RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN NEW ENGLAND: TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
This article describes the American system of teaching Russian language based on the experience of the author teaching at two American universities. The description includes the students, their motivations to study, and outside-class activities. In the article the author discusses the prospective of teaching Russian using the linguistic environment of Russian emigrants as well as the benefits of creating a special course about gender aspects of the linguistic environment.