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Bio

Dr. Rochtchina was born and grew up in Russia, graduated and received her PhD in Russian Studies from the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Her PhD thesis examined some of the dramatic changes in contemporary Russian language which was heavily influenced by word and structure adaptations from English.

Since 2002 Dr. Rochtchina has been teaching Russian language and culture at UVic. Her primary research interest is in language pedagogy and Russian cultural studies.

She is the author of beginner Russin textbook . Her has been up and running for over two decades.

Русский: Юлия Викторовна Рощина родилась и выросла в России, окончила филологический факультет МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова и защитила кандидатскую диссертацию в области морфологии русского языка. Диссертация посвящена изменениям в современном русском языке под влиянием заимствований из английского.

С 2002 года Ю.В.Рощина преподает русский язык и культуру в Университете г. Виктории, Британской Колумбии. Научный интерес — методика преподавания РКИ, русская литература и культура.

Ю.В.Рощина автор учебника по русскому языку в двух частях. Ее изучать русский язык пользуется популярностью уже более двух десятилетий.

Courses

Russian Language Studies: 

• SLST 101: Beginning Russian I
• SLST 102: Beginning Russian II
• SLST 110: Intensive Beginning Russian
• SLST 201: Intermediate Russian I
• SLST 202: Intermediate Russian II
• SLST 301: Advanced Russian
• SLST 303: Russian Popular Culture (in Russian)
• SLST 401: Advanced Russian Practice
• SLST 403: Topics in Russian Culture, Literature, Film (in Russian)

Cultural Studies: 

• SLST 100: Introduction to Russian Society and Culture
• SLST 452: Fantasy and Science Fiction in Russia

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

“Russian Language in Canada” in Russian language outside of Russia, edited by Boris Norman, Holger Kusse. (Ekaterinburg — Moscow, Armchair Scientist, 2020: 340-381) [In Russian]

“Morphology and Lexicology Interface. Latest Russian Neologisms: The Next Step towards Analytism?” in Russian Language Studies in North America: New Perspectives from Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies); edited by Veronika Makarova (Wimbledon Publishing Co, United Kingdom, 2012)

Encyclopedia article

“Indeclinable Adjectives” in Russian Language: Encyclopedia, 3^rd edition, Moscow 2020. Русский язык: Энциклопедия / Ин-т рус. яз. им. В. В. Виноградова РАН; Под общ. ред. А. М. Молдована — 3-е изд. перераб. и доп. М.: АСТ-ПРЕСС ШКОЛА, 2020. — 904 с., 8 л. ил. — (Фундаментальные словари) [In Russian]

Selected Presentations/Talks

“Heritage Russian in Canada: Variations and Changes in Lexicon, Morphology and Syntax”, presentation at Slavic Linguistic Society conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, held virtually (Champaign, IL, USA). September, 2021

“Victoria Russian School as one of the models of a Russian school in Canada”, conference presentation at the international conference Russian School Abroad, Berlin, held virtually, September, 2021

“First TORFL Examinations in Canada, University of Victoria (2018-2021)”. Round Table presentation, CAS annual conferences, held virtually, August 4, 2021.

“Developing Instructional Materials for the New Russian Curriculum”, presentation at the panel on Curriculum Redesign for an Interconnected Society: German, Russian, and Spanish Language Programmes at the University of Victoria, Second Language Pedagogies Teaching Conference, University of Victoria, June 24-27, 2018

“Standardizing Russian Language Curriculum in Canadian Universities”, Canadian Association of Slavists Annual Conference, Ryerson University, May 29, 2017

Current Research Projects/Information

Dr. Rochtchina is currently working on intermediate Russian textbook and supplementary reader for beginning and intermediate learners of Russian.