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ISSUES  >  ISSUE 1/2003 N5 Hello, Travellers! Questionnaire We'd like to know more about our readers. We'd appreciate if you fill in a short questionnaire. More >> Quiz 2003: Names in History More >> Effective Teaching Are Your Reading Materials Too Difficult, Or Too Easy? Four Easy Steps To Check the Readability Level. I thought many of you might be interested in learning how to compute the readability level of a book you plan to purchase, or any book you might have in your personal library. More >> Implementing Alternative Assessment in the Arabian Gulf Until very recently, assessment in the Arabian Gulf has focused primarily on high-stakes examinations. However, with the increased popularity of multiple measures assessment, institutions in the region are adopting alternative forms of assessment. This paper provides a rationale for alternative assessment in EF/SL testing. More specifically assessment reform at two government tertiary institutions will be described. Finally, future directions in this important area of assessment will be outlined. More >> Crossroads of Cultures American Culture Goes Global, or Does It? The Chronicle of Higher Education April 12, 2002 More >> Russians and Americans: some comments More >> Russians and Americans: Remembering the Good Ol’ Days More >> Russian GAP assistants' diary We have just arrived at the Heathrow airport. We are standing now in front of the stall with different brochures about Britain and London, thinking: "Gosh! Almost half a year in a completely unknown place…but, we should try and see as much of Britain as possible!" Now we have to switch our jaws into English. These are the last meditative thoughts… and then the sudden increase of tempo, the gulp of the new life. The new phase of our life starts. More >> Russian Orthodox (Pravoslavny) Calendar January More >> Russian Orthodox (Pravoslavny) Calendar February More >> Being Russian Moscow State University You can hardly find a Russian person who doesn't know the abbreviation MGU (which becomes MSU in English - Moscow State University). It is often referred to as the flagship of Russian education and science, home to the best brains in the country: the CRÈME DE LA CRÈME for scholars in a variety of fields and academicians interested in research. In 2005 Moscow State University will celebrate its 250th anniversary. We are going to publish a series of articles devoted to this jubilee. The first one is about the MSU history. More >> Cool! Valentine’s Day Here are some ways to celebrate Valentine's Day a bit more romantically and creatively. More >> E-Talk The Dummies' Guide to Listserv Netiquette More >> THE AMERICAN STUDIES SESSION OF THE SALZBURG SEMINAR: "ETHNICITY, RACE, RELIGION, AND AMERICAN IDENTITY" More >> Where to Go, What to See St. Petersburg This year St Petersburg will celebrate its glorious anniversary. Having grown on the banks of the Neva around the fortress founded in 1703, the city has become the capital of an immense power by the command of Peter the Great. The city changed its name several times. It was called Saint Petersburg, Petrograd, Leningrad, St. Petersburg again. But no matter what the official status of this city was, it has always been the northern capital of Russia. The city witnessed the events that shaped the future of the whole country; it is associated with endless number of people Russia takes pride in. The role of the city and its contribution to European history and world culture can hardly be overestimated. More >> Switzerland is Heaven “Switzerland is Heaven”, - said Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Bern. It sounds rather extreme, but the Queen is not so far from the truth. More >> Hello Encyclopaedia Who were the first people to climb Mount Everest? How wild was the West? Who rode in the first hot-air balloon? Which dancer named a cake? More >> Just for Fun Interpretations More >> 101 Years Ago The year is 1902, one hundred and one years ago ... what a difference a century makes. Here are the U.S. statistics for 1902. More >>

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