Textbook
Preparing Russian-language learners for successful careers in the federal government and NGOs
University of Iowa
2024
Appears in Recent Books by UI Authors
Abstract
Preparing Russian-language learners for successful careers in the federal government and NGOs is an open educational resource (OER) created by Dr. Anna Kolesnikova (University of Iowa) and Dr. Olga Klimova (University of Pittsburgh) with funding from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. The OER and its goals respond to the current need for skilled Russian-language specialists who can work in a variety of federal and NGO careers that require mastery of a foreign language. To be successful in assisting Russian-speaking people in the United States or in working in a Russian-speaking country, candidates should have robust language proficiency as well as an in-depth understanding of the target culture. Job tasks of federal and NGO employees require specialized linguistic and cultural knowledge, which in turn requires materials that provide opportunities to practice and master these language skills: knowledge of vocabulary specific to practical needs and a clear understanding of cultural nuances to make communication with Russian-speaking people more efficient and successful. We hope that this resource provides future and current specialists with additional knowledge and practice to develop these skills.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Preparing Russian-language learners for successful careers in the federal government and NGOs
- Creators
- Anna Kolesnikova Dyer - University of Iowa, Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Resource Type
- Textbook
- Publisher
- University of Iowa; Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2024 Anna Kolesnikova Dyer
- Grant note
- Funding from the Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh
- Comment
- The first four parts of this online resource were finished in 2024. This project remains ongoing because the nature of the project demands a wide range of cultural and linguistic explanations and practice tasks. Addressing all of them was beyond the scope of this project, but we plan to continue seeking funding to expand this online resource further, making it even more beneficial for everyone planning to work in a Russian-speaking country or with Russian-speaking people.
- Language
- English; Russian
- Date published
- 2024
- Academic Unit
- Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Record Identifier
- 9984774172202771
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