Russian through litErature inTErcultural ApproaCH

Supported by the MSCA Seal of Excellence @UniPD program

About the project

The general goal of this 3-year project is to develop new theoretical and methodological approaches of teaching Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL), within an INTERCULTURAL APPROACH (IA) and a revised role of LITERATURE, with Italy as a case study, but also in a perspective of wider application to EU context as a whole.

Despite increasing interest for RFL and promotion of intercultural didactics, gaps in research concern the lack of integration of theory with actual practices at grassroots level, as well as the partial representations of Russian cultural dimension, conveying a fixed, ‘classical’ idea of Russia and neglecting contemporary socio-cultural aspects. That’s why RFL didactics should be rediscussed, paying more attention to learning materials (LMs) and teaching practice (TP) analysis, and applying an updated, critical intercultural perspective.

Specific research objectives are: 

  1. To develop original evaluation tools for RFL LMs;
  2. To analyse Italian RFL LMs;
  3. To compare them with Russian and EU materials;
  4. To gather qualitative and quantitative data on RFL TP through field work in Russia and Italy;
  5. To develop and test a new intercultural-based theoretical and operative model of RFL teaching designed for an EU context (i.e. the main expected results).

The project, grounded in a revised RFL didactics theory informed by IA, will be based on CONTENT ANALYSIS and ACTION RESEARCH methodologies. With its interdisciplinary approach, the project will fill in the gap between language theory and practice, leading to groundbreaking innovation in RFL and wider foreign language teaching, in line with EU Multilingualism policy and EU guidelines.

Contacts

Dr. Linda Torresin

Grant Holder

Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari (DiSLL)

Università degli Studi di Padova
Via E. Vendramini, 13
PADOVA, 35137
ITALY

linda.torresin@unipd.it

+39 320 687-63-70

Prof. Donatella Possamai

UNIPD Supervisor

Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Letterari (DiSLL)

Università degli Studi di Padova
Via E. Vendramini, 13
PADOVA, 35137
ITALY

donatella.possamai@unipd.it

+39 049 827-96-46

Prof. Natalya Kulibina

PRLI Supervisor

Pushkin State Russian Language Institute

6 Ac. Volgin Str.
Moscow, 117485
RUSSIA

NVKulibina@pushkin.institute

+7 (495) 335-05-66

 

Blog

Conference paper #2 published

“А ПО КАКОМУ УЧЕБНИКУ ВЫ ПРЕПОДАЁТЕ? К ВОПРОСУ О МЕСТЕ УЧЕБНИКА В ИНОЯЗЫЧНОМ ОБРАЗОВАНИИ” (Шатиловские чтения. Преемственность традиций в современном иноязычном образовании : сборник научных трудов – СПб. : ПОЛИТЕХ-ПРЕСС, 2022. СС. 257-263) В обыденном представлении учебник – это тот...

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Conference paper #1 published

“ВУЗОВСКОЕ ПРЕПОДАВАНИЕ РУССКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ НА УРОКАХ РКИ В МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ ПЕРСПЕКТИВЕ” (Россия и мир: транснациональные коммуникации и взаимопроникновение культур. М.: Книгодел, 2022. C. 356—365). The purpose of this article is to offer new perspectives on the topic of Russian literature and...

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Article #1 published

La “competenza comunicativa interculturale” nell’insegnamento del russo come LS (RKI). Teorie e pratiche didattiche, problemi e criticità (Scuola e Lingue Moderne, 2022, n. 1-3, pp. 22-28) This article aims to illustrate the main theories and teaching practices established in research...

