• employ computer skills to organize data and teaching materials. • work in an intensive student-centered environment with diverse opportunities for faculty development. • teach listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, as well as geopolitical, economic and social issues, in an immersion based environment. • integrate technology in the classroom and in homework assignments. • employ resources such as Smart Boards, the Internet, iPads, and Tablet PCs. • stay abreast of current foreign language teaching theories and methods. PAST:

15-20 hours per week Job duties: creating individualized curriculum, teaching Russian language, literature, history and culture for the students of various levels (from complete beginners to Advanced High).

(20-25 hrs/week) • Providing assistance to instructors and professors of the Russian language • Teaching sections of Russian 101, 201 and 301 courses; curriculum development • Providing one-on-one and small group tutoring services to students learning the language • Correcting student homework and essays • Organizing extracurricular cultural and language activities with students (i.e., creating social events for students outsidethe class) • Taking part in informal language conversations (i.e., Table of Babel) • Supporting CLAC (Cultures and Language Across the Curriculum) courses • Collaborating with staff of the Keck Language Center at Colgate • Actively participating in the relevant language club on campus • Other duties assigned by the relevant program or department chair.

(Virtual: February – November 2024; Residential: July 2024): 2 hrs / week for online segment; 40 hrs/week for the residential part (3 weeks). Job duties: curriculum development based on authentic audio, video, and written texts in the target language; teaching group classes on Zoom (advanced level); teaching in-person classes and conducting cultural activities during the residential part of the program.

(20 hrs/week) Job duties: teaching elementary Russian at Columbus International High School; curriculum development; cultural events and presentations (20 hrs/week).

June – August 2023: 40 hours/week, 8 weeks. Job duties: Teaching ROTC students Russian language and culture (beginner level); preparing students for the OPI interviews (target level 1/1+); conducting evening cultural activities; organizing weekend field trips. www.ivansavvine.com

20-25 hours per week depending on enrollment Job duties: teaching in-person evening classes of Russian language in various locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn (from complete beginner to Advanced Lowlevels); curriculum development; organizing field trips to museums and other relevant cultural events.

Russian Philology & Higher Education