A Program of the U.S. Department of State
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Program Dates:
June 29 - August 21, 2020
Hosting Institution:
National Research Lobachevsky State University
Program Overview
The CLS Program's Virtual Institute for Russian includes approximately 20 hours of language activities per week:
- Face-to-face small group class time
- Individual feedback sessions with instructors
- Homework assignments that reinforce course materials and concepts
- Directed independent study
- Meetings with a language partner for conversation practice
- Structured cultural activities designed to provide insight into historical and contemporary life in Russia
The CLS Virtual Institute for Russian is hosted by Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, a national research institution which was founded in 1916.