Connecting Classrooms: Russian Language Teaching Project At Ucf,
2013
Brigham Young University
Connecting Classrooms: Russian Language Teaching Project At Ucf, Alla Kourova
Russian Language Journal
Change happens all the time and in all places. It is a characteristic of our modern world. A current trend in the world is globalization, which occurred by rapid developments in transportation and information technology. Today, people from diverse backgrounds come into more and more contact with each other with a regularity that is unique to this period of human history. As a result, intercultural communication has become increasingly important.
Individualized Project-Based Reading And Its Effect On Students’ Reading Habits And Beliefs,
2013
Brigham Young University
Individualized Project-Based Reading And Its Effect On Students’ Reading Habits And Beliefs, Filip Zachoval
Russian Language Journal
In recent years, a number of empirical and conceptual studies about Project-Based Learning (PBL) have presented consistent arguments rationalizing this approach to language learning and teaching. However, there are no known studies available on PBL in the Russian language classroom. This article presents the results of a qualitative research study that investigates incorporating an individualized reading project into a third-semester Russian classroom. Within the movement of studentcentered pedagogies, the overall purpose of this study was: (a) to implement a reading project into a third-semester university Russian language class and (b) to provide an analysis of some of the educational gains …
Toward A Theory Of Interdisciplinarity: An Example Of Conceptual Integration/Blending In Teaching And Learning In Russian And East European Language-Based Area Studies,
2013
Brigham Young University
Toward A Theory Of Interdisciplinarity: An Example Of Conceptual Integration/Blending In Teaching And Learning In Russian And East European Language-Based Area Studies, Anna Pleshakova, Kathleen M. Quinlan
Russian Language Journal
Most of problems in everyday and professional life are interdisciplinary, though most of our academic scholarship is contained within disciplines. To understand and solve such interdisciplinary problems, we must cross disciplinary boundaries. Yet, “the need to identify a method or/and logic of interdisciplinarity has, however, proven to be much easier to proclaim than to meet.”
Using A Corpus-Based Approach To Russian As A Foreign Language Materials Development,
2013
Brigham Young University
Using A Corpus-Based Approach To Russian As A Foreign Language Materials Development, Edie Furniss
Russian Language Journal
The increase in availability and sophistication of corpora in recent years has facilitated the application of usage-based approaches to language pedagogy. Although the use of corpus data is certainly not without its difficulties, it offers great pedagogical promise. Corpora, consisting of natural language culled from a multitude of sources and genres, provide valuable information about language in use. While a corpus can provide us with contextualized linguistic data and statistics on the behavior of lexicon (with respect to frequency and collocation), a connection needs to be forged between the data and their practical use. Two main areas ripe for the …
Key Indicators Of Language Impact On Identity Formation In Belarus,
2013
Brigham Young University
Key Indicators Of Language Impact On Identity Formation In Belarus, Tony Brown
Russian Language Journal
In 1986, a group of 28 intellectuals from Belarus wrote the following brief letter to then-General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev: “Language is the soul of a nation, the supreme manifestation of its cultural identity, the foundation of its true spiritual life. A nation lives and flourishes in history while its language lives. With the decline of the language, culture withers and atrophies, the nation ceases to exist as a historical organism” (Letters to Gorbachev, 1987).
