RSSS 114 - How to Learn a Foreign Language

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The goal of the course is to provide students with important tools to help them become successful foreign language learners. Students will become familiar with basic elements of language such as parts of speech and the pronunciation of new sounds as a means of enabling them to anticipate and effectively deal with problems in pronunciation, vocabulary building, and sentence formation that often come up in foreign language study. They will also learn about the intertwining of culture and language, such as how expressions of politeness and body language differ across cultures. They will also be exposed to different language teaching and learning styles, typical mistakes language learners make, and strategies for making language learning more effective. This information will be presented in the context of the wide variety of languages taught at the University of Arizona

Units
3
Also Offered As
GER 114, LING 114
Grade Basis
Regular Grades
Course Attributes
Provisionally Approved

We are U

Film Screening

When
1 – 3 p.m., April 18, 2025

About the film: 

We Are U is a documentary about five Ukrainian teenagers and their mentors. These are five stories of young people from different corners of Ukraine. Each is about an individual living-through-war experience, about so young “present” that is creating a worth living “future”. The teenagers are telling us their stories and voicing their ideas – how they have been working to develop and restore Ukraine. Each of them is brave, talented, and motivated to start restoring Ukraine right now, not waiting for the victory. The documentary does not just show the life of teenagers, this is a reality show, indeed, with mentors helping them explore and implement their ideas and projects. 

You can watch the film trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbMat165bkg 

-Film Screening-Meeting Gorbachev

Directed by Werner Herzog

When
4 – 5:50 p.m., March 19, 2025

Come join the Department of Russian & Slavic Studies for a Screening for the 2018 biographical documentary about the life of the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev.

Honoring Ukrainian Resilience:

Past, Present, and Future

When
12:30 – 1:30 p.m., Feb. 27, 2025

Join us as we commemorate the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Through poetry readings and brief remarks, we will reflect on the local and global effects of the war.

Faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to attend.

Light refreshments will be served.

Suggested parking: Second Street Garage (1390 E 2nd St)

Новым Годом (Novy God)

с Новым Годом!

When
5 – 6 p.m., Feb. 6, 2025
 

Come join the Slavic and Eurasian Studies Club for Новым Годом (Novy God), this Thursday from 5:00-6:00pm where we will discuss how Slavic Countries celebrate New Years, how to make a toast and enjoy some delicious traditional food!

Elizaveta Volkovskaia

Ph.D. Student
Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at The University of Pittsburgh
B.A.
Linguistics and Translation
2018
M.A.
Russian and Slavic Studies
2022

Elizaveta's research interests include contemporary Russophone culture, feminism in modern Russia, digital media and political activism in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and contemporary deployments of canonical literature.

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Portrait of Elizaveta Volkovskaia

Maslenitsa

Presented by the Department of Russian & Slavic Studies at the University of Arizona

When
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., April 2, 2025

Celebrate Spring with the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies! Maslenitsa (aka Spring Festival or Pancake Week) is one of the popular holidays of many Eastern European countries which all share excitement for the end of winter.

Kazakhstan and Central Asia: Life Literature, and Culture

A talk by Dr. Anna Oldfield

When
4 – 5 p.m., Jan. 29, 2025

The cultures and customs of Uzbekistan have developed over a long history of contact and exchange with others, from the time of the Great Silk Road to the globalized 21st century. Find out more about this vibrant region as Dr. Oldfield discusses life, literature, travel, and culture in Uzbekistan and Central Asia.

 

An alumnus of the UA Dept. of Russian & Slavic Studies (MA, 1998), Dr. Anna Oldfield now works at Coastal Carolina University, where she teaches world literature and film. In addition to work in Russia & Ukraine, Dr. Oldfield has participated in various projects in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Her research centers on Central and Western Asia, and she is currently collaborating with Uzbek scholars, writers and translators on an anthology of 20th- and 21st-century Uzbek short stories.

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Baiterek Tower, Astana Kazakhstan