Assessment of Russian as a Foreign Language

Dmitrii Pastushenkov, Ph.D., is a Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University with professional experience in foreign and second language teaching, teacher education, translation, as well as research in applied linguistics and second language acquisition. He specializes in instructed second language acquisition, aiming to enhance the effectiveness and inclusiveness of language learning in educational settings and bridge the gap between research and pedagogy.Liya Zalaltdinova, Ph.D., is a Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University. Her research interests center on second language learners’ pragmatic competence and innovative strategies in language education as well as decentralization and diversification of Russian language curricula.

• List of ContributorsPrefaceTerminologyAcknowledgementsPART IDocumenting Russian Language Assessment: Approaches and Practices1. Assessment in Russian as a Foreign Language: Current Approaches, Emerging Trends, and Future DirectionsDMITRII PASTUSHENKOV AND LIYA ZALALTDINOVA2. The Significance of Assessment in Russian as a Foreign Language LiteratureMAGDALENA KALTSEIS AND WOLFGANG STADLER3. Assessing Proficiency Outcomes in the Russian Flagship Program, 2014-2024WILLIAM J. COMER AND DAN E. DAVIDSON4. Proficiency Assessment Practices and Reading and Listening Proficiency Outcomes in a U.S. Russian Flagship ProgramDIANNA MURPHY, KAREN EVANS-ROMAINE, AND ANNA TUMARKINPART IILinguistic Analysis in Russian Language Assessment5. Measuring Lexical Knowledge in Russian as a Second Language: Exploring the Potential of Lexical Lists for Language Proficiency AssessmentOLESYA KISSELEV, MIHAIL KOPOTEV, AND ANTON VAKHRANEV6. A Constructionist Approach to Assessment of Language Proficiency in Russian as a Foreign LanguageANNA ENDRESEN AND VALENTINA ZHUKOVAPART IIISocial Justice and Diversity in Russian Language Assessment7. A Case Study of Feminist Assessment in Russian Language ClassesVETA CHITNEV8. Beyond Grades: A Humanistic Approach to Russian Language Learning through UngradingEVGENY DENGUBPART IVRethinking Russian Language Assessment and Embracing the Change9. Implementing a Proficiency-Based Curriculum for Russian: A Case Study of a Russian Flagship ProgramVICTORIA HASKO10. Leveraging Generative AI Chatbots to Assess Writing in the Russian Language Classroom: A Model Portfolio Assignment with Chatbot FeedbackKIT PRIBBLE11. “Time Capsule Interviews”: Self-Assessment Tool for Students of Russian at the Advanced Level of Language ProficiencyLIYA ZALALTDINOVA AND ANNA IVANOVPART VEmerging Russian Language Assessment Strategies12. Cheating the System: Students’ Perspectives on the Authorized Cheat Sheet as a Positive Psychology InterventionEMIL ASANOV13. Tech-Savvy Language Assessment: Leveraging Nine Educational Platforms and Gamified Digital ToolsOLESIA PAVLENKOIndex