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Students will tell stories about their native cities and invite visitors there. As imaginary "tour agents", they will create itineraries for the prospective visitors.
Students need to get ready to an imaginary travel to the city of their choice in Russia. They need to prepare a poster about a city based on their level of target language and to present the poster to the class.
Students will be using authentic sources looking for general information about Russian cities and also current news.

Our team is developing a new intensive program for American students learning Russian as a foreign language, with a focus on business Russian.
The program focuses on studying proverbs, sayings, and language expressions that reveal cultural and business ethics.
The goal of the program is to immerse students in Russian everyday and cultural contexts, identify similarities and differences with American culture, and help develop skills for effective business communication.

We are constantly moving places to places. When facing difficulty relocating, there is a great need for communication especially in an unfamiliar environment. Giving directions, describing a location, and deciding on meeting point are a big part of our conversation. Physical environment of cities, such as public transportation and city infrastructures, is utilized differently in Korea. There are proper way of receiving and giving information in the cities that reflects Korea's cultural values.