Construxercise! Implementation of a Construction-Based Approach to Language Pedagogy

• Main Authors: Endresen, Anna, Zhukova, Valentina, Bjørgve, Elena, Demidova, Daria, Kalanova, Natalia, Butenko, Zoia, Lonshakov, George, Lavén, David Henrik
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2022
• Subjects: language learning; Russian language teaching; practical speaking and writing skills; Slavic Languages and Societies; Arctic; Norway; Arctic University of Norway; UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Online Access: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rlj/vol72/iss1/4; https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/context/rlj/article/1283/viewcontent/03_Construxercise.pdf

Language is a tool for communication. The ability to speak, to engage in a meaningful conversation, and to comprehend the speech produced by native speakers is the main purpose of second language (L2) learning, and Russian is no exception. A recent survey of the current students and alumni of the Russian program at UiT The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) administered in December 2021 revealed that our students would like more training in practical speaking and writing skills as well as more focus on conversational Russian.