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Timeline

30/10/2023

Article #7      

“The dark sides of an intercultural-based teaching of RFL: A critical approach” (Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie occidentale, n. 57, pp. 153-176; 10.30687/AnnOc/2499-1562/2023/11/007

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15/09/2023

Article #6      

“Culture in Russian as a foreign language (RFL) textbooks in Italian universities: Critically analyzing concepts of culture and intercultural competence” (Forum for Linguistic Studies, n. 5(2): 1759; 10.59400/fls.v5i2.1759

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10/09/2023

Article #5      

“L’insegnamento interculturale del russo come lingua straniera: problemi vecchi e nuovi” (Studi di Glottodidattica, n. 8(1), pp. 31-43; 10.15162/1970-1861/1819

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08/09/2023

Training courses for teachers of Russian as a foreign language       

RETEACH project funded training courses for teachers of Russian as a foreign language. 

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01/09/2023

Conference paper #7        

“Использование ТikTok как средствa знакомства с русским языком и культурой в процессе самообразования” (Славянская культура: истоки, традиции, взаимодействие. Материалы Международной научно-практической конференции «XXIV Кирилло- Мефодиевские чтения». M. C. 600-606)

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25/08/2023

Mini review #1        

“Literature on the Intercultural Teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language (2007-2022): Some Critical Notes” (Iris Journal of Educational Research, n. 1(3); 10.33552/IJER.2023.01.000511)

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07/08/2023

Conference paper #6        

“A New Intercultural Model for Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language at European Level” (Proceedings of The World Conference on Research in Teaching and Education, 2(1), pp. 10-23; 10.33422/worldte.v2i1.48)

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12/07/2023

Book review #1        

“O. Bejenari, P. Cotta Ramusino, M. Halavanava, F. Legittimo, D. Magnati, Давайте! Comunicare in russo 4. Corso di lingua e cultura russa, Hoepli, Milano 2022, pp. VIII-292” (Studi Slavistici, n. 20(1), pp. 235–237; 10.36253/Studi_Slavis-14623)

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18/06/2023

Conference paper #5        

When Intercultural Education is Problematic: The Case of Russian as a Foreign Language” (9th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’23; Valencia, 19-22 June 2023), VALENCIA, Editorial Universitat Politècnica deValència, pp. 749-756; 10.4995/HEAd23.2023.16094)

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03/06/2023

Launch of RiDRU website        

RETEACH project funded the website of the Italian interuniversity research group RiDRU – Ricerca sulla Didattica del Russo all’Università. 

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22/05/2023

Article #4            

Un nuovo modello per l’insegnamento della traduzione russo-italiano nei corsi universitari magistrali attraverso Moodle” (EL.LE, n. 12(1), pp. 89-130; 10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2023/01/004)

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13/04/2023

Conference paper #4            

“КАКАЯ КУЛЬТУРА? ПРОБЛЕМА КУЛЬТУРНОГО ЭЛЕМЕНТА В УЧЕБНИКАХ ПО РКИ” (Актуальные проблемы преподавания русского языка как неродного / иностранного: российские и зарубежные практики – Ставрополь: ФГАОУ ВО «СКФУ». С. 353-361).

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13/03/2023

Article #3            

What a modern intercultural-based RFL textbook should look like” (Прилози проучавању језика, n. 53. CC. 271288; 10.19090/ppj.2022.53.271-288)

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08/03/2023

Article #2            

Task Stratification and Differentiation Strategies for Partially Sighted and Dyslexic Learners in Textbooks of Russian as a Foreign Language: An Italian Case Study of Non-Inclusive Learning/Teaching” (Languages, 2023, n. 8(1), 77; 10.3390/languages8010077)

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20/12/2022

Сonference paper #3            

“‘РУССКАЯ ДУША’ В ПРЕПОДАВАНИИ РКИ: КРИТИЧЕСКИЙ АНАЛИЗ СТЕРЕОТИПНЫХ ДИСКУРСОВ В СОВРЕМЕННОЙ ДИДАКТИЧЕСКОЙ ПРАКТИКЕ (Језици и културе у времену и простору / ур. С. Гудурић, J. Дражић и М. Стефановић. 2022. № 10(3) – Нови Сад: Филозофски факултет. C. 451–461)                           

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16/12/2022

Сonference paper #2  

“А ПО КАКОМУ УЧЕБНИКУ ВЫ ПРЕПОДАЁТЕ? К ВОПРОСУ О МЕСТЕ УЧЕБНИКА В ИНОЯЗЫЧНОМ ОБРАЗОВАНИИ” (Шатиловские чтения. Преемственность традиций в современном иноязычном образовании : сборник научных трудов – СПб. : ПОЛИТЕХ-ПРЕСС, 2022. С. 257263)

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15/12/2022

International conference “ASLA 2022”   

RETEACH project took part in the international conference “ASLA 2022”.