Review Essay: Popularizing Russian Language,
2013
Brigham Young University
Review Essay: Popularizing Russian Language, Michael S. Gorham
Russian Language Journal
In an era rife with complaints over the degradation of language in the face of a host of commonly cited bugaboos (inferior schools, lazy pupils, declining morals, insidious new media technologies), one can only be heartened by the fact that language and language usage continue to be a source of popular discussion and debate. Even in American culture, where reverence for the national tongue has historically paled compared to the likes of France and Russia, one can find regular language-related rubrics in both print and broadcast media (e.g. “Word on the Street” and “Week in Words” [Wall St. Journal], “On …
Review: Сетевые Разговоры: Культурные Коммуникации В Рунете,
2013
Brigham Young University
Review: Сетевые Разговоры: Культурные Коммуникации В Рунете, Thomas J. Garza
Russian Language Journal
For any reader interested in the linguistic and cultural shifts that have occurred in the Russian language as a result of the explosion of Internet use in the russophone world, Zvereva’s work, Сетевые разговоры, is especially apt. In this timely and insightful work, Zvereva employs both discourse analysis as well as rigorous commentary from the corpus of work in media and cultural studies to fashion a critical review of current trends and innovations in the use of Internet-based media―predominately via RuNet (.ru)― as a means of initiating and developing communication. Emphasizing its broad appeal, Zvereva points to the relevance of …
Full Issue,
2013
Brigham Young University
In Search Of Real Fathers: Plenzdorf's Die Neuen Leiden Des Jungen W. And Vater, Mutter, Mörderkind,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
In Search Of Real Fathers: Plenzdorf's Die Neuen Leiden Des Jungen W. And Vater, Mutter, Mörderkind, Michelle Schwoebel
Theses and Dissertations
Plenzdorf's works, one written before the fall of socialism in the German Democratic Republic (hereafter referred to as the DDR), and one after, portray relationships between fathers and sons, which act as a metaphor to express a personal perspective of the state, revealing that the DDR was neither as repressive or as omnipresent for the average citizen as outsiders are often given to believe. The father, or Übervater, a figure deeply rooted in the German consciousness, is represented by the state and proves itself as an entity which gives the protagonists in both works little notice, despite their best efforts …
Austro-American Reflections: Making The Writings Of Ann Tizia Leitich Accessible To English-Speaking Audiences,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
Austro-American Reflections: Making The Writings Of Ann Tizia Leitich Accessible To English-Speaking Audiences, Stephen Andrew Simon
Theses and Dissertations
Ann Tizia Leitich wrote about America to a Viennese audience as a foreign correspondent with the unique and personal perspective of an immigrant to the United States. Leitich differentiates herself from other Europeans who reported on America in her day by telling of the life of the average working American. In so doing, Leitich uses her work as a foreign correspondent to create a new identity for Austria between the World Wars. Leitich uses America in the 1920's and 1930's as a cultural mirror in which the new Republic of Austria can see itself. Leitich's perspective of America is not …
Evans's 'The Turducken' And Chekhov's 'The Seagull',
2012
Swarthmore College
Evans's 'The Turducken' And Chekhov's 'The Seagull', Brian R. Johnson
Russian Faculty Works
In his article "Evans's The Turducken and Chekhov's The Seagull" Brian R. Johnson approaches The Turducken as a travesty of The Seagull, examining six iconic scenes from The Seagull, in order to explore the satirical effect of the altered scenes. In December of 2008, Bedlam Theatre of Minneapolis presented The Turducken, "a holiday dinner theater spectacular inspired by Anton Chekhov's The Seagull." Playwright Josef Evans takes Chekhov's 1895 work and turns the classic piece into a musical and farcical satire. The plot of The Turducken follows the plot of The Seagull, and some scenes in The Turducken are recognizable as …
Implications To The Traditional Higher Education Model In A Time Of New Economic And Demographic Realities,
2012
Liberty University
Implications To The Traditional Higher Education Model In A Time Of New Economic And Demographic Realities, Phillip Imel
Faculty Publications and Presentations
In the world’s developed countries the tendency is to a decreasing or stagnant, aging population. Traditional higher education has occurred early in life with little retraining in adulthood. The current demographic and economic realities demand a change in the role of traditional higher education as it must be more flexible and portable. Higher education must play a central role in the lifelong learning process as new technologies become available. Changes will occur with or without the approval of the established higher education hierarchy as businesses and governments demand quicker, cheaper, and better delivery methods to the current system. Technology is …
The Russian Village, Urban Infrastructure Issues, And The Vertically Integrated Agriculture Model,
2012
Liberty University
