Students on the Russian Overseas Flagship Program in Almaty have a rigorous weekly academic schedule. Below is the breakdown of weekly contact hours for each subject covered in the Flagship language courses:
Fall Semester
Phonetics and Speech Practice – 7 hours per week
Grammar – 4 hours per week
Reading – 4 hours per week
Writing – 2 hours per week
Intercultural Communication – 2 hours per week
Home Reading - 2 hours per week
Independent Research Project - 2 hours per week
Spring Semester
Phonetics and Speech Practice – 7 hours per week
Grammar – 4 hours per week
Reading – 4 hours per week
Writing – 3 hours per week
Cinema – 2 hours per week
Mass Media – 2 hours per week
During the Fall semester, students take a mandatory elementary Kazakh language classes (twice a week) and, during both semesters, may opt to participate in optional language instruction in phonetics, mass media, rhetoric, literature, and business Russian.