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09/12/2022

National conference “ANILS 2022”     

RETEACH project took part in the national conference “ANILS 2022”.

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25/11/2022

International conference “Sovremennye metody i tekhnologii v prepodavanii RKI”     

RETEACH project took part in the international conference “Sovremennye metody i tekhnologii v prepodavanii RKI”.

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18/11/2022

International conference “Shatilovskie chteniya”     

RETEACH project took part in the international conference “Shatilovskie chteniya”.

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03/11/2022

Сonference paper #1

“ВУЗОВСКОЕ ПРЕПОДАВАНИЕ РУССКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ НА УРОКАХ РКИ В МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ ПЕРСПЕКТИВЕ” (Россия и мир: транснациональные коммуникации и взаимопроникновение культур. М.: Книгодел, 2022. C. 356365)

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26/10/2022

International conference “Dialog yazykov i kultur: opyt, innovatsii, perspektivy”

RETEACH project took part in the international conference “Dialog yazykov i kultur: opyt, innovatsii, perspektivy”.

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07/10/2022

International conference “Nacionalnaya identichnost skvoz prizmu dialoga kultur: Rossiya i ibero-amerikanskiy mir”

RETEACH project took part in the international conference “Nacionalnaya identichnost skvoz prizmu dialoga kultur: Rossiya i ibero-amerikanskiy mir”.

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28/09/2022

International conference “Aktualnye problemy prepodavaniya russkogo yazyka kak nerodnogo/inostrannogo: rossiyskie i zarubezhnye praktiki”

RETEACH project took part in the international conference “Aktualnye problemy prepodavaniya russkogo yazyka kak nerodnogo/inostrannogo: rossiyskie i zarubezhnye praktiki”.

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09/06/2022

National conference “VII Congresso italiano di Slavistica”

RETEACH project was presented in the national conference “VII Congresso italiano di Slavistica”.

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21/04/2022

International conference “Rossiya i mir: transnatsionalnye kommunikatsii i vzaimoproniknoveniye kultur”

RETEACH project was presented in the international conference “Rossiya i mir: transnatsionalnye kommunikatsii i vzaimoproniknoveniye kultur”.

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04/04/2022

Article #1

La “competenza comunicativa interculturale” nell’insegnamento del russo come LS (RKI). Teorie e pratiche didattiche, problemi e criticità (Scuola e Lingue Moderne, 2022, n. 1-3, pp. 22-28)

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14/03/2022

Webinar “Vera Pavlova”

RETEACH project was presented during the webinar “Vera Pavlova”.

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24/02/2022

International forum “Rossiya i Germaniya: obrazovatelnye proekty v sisteme shkolnogo i vuzovskogo obrazovaniya”

RETEACH project was presented in the international forum “Rossiya i Germaniya: obrazovatelnye proekty v sisteme shkolnogo i vuzovskogo obrazovaniya”.

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08/02/2022

Webinar “Strategie di comprensione del testo letterario”

RETEACH project was presented during the webinar “Strategie di comprensione del testo letterario”.

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26/12/2021

Start of RETEACH project

The Seal of Excellence program at University of Padova supports RETEACH project – Russian through litErature inTErcultural ApproaCH.

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10/12/2021

Seminars “XIX Giornate della traduzione letteraria”

RETEACH project was presented during the seminars “XIX Giornate della traduzione letteraria”.

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