Dear BASEES Postgraduate members,
Please find below information regarding a two day intensive Russian language workshop to be held in London on April 27th and 28th. It may be of interest to those of our postgraduate members who have an advanced level of Russian.
Best wishes,
Brendan McGeever
BASEES Postgraduate Representative
http://glasgow.academia.edu/BrendanMcGeever
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6th SCRSS Russian Language Seminar
High-Level Russian Listening Comprehension
and Discussion: Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 April 2013
Back by popular demand and now at a weekend! Prices held at 2011 rate. The seminar is organised by the Society for Co-operation in Russian and Soviet Studies (founded 1924) in association with the St Petersburg Association for International Co-operation, St Petersburg State University, OAO Sankt Peterburgskaya Zemleustroitelnaya Kompaniya and Rossotrudnichestvo.
Seminar Overview
Our popular seminar is a two-day intensive programme of lectures in Russian on contemporary Russian society and politics, culture and modern language usage, given by two senior lecturers from St Petersburg State University in Russia. It is aimed at teachers of Russian, graduates of Russian, final-year undergraduates of Russian and all others who have an advanced-level comprehension of spoken Russian and wish to keep abreast of the latest developments in Russia.
Lecture Programme
Participants attend four lectures in Russian per day: two in the morning and two in the afternoon. They choose from one of two options for each session. Lectures last 45 minutes, followed by 30 minutes for discussion. Note: lectures are in Russian only. View this year's lecture topics (pdf, 158KB) or see website: http://www.scrss.org.uk/russianseminar.htm
Participants may book a place on one or both days. Participants may also visit the SCRSS’s various libraries and special collections.
The seminar fee includes morning and afternoon tea / coffee and biscuits. Participants may bring their own lunch or order a buffet lunch provided by the SCRSS (extra charge, see below).
Lecturers
Dr Irina Mikhailovna Voznesenskaya
Associate Professor, lecturer in the Department of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (TRFL), Faculty of Philology, St Petersburg State University. Irina Voznesenskaya teaches Russian language to foreign and Russian students. She is the author of some 70 articles and textbooks of Russian language.
Dr Irina Aleksandrovna Gonchar
Associate Professor, lecturer in the Department of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (TRFL), Faculty of Philology, St Petersburg State University. Irina Gonchar teaches Russian language to foreign students and lectures on TRFL methodology to Russian students. She has delivered the course Russian Regional Studies to Russian and foreign students for more than 10 years. She is the author of many textbooks and academic articles.
Booking Details
Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 April 2013
Time: 10am - 4.30pm daily (registration 9 - 9.30am)
Venue: SCRSS, 320 Brixton Road, London SW9 6AB
Fee: £50 (one day), £90 (two days)
Lunch (optional): £10 per day
Application deadline: Friday 12 April
Payment deadline: Friday 19 April
Location and Travel: The SCRSS is in a pleasant green area on Brixton Road, the 3, 59, 133, 159 buses stop outside (Loughborough Road stop).
Tube stations are Brixton (Victoria line) and about 10 minutes walk, or Oval (Northern line) and about 15 minutes walk (or take the bus).
Suburban trains from Kent and from Victoria call at Brixton national rail station, 10 minutes walk.
Download: SCRSS Russian Language Seminar Application Form (pdf, 226KB) or see website: http://www.scrss.org.uk/Documents/SCRSS_RussSeminarApplication_2013.pdf
Note:
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Early booking is recommended.
Fees are non-refundable except in the following circumstances:
Participants cancel their booking before Friday 19 April 2013
Participants cancel for medical reasons with a doctor's certificate
The SCRSS cancels the seminar
The seminar is organised by the SCRSS in association with the St Petersburg Association for International Co-operation, OAO Sankt Peterburgskaya Zemleustroitelnaya Kompaniya and Rossotrudnichestvo.
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