We interview our guest, Benjamin Rifkin, Dean and professor of Rusia at Hofstra University and the author of several textbooks, including most recent Panorama (co-authored with E. Dengub and S.Nazarova).
Tune in as the podcast host Dr. Natalie McCauley and her guest discuss a number of topics related to language teaching and assessment, such as:
- how oral prociency workshop changed Dr. Rifkin's teaching;
- why it is important to study abroad and why just “being there is not enough";
- how teachers could reducee their presence in the classroom so that students get more time to use the language;
- why successful language classroom is a ‘noisy’ classroom;
- the concept of "intensity of engegement' and an alternative approach to lesson planning;
- how Dr. Rifkin assigns and structures students' presentations;
- ways to sustain students’ motivation as they continue their study of Russian,
and many others.
We hope you will enjoy this interview with Professor Benjamin Rifkin!
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