Academic Background
B.A. Boston University
M.A. Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh |
General Information
| Dr. Zaharkov, Associate Professor of Languages, teaches courses in Russian language, literature and culture. Her current field of research examines religious elements of Soviet literature. She has developed many courses at Wittenberg dealing with Russian language and literature and was instrumental in creating the University's Russian Area Studies major. Since 1979 she has served as group leader for student-faculty tours to Russia. In 1977 and 1983 she participated in a ten-week summer exchange of Russian teachers at Moscow State University. In the summers of 1989 and 1991 she attended an advanced Russian study program for college teachers held in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). Former director of Wittenberg's International Education Program, Dr. Zaharkov has frequently presented papers at professional meetings and is an active member of the American Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages. She has enriched the Russian language and Russian Area Studies curricula by continually developing and offering new courses. |
RAST Courses Taught
Russian 111 Elementary Russian I
Russian 112 Elementary Russian II
Russian 210 Beginning Conversation and Composition
Russian 310 Advanced Conversation and Composition
Russian 230 Continuing Russian through Film
Russian 230 Russian Reading and the Web
Russian 130 Journey into the Fantastic (in English)
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