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Please pass the information on to to those who may benefit 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 <http://www.scrss.org.uk/Documents/SCRSS_RussSeminar2013_Lectures.pdf> 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 <http://www.scrss.org.uk/contacts.htm> , 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 <http://www.scrss.org.uk/Documents/SCRSS_RussSeminarApplication_2013.pdf> 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.