Dmitrii Pastushenkov

Dmitrii Pastushenkov

Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures
(Russian language program)
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Interests:

Dmitrii Pastushenkov is an applied linguist. He has worked as a second language teacher, teacher educator, SLA researcher, and translator at different institutions in Russia and the United States. Before Harvard, Dmitrii worked in six Russian STARTALK programs. His main area of research is instructed SLA. Dmitrii is deeply committed to bridging the research-pedagogy divide to help learners and teachers benefit from empirically supported pedagogical practices.

Education:

2022 Michigan State University, Ph.D. in Second Language Studies

2017 Kent State University, M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language

2015 Kent State University, Dual M.A. in Russian Translation and Master’s in Business Administration

2011 Tