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 202. Intermediate 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 202. Intermediate Russian II Review and extend the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing for purposes of communication using a variety of technological learning aids. Directed towards linguistic and cultural awareness. Special emphasis on extension and application of listening and reading skills strategies using various authentic sources. Prereq.: 201 or equivalent. 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 or build on Rusian 101, 102 and 201. 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 Russianspeaking 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 12/11/2009 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. 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 12/11/2009 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. 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 30% Verb system-Past tenses, subjunctive, compound forms, other forms 18%, nouns and adjectives 3%, pronouns 5% prepositions 2%, Other 2% (Learning Outcome 5) Vocabulary 10% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Reading and listening to appropriate intermediate-level culturally authentic material 20% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Intermediate-level oral discussion and writtten activities on personal and cultural topics 20% (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) Cultures of the Russian-speaking world 25% (Art, 3%, Architecture, 3% Literature, 7% Other aspects of culture, 7%) (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) 12/11/2009 12/11/2009 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 202. Intermediate 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 12/11/2009 Remarks: Date