Assessment of Russian as a Foreign Language

List of Contributors
Preface
Terminology
Acknowledgements

PART I
Documenting Russian Language Assessment: Approaches and Practices

1. Assessment in Russian as a Foreign Language: Current Approaches, Emerging Trends, and Future Directions
DMITRII PASTUSHENKOV AND LIYA ZALALTDINOVA
2. The Significance of Assessment in Russian as a Foreign Language Literature
MAGDALENA KALTSEIS AND WOLFGANG STADLER
3. Assessing Proficiency Outcomes in the Russian Flagship Program, 2014-2024
WILLIAM J. COMER AND DAN E. DAVIDSON
4. Proficiency Assessment Practices and Reading and Listening Proficiency Outcomes in a U.S. Russian Flagship Program
DIANNA MURPHY, KAREN EVANS-ROMAINE, AND ANNA TUMARKIN

PART II
Linguistic Analysis in Russian Language Assessment

5. Measuring Lexical Knowledge in Russian as a Second Language: Exploring the Potential of Lexical Lists for Language Proficiency Assessment
OLESYA KISSELEV, MIHAIL KOPOTEV, AND ANTON VAKHRANEV
6. A Constructionist Approach to Assessment of Language Proficiency in Russian as a Foreign Language
ANNA ENDRESEN AND VALENTINA ZHUKOVA

PART III
Social Justice and Diversity in Russian Language Assessment
7. A Case Study of Feminist Assessment in Russian Language Classes
VETA CHITNEV
8. Beyond Grades: A Humanistic Approach to Russian Language Learning through Ungrading
EVGENY DENGUB

PART IV
Rethinking Russian Language Assessment and Embracing the Change

9. Implementing a Proficiency-Based Curriculum for Russian: A Case Study of a Russian Flagship Program
VICTORIA HASKO
10. Leveraging Generative AI Chatbots to Assess Writing in the Russian Language Classroom: A Model Portfolio Assignment with Chatbot Feedback
KIT PRIBBLE
11. "Time Capsule Interviews": Self-Assessment Tool for Students of Russian at the Advanced Level of Language Proficiency
LIYA ZALALTDINOVA AND ANNA IVANOV

PART V
Emerging Russian Language Assessment Strategies

12. Cheating the System: Students' Perspectives on the Authorized Cheat Sheet as a Positive Psychology Intervention
EMIL ASANOV
13. Tech-Savvy Language Assessment: Leveraging Nine Educational Platforms and Gamified Digital Tools
OLESIA PAVLENKO

Index