
Laura Kline
Sr. Lecturer in Russian
Director of Global Studies
313-77-3002
450 Manoogian Hall (Russian) and 445 Manoogian Hall (Global Studies)
Websites
wsurussian.com
clas.wayne.edu/languages/global
Social Media
Laura Kline
Research Interest/Area of Expertise
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Russian language pedagogy
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Russian culture
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Literature of the GULAG
Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications
- Ph.D., Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1998. Dissertation: “Novaja Proza”: Varlam Shalamov’s Kolymskie Rasskazy
- M.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1993.
- M.A., Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1991
- A.B., Government, Minor in Russian, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1988
Awards and Grants
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• Fulbright-Hays Grant to sponsor participation in the ACTR Summer Language Teachers Program (Summer 2016).
• 2016 Online Course Development Fellowship Grant, CLAS, WSU, Detroit, MI. (Summer 2016).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grant to create online exercises and related materials Russian courses, WSU, Detroit, MI (2014).
• National Endowment for the Humanities, Digital Humanities Start-up Grant, “Ethnic Layers of Detroit (ELD): Experiencing Place through Digital Storytelling”, Project Co-Director, $60,000 (#HD51852) (2014-2016).
• Humanities Center Continuing Working Group Grant: “Ethnic Layers of Detroit: Experiencing Place through Digital Storytelling” (ELD Project), WSU, Detroit, MI (2013-2014).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grant for Layers to create videos for the project “‘Layars’ of Detroit: Creating Apps to Share Detroit’s Ethnic Heritage” (ELD Project), WSU, Detroit, MI (2013).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grant for Layers to expand the online dimension of WSU Russian classes. (ELD Project), WSU, Detroit, MI (2012).
• WSU Humanities Center Working Group Grant: “‘Layars’ of Detroit: Creating Apps to Share Detroit’s Ethnic Heritage” (ELD Project), WSU, Detroit, MI (2012-2013).
• WSU President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, WSU, Detroit, MI (2011).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grant to create online exercises and related materials for third- and fourth-year Russian courses, WSU, Detroit, MI (2011).
• WSU Learning Community Grant (with Dr. Alina Klin) to create a Slavic Learning Community, WSU, Detroit, MI (2009-2010).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grant to create a documentary based on interviews of Russians in Russia for use in language classes, WSU, Detroit, MI (2009).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grants to create the online courses “Russian Listening Comprehension II,” WSU, Detroit, MI (2008).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grants to create the online courses “Russian Listening Comprehension I-II,” WSU, Detroit, MI (2007).
• WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award. WSU, Detroit, MI (2006).
• Global Grant for Lecture and Events Series, “Discovering Slavic Cultures at WSU,” w/Dr. Klin, Profs. Retish & Brostrom, Office for Global Education, WSU, Detroit, MI (2006-2007).
• WSU Foreign Language Technology Center Mini-Grant to create a documentary based on interviews of Russians in the Detroit Area for use in language classes, WSU, Detroit, MI (2006).
• Global Grant to create a Summer Program in Vologda, Russia, Office for Global Education, WSU, Detroit, MI (2002-2003).
• Global Grant to create A Summer Job in Russia program, Office for Global Education, WSU, MI (2000-2001).
• Dissertation Write-Up Fellowship, Rackham School of Graduate Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1998).
• IREX Individual Advanced Research Program for dissertation research in Russia (1994- 1995).
• Travel Grant to Explore Research Possibilities, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1994).
• FLAS (Polish), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1993-1994 & 1991-1992).
Currently Teaching
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Third-year Russian (RUS 3010)
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Intro to Russian Culture (RUS 2710)
Courses taught
- Russian language (first- to fourth-year classes)
- Intro to Russian Culture
- 20C Russian Literature
- Literature, Art, and Song of the Gulag