Re-Access Podcast

Talk the work: unleash your branding!

Re-Access Group — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:21:26 +0300

The “Professional English for Alumni” course by Virtual Educator Jye Smallwood is starting next week. Meet Jye and learn more details about him, his career and his amazing course with us!

Our team has recently run a survey “Insights on Job Success”! In this episode you will learn what our alumni and teachers think about job hunting, career advancement, and interview strategies.

Tune in and you will learn more!

Our keynote speaker: Jye Smallwood, currently working on his PhD in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge, UK. He holds MSc in Linguistics for Language Teaching,Oxford.

This episode was prepared and created by the team of hosts and interviewers: Ainaz L, Anna F, Ekaterina Z, Elina I, Kristina O, Margarita S and Natalia F.

Tech team prodcution: Elina I, Victoria S.

Campers2Campers Talks: "Access Summer Camps in Russia"

Re-Access Group — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0300

Join us in celebrating the 10th anniversary of our alumni community by rediscovering magic of the iconic Ufa Access Program and their summer camps. Known for the vibrant contributions to multicultural communication, our speakers featured the original ideas on learning English language via camping.

Tune in to this bonus episode and immerse yourself in the timeless history that have defined original Access camping in Russia.

Keynote speaker: Vyacheslav D Shvaiko, PhD in Linguistics, Department of Multicultural Communication and Translation/ Department of Foreign Languages, Bashkir State Pedagogical University, Ufa

This episode host is Aisha A

Tech team leaders: Anna S and Victoria S

Campers2Campers Talks 2 "Immersion Camp Planning: Tricks and Tips"

Re-Access Group — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0300

Today we share with you something extraordinary for our community. Ideas about how to start and keep an immersion language camp. It is special for our Access alumni because we originally came from the camp community and this episode is full of ideas how to think as a camp counselor, what is so important we need to forsee before planning a camp. And our special guest generously shared with us some effective ideas about camping in English language learning.
More importantly, we came up to some fascinating tips and tricks which every language teacher and learner can practice both at camp or just at your classroom.

Our keynote for this special episode is Tabitha Kidwell, Professorial teacher and teacher educator with TESOL program at American University in Washington, DC/ Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics and Language Education from the University of Maryland.

This episode was created by our lovely hosts Anna V and Elina I with Jenni A.

Tech Team: Elina I and Viktoria S

Campers2Campers Talks 1: "Counselors In Training"

Re-Access Group — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:00:00 +0300

Discover our Bonus serious of Campers2Campers Talks that provides an in-depth look into the world of cross-cultural communication and language lerning via summer camping experience. Your time with C2C is a chance to experience a new and diverse English leanining environment where you will be able to get first-hand answers that our camp counselors and alumni met at multicultural camps over the recent years. We are also very grateful for Lara Ravitch, our friend and Virtual English Lanuage Specialist for contributing into the discussion.

This partcular episode is all about cross-cultural ideas, CIT programs and helpful recommendations for driven and dedicated camp professionals as well as novice camp counselors.

If you are also curious about camp training for graduate and postgraduate students who are keen on outdoor experiential learning with an open mind and smile on your face, come and check up this interview. This is exactly what you need to follow.

Stay tuned and subscribe cos two next episodes are developing this theme and include practical tips and tricks how to make a difference at your summer camp.

Our special guest: Lara Ravitch, Russian Language Coordinator and Director of Undergraduate Studies, University of Oregon/ Dean of the Russian Language Village, Concordia Language Villages.

This episode was created by Alex B,Anna V, Elina I and Jenni A

Tech Team Leader: Victoria S

Nurturing

Re-Access Group — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:50:40 +0300

Join us for the incredible Nurturing Episode if you are curious about how we meet and run our Virtual English Classes. Particularly, if you are a student, an alum/na or a teacher. Since we are almost back to school, this episode is exceptional because it is more like a multicultural seminar where we gathered not one guest but all-star speakers, our wonderful professors from Michigan State University and our Access alumni team from all over Russia. Let us know what you think and stay tuned!!!

We are very proud of our guests:
Deric McNish, Associate Professor of Theatre, MSU/ Co-author of Drama in the Language Classroom.

Kirk Domer, Professor of Scene Design/ Graduate Program Director,
Director of MSU’s Arts and Cultural Management Program

This episode was created by the splendid alumni team: Ainaz L, Aisha A, Alex B, Anna F and Anna V, Egor B, Ekaterina Z, Elena D, Elina I, Jenni A, Kristina O, Sasha O, Vicky M

Our wonderful tech team leader: Viktoria S

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Abroad-ening Your Education

Re-Access Group — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:35:08 +0300

Do you have friends or colleagues who are interested in studying in Russia or in the US as an exchange student? If the answer is positive, we are happy to highlight the most exciting stories from our special guests Mikayla and Vlad who shared their ideas about challenges and pecularities on their first hand experience of global education in the multicultural environment.
Let's join our amazing team and check up the first summer episode!
This episode was created by Elina, Kristina, Aisha, Victoria, Anna, Natalya, Ainaz, Ekaterina.

Teacher or Tech? The Battle for Language Learning Supremacy

Re-Access Group — Sun, 07 May 2023 22:39:30 +0300

Will language teachers become extinct in this new era of teaching technology? Let's fast forward to the future and find out how AI, apps, and other innovative tools can be used by teachers and learners. We interview experienced English teachers who generously share their classroom-tested tips and tricks. Special guest appearance by Professor ChatGPT! This episode was created by Anna, Sasha, Anastasia, Vicky, Elena, and Egor.

What Feeds Us?

Re-Access Group — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 16:26:46 +0300

We hope you're hungry for this episode about food! We begin with delicious statistics from a survey of the Access community, then we speak with guests about differences between food and food habits in Russia and the U.S.A. This episode was created by Elina, Kristina, Aisha, Victoria, Anna, Natalya, Ainaz, Ekaterina, with special guests: Erik and Jacob.

Pop Culture: From Guilty Pleasure to Learner's Treasure

Re-Access Group — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 20:39:57 +0300

This episode, "Pop Culture: From Guilty Pleasure to Learner's Treasure," is about the important role of pop culture in learning English. As always, we offer tips, recommendations, amazing guests, and other "Easter Egg" treasures! This episode was created by Anna F., Sasha, Alex, Vicky M., Elena, Egor, and Vadim, with help from Aisha and Victoria S.

What Drives Us?

Re-Access Group — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0300

In this episode of Re-Access Podcast, we delve into daily life. Commuting, paying for things, deliveries - How are we different and how are we alike? This episode was created by Elina, Kristina, Aisha, Victoria, Natalya, Ainaz, Ekaterina, with special guests: Dan and Tessa

Ho-Ho-Holiday

Re-Access Group — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 09:10:05 +0300

What similarities and differences are there between the way that Russians and Americans celebrate holidays such as Christmas and New Years? Join us and find out! The creative team for today’s episode was Anastasia, Aisha, Alexander, Anna, Azalia, Daiana, Daria, Ekaterina, Elizaveta, Elena, Kamilla, Viktoriia, Victoriia, Jenni, and Vladislav.

INglish

Re-Access Group — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 09:19:49 +0300

Join our community in this inaugural episode which offers some personal accounts of how young Russian people began studying English, and their challenges along the way. What kept them going, even when it was difficult? Do their stories remind you of your own? Also, you'll get a recommendation for a great short story, and hear an amazing joke-of-the-day! The creative team for today’s episode was Anna, Alexander, Alexandra, Artyom, Egor, Katerina, Svetlana, Tatiana, and Vadim. Connect with us at https://vk.com/raaas2023