Russian Language Journal
Career Readiness in Learning and Teaching Slavic Languages
About this Special Issue
This special issue, guest edited by Victoria Hasko (University of Georgia) and Karen Evans-Romaine (University of Wisconsin–Madison), explores career readiness in Russian and other Slavic language programs through a range of theoretical, curricular, and programmatic perspectives. Contributions examine strategies for aligning language teaching with workforce needs, building interdisciplinary and community partnerships, preparing students for internships and professional pathways, and supporting learners’ engagement with multilingual and multicultural contexts where Slavic languages are used.Articles
Redesigning Our Curricula to Foster Career Readiness
Benjamin Rifkin
Navigating the Future: Language Learning, Career Readiness, and Professional Identity
Maria Shardakova and Rebecca Cravens
An Integrative Approach to Professionalizing Russian Language Learning and Teaching
Victoria Hasko, Olga Thomason, and Alexandra Shapiro
Workforce Readiness and the Humanities: Building Internship Pathways in Slavic and East European Studies
Ani Kokobobo
Russian as a Lingua Franca in a Security Cooperation Context: Designing Career-Oriented Language Training Programs
Daniel Medford
Russian for the Professions: Creating an M.A. Program in the Context of Holistic Foreign Language Instruction
Angela Brintlinger, Andrei Cretu, Helen Myers, Emma Pratt, and Larysa Stepanova
Russian Language in an Interdisciplinary Setting: A Case Study, Foreign Area Studies at the United States Naval Academy
Joan Chevalier
Building an Alumni Network: Strategies and Benefits
Emily Johnson and Elena Carmichael
