Bryn Mawr College provides academic credit for the summer Contemporary Russia program. Undergraduate participants will receive the equivalent of eight semester hours of academic credit; graduate students will receive the equivalent of ten semester hours of academic credit. For a complete list of Contemporary Russia course descriptions, please visit the Course Descriptions page. Participants receive … Read more
All Contemporary Russia participants attend an extensive pre-departure orientation in Washington, D.C. at the start of their program. Orientation sessions address health and safety, Russian academic culture, host-family life, culture shock, foreign language study, and key survival phrases in Russian. Participants have a chance to meet and get to know their resident director and fellow … Read more
A full-time U.S. resident director in each city oversees the academic and cultural program; assists participants in academic, administrative, and personal matters; and serves as a liaison between university faculty, administrators, host families, and participants. American Councils resident directors stay in close contact with the Washington office, carry cell phones, and can be reached twenty-four … Read more
Program participants may live in a university dormitory or with a Russian host family. The overwhelming majority of American Councils participants choose the host-family option. All host families provide private rooms, telephone access, and keys for their American guests. Host families also provide two meals per day during the week and three meals per day … Read more
During their first semester, academic year participants receive approximately 20 in-class contact hours per week; during their second semester, nine-month students with advanced Russian skills may substitute an independent research project for the American Councils area studies courses while continuing their language classes for approximately sixteen hours per week. Research projects culminate in a 15 … Read more
Jensen Group: Real Estate Investment and Development Future Leaders American Corner: English Language Resource center for school children connected to the consulate Hermitage Museum, Youth Center: Museum/Art Mock Trail Competition in Conjunction with Living Law American Chamber of Commerce: Investment and trade in Northwest Russia, member organization National Press Institute: Russian journalism Center for Social … Read more
All courses are conducted by host university faculty with extensive experience in teaching Russian as a foreign language to American students. Faculty at our partner universities also attend regular development seminars sponsored by American Councils and led by U.S. experts in Russian-language pedagogy. Recent seminars have addressed American academic culture, the American idea of a … Read more
All RLASP participants are enrolled in a Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI) plan that provides up to $50,000 per accident or illness with a $25 deductible. The plan also provides for emergency medical evacuations. © American Councils Study Abroad Programs, All Rights Reserved. | Legal
American Councils semester, academic year, and summer programs maximize linguistic and cultural immersion into Russian society. All programs feature approximately twenty hours per week of in-class instruction; roughly sixteen hours of which are dedicated to Russian-language study. Students are placed according to proficiency level in groups of three-to-five for language classes. Core Russian language classes … Read more
Moscow, once draped in Soviet symbols, has readily adopted the trappings of capitalism and is now replete with neon billboards and shopping malls. Decidedly the center of political and economic power, the capital now rivals St. Petersburg in culture and the arts. The Moscow International University serves as the host institution for RLASP participants in … Read more