Events

STARTALK 2022

STARTALK is continuing!  Do you want to expand your language and cultural fluency, enhance your academic resume, and gain a competitive edge in the global workforce? Then, the UCF STARTALK Russian Language and Culture Immersion Program is for you!   Hosted by UCF Modern Languages and Literatures (MLL) with the support of UCF Global!  MLL welcomes university or college students registered for the course RUT 3505 Summer B at UCF. The program will be delivered in a summer camp format including lunch and excursions. It will take…

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Black History Month and RASA

February is Black History Month, and R.A.S.A board has prepared for you an interesting conversation with Dr. Morris about this topic, and its relations to Russian Language! This presentation will be held on Tuesday, February 23rd at 5:00 pm. Please visit this wonderful presentation! It is food for thought! https://zoom.us/j/91558841469?pwd=Nk14MEVhSjdwLzh5RjQ0N1dObUZBQT09 Meeting ID: 915 5884 1469 Passcode: UiExq7 Ben

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International Week

Hello everyone! International Week at UCF begins this Monday. There will be multiple events related to Russian language, culture, and career opportunities. Below is the schedule for these events. See you there! International week organized by the Russian Language program:Monday November 16th, 11:30 – Guest Speaker, Dr. Barry Morris, NAFSA Board, Washington D.C.“Russian Language and Literature in the International Education”, coordinator is Dr. Kourova.https://ucf.zoom.us/j/97828841669?pwd=MU9WaHhoWUFrOEtnWVRkcWtQejJvZz09 Monday, November 16th, 5:00pm – Guest Speaker, Natalia Rydvanova, Cultural Office of the Embassy of the…

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From Orlando to Russia Through Cultural Projects

Dr. Alla Kourova will be hosting a virtual seminar titled “From Orlando to Russia Through Cultural Projects.” She will be discussing how she uses cultural projects with the students in the classroom to teach Russian language and culture. Anyone interested in learning about cultural projects is invited to register for the event at the link https://www.cah.ucf.edu/seminars/. The seminar will begin on Zoom on Thursday June 25th  at 1:00pm. Ben

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Invitation for Pushkin Birthday Reading

We invite you to take part in the online event “Let’s Honor Pushkin,” dedicated to the 221st anniversary of the great poet! Anyone can become a participant of the action: for this it is necessary to read Pushkin’s poetic lines in Russian or English, record your own speech and post the video on social networks with hashtags #Let’sreadPushkin2020 and #PushkinUSA2020 or just send your video to us at 📧rcc@rccusa.org. You can speak both individually, and in a team of up…

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First Week of STARTALK

Friendly chatter and crisp of the wafer cake concluded the first week of STARTALK. In only five days, beginner students became comfortable with reading, counting, and having small talk in Russian, whereas intermediate students mastered skills essential for navigating Russian airports, including customs!  Michelle

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2nd Day of STARTALK

  On the second day of the program, STARTALK participants had classes in the morning. They learned the Cyrillic alphabet, ways to introduce themselves, and how to write in cursive. Participants also sang songs, played “Морской Бой” (battleship) and “Телефон” (telephone). Michelle

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