture, a pursuit of growing global significance.
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Polish Language Program
Poland has been a source of amazing art, enlivening culture, and complex history. Our students get first hand experience working with the language.