The Russian Village, Urban Infrastructure Issues, And The Vertically Integrated Agriculture Model, Phillip Imel
Faculty Publications and Presentations
Russia’s population total has been in decline since 1992 and this is most evident in the villages of Russia. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the large farm collectives, many villages’ raison d'être ceased to exist. Today people continue to leave the villages for what they consider to be the better economic promise of the larger cities. There are serious societal and infrastructure issues related to the village exodus to the larger municipalities. In this paper, a vertically integrated agriculture model is examined as one step towards a more vibrant village economy. A vertically integrated model based upon …
Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach's Ohne Liebe: A Translation And Commentary,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach's Ohne Liebe: A Translation And Commentary, Steven L. Peris
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis explores a short drama of Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Without Love. It provides not only a complete English translation of the work, but also an interpretative introduction. By first examining the life of Ebner-Eschenbach, I am able to provide insight to the origins of the play. Because Ebner-Eschenbach faced so much opposition in her drama writing career this one act play becomes more relevant. It contains similar themes to her other works such as: gender roles, the role of the aristocracy, and love in marriage. Without Love examines the role of love in marriage by providing the reader …
Diagnosing Prince Myshkin,
2012
Swarthmore College
Diagnosing Prince Myshkin, Brian R. Johnson
Russian Faculty Works
The article presents literary criticism of the book "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It focuses on the medical history of the character Prince Myshkin. According to the author, Myshkin's diagnosis of and treatment for epilepsy play an important role in his character and in the plot of the novel. Topics discussed include recognition, Dostoyevsky's medical knowledge, and the 19th-century medical concept of idiotism.
All This Is Your World: Soviet Tourism At Home And Abroad After Stalin,
2012
Western Kentucky University
All This Is Your World: Soviet Tourism At Home And Abroad After Stalin, Marko Dumančić
History Faculty Publications
Book Review in Nationalities Papers The Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity
Agnes Von Lilien: A Translation By Kari Stolzenburg,
2012
Brigham Young University - Provo
Agnes Von Lilien: A Translation By Kari Stolzenburg, Kari M. Stolzenburg
Theses and Dissertations
The novel Agnes von Lilien by Caroline von Wolzogen, although celebrated during the period of Weimar Classicism, was not generally well known to English-speaking readers and researchers until recently. This project aims to address this situation by creating an easily accessible English translation of the novel complete with critical annotations for the benefit of researchers and lay readers alike. The annotated translation presented in this work is an excerpt of the full translation of the work drawn in particular from the first third of the novel. This novel, first published in 1798, reflects many ideals of the Enlightenment, as well …
Subverting Socialist Realism: Vasily Grossman's Marginal Heroes,
2012
Pomona College
Subverting Socialist Realism: Vasily Grossman's Marginal Heroes, Maria Karen Whittle
Pomona Senior Theses
Soviet writer Vasilii Grossman has been renowned in the West as a dissident author of Life and Fate, which multiple sources, including The New York Times have called "arguably the greatest Russian novel of the 20th century." Grossman, however, was not a dissident, but an official state writer attempting to publish for a Soviet audience. Grossman's work was criticized by Soviets as being "too Jewish", while Jewish scholars have called it "not Jewish enough." And, despite his modern critical acclaim, little scholarship on Grossman exists. In my thesis, I explore these paradoxes. I argue that Grossman attempts to reinterpret traditional …
Embracing Stars: On The Corporeal Qualities Of Russian Glass,
2012
Macalester College
Embracing Stars: On The Corporeal Qualities Of Russian Glass, Julia B. Chadaga
Russian Studies Faculty Publications
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And Then, He Folds His Patterned Rug: Repressive Reality And The Eternal Soul In Vladimir Nabokov,
2012
Liberty University
And Then, He Folds His Patterned Rug: Repressive Reality And The Eternal Soul In Vladimir Nabokov, Elizabeth Cook
Masters Theses
While Vladimir Nabokov has deservedly earned fame as a stylist of the strange, most critics who study his novels approach his absurd and beautiful characters as little more than fractured victims of a wholly subjective reality. Compounding the misunderstanding is the tired debate over whether or not Lolita is literary, pornographic, or some cruel game of cat-and-mouse in which Nabokov seizes control of his readers' sense of morality. However, critics who read Nabokov as nothing more than a manipulative stylist neglect to realize that his characters suffer such absurd distortions of spirit and mind because their environment--the "average" reality of …
