St. Cloud State University
General Education Goal Area 8
Global Perspectives
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
1.
Proposal Number:
Prepared by: Maria Mikolchak
Phone: 8-4141
Email: MMikolchak@stcloudstate.edu
2.
Requesting Unit: Foreign Languages and Literature
3.
Department, Course Number, Title: RUSS 102. Elementary Russian II
4.
New Course
5.
Will this course be flagged as a diversity course?
Already Designated as Diversity
Existing Course
No
Diversity Proposal Accompanying This Form
6.
Will this course also satisfy another General Education Goal Area?
No
Yes
If “Yes” specify which goal area.
Goal area 6
7.
Course bulletin description, including credits and semesters to be offered:
RUSS 102. Elementary Russian II
Introduction to the Russian language and culture including a mastery of the Cyrillic alphabet and proficiency in
basic vocabulary and grammar. 4 Cr., S.
8.
Indicate the clientele for whom this course is designed. Is the course for general education only, or
does it fulfill general education and other program needs for this or another department? Obtain
signatures from any affected departments.
Gen. Ed. and students with less than two years of high school Russian
wishing to expand on high school language learning. It is also often used by
students in degree programs under 45 credits, where students can use one
year of a foreign language in place of a minor. It is also desinged for
students planning study abroad in Russian-speaking countries. Also designed
for heritage speakers who are not literate in Russian.
9.
Indicate any changes that must be made in offerings or resources in your department or other
departments by offering this course.
None
10.
For new courses or courses not yet approved for General Education, indicate any other SCSU departments
or units offering instruction that relates to the content of the proposed course.
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11.
Courses designated as General Education are included in the assessment plan for the Goal Area(s)
for which they are approved. Courses for which assessment is not included in the annual GE
assessment report for two years will be removed from the General Education Program.
The Requesting Unit understands and recognizes the above conditions.
12.
Provide a concise explanation of how the following goal is a “significant focus” of the proposed course.
Goal Area 8: Global Perspectives
Develop a comparative perspective and understanding of one’s place in a global context.
Develop a comparative perspective and understanding of one's place in a
global context. By learning a new liguistic system, students are
confronted with issues of identity, self, and one's place in the world.
When students engage in learning Russian, they are confronted with a
whole series of discoveries: that Russian-speaking peoples have a
different alphabet, a different cursive writing, different norms for that
writing,different cultural norms, different ways of interacting with each
other, and different personal, professional, and societal goals. Russia's
role in the world as the biggest country, its impact on the global
economy, its past and present development are regular areas of focus.
13. In order for a course to be designated as fulfilling Goal Area 8, it must address at least 4 of the 5 student learning
outcomes (SLOs) below. Check the SLOs below that are focused on in the proposed general education course.
1. Explain how they are connected and related to people elsewhere in the world.
2. Describe similarities and differences among global places and populations.
3. Analyze how political, economic or cultural elements influence relations among the world’s states, peoples, or
societies.
4. Analyze specific international issues and propose and evaluate responses.
5. Articulate a vision of their individual roles and responsibilities in a common global future.
14.
Discuss how each Student Learning Outcome checked above is achieved in this course. (Note: Although
descriptions of typical assignments or types of assignments may be part of this discussion, it is not
appropriate to submit copies of actual assignments.)
1. By its very nature the study of Russian and Russian-speaking cultures is the study of communicative and
cultural connections and relations to people elsewhere in the world. Students regularly analyze linguistic and
cultural differences and similarities that exist in distinct regions of the Russian-speaking world, and they also
compare those variations to English and US culture.
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2. Again, descriptions of similarities and differences among global places and populations is at the core of what
the study of Russian language and Russian-speaking cultures is all about. Students regularly identify and describe
the ethnic and cultural variations that exist in the Russian-speaking world, and they also compare those variations
to English and US culture.
3. Students regularly discuss and analyze how political, economic or cultureal elements influence relations
among countries in the post-Soviet space and between those countries and the rest of the world. They also do
research and report on this research in class.
4. Students discuss how international issues such as human rights, war, global climate change, and globalization
manifest themselves in the Russian-speaking part of the world and compare hypothetical reactions and positions
on those issues.
5. Students will relate their personal world veiw to what they learned in class about Russian-speaking countries
and lead debates on the issues that are of interest to them.
15.
List or attach the Course Outline (adequately described and including percentage of time to be allocated
to each topic). Curriculum Committees may request additional information. Topics larger than 20% need
to be broken down further. Indicate in your course outline where the Student Learning Outcomes
checked above are being met.
Grammar usage 35% Verb system-past tenses, subjunctive, compound tenses 20%,
nouns and adjectives 4%,
pronouns 6%
prepositions 3%,
Other 2%) (Learning Outcome 5)
Vocabulary 15%
(Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Reading and listening to appropriate, novice-level, culturally authentic
material 15% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Novice-level oral discussion and writtten activities on personal and
cultural topics 15% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6)
Cultures of the Russian-speaking world 20% (Learning outcomes 1,2,3,4 and 5)
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St. Cloud State University
General Education Transmittal Form
Academic Affairs Use Only:
Response Date:
Effective Date:
Proposal Number
Department: Foreign Languages and Literature
Course or Course(s): RUSS 102. Elementary Russian II
Mike Hasbrouck
Department or Unit Chair Signature
2-15-10
Date
Department forward to Academic Affairs for publication and electronically to Chair of General Education Committee, Chair
of College Curriculum Committee, College Dean
Recommendation of General Education Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of University Curriculum Committee:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
Chairperson
Committee
Signature
Date
Recommendation of Faculty Association:
Approve
Remarks:
Disapprove
FA Senate
Signature
Date
Action of Academic Vice President:
Approve
Disapprove
Signature
Entered in Curriculum Data File
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Remarks:
Date