UAA welcomes Margarita Kharlova, Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant in Russian

The University of Alaska Anchorage Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the Department of Languages are pleased to welcome Margarita Kharlova, the 2007-2008 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in Russian. Ms. Kharlova comes to UAA from Barnaul, Russia. She will teach elementary Russian courses and hold focused sessions with advanced-level Russian students. Ms. Kharlova is working on a degree in cognitive linguistics at the Linguistic Institute, Barnaul State Pedagogical University.

 

"Participating in the Fulbright Grant Program was an adventure for me from the very beginning, and it turned out to be more exciting when I found out the destination: Barnaul to Anchorage," said Kharlova.   "I've been enjoying not only my new responsibilities as an FLTA, but also the people and the environment here at UAA.  I hope to contribute to the success of my students learning the Russian language and culture as well as to the success of the Russian program at UAA."

Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program, America's flagship international educational exchange program, aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the United States and other countries, through the exchange of persons, knowledge and skills.  The Fulbright Program has provided approximately 279,500 people - 105,400 Americans who have studied, taught or researched abroad and 174,100 students, scholars and teachers from other countries who have engaged in similar activities in the United States - with the opportunity to observe each others' political, economic, educational and cultural institutions, to exchange ideas and to embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world's inhabitants.  The program operates in over 150 countries worldwide.  

Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.  Fulbright recipients are among more than 30,000 individuals participating in U.S. Department of State exchange programs each year.  

For more information on the Fulbright Program visit http://exchanges.state.gov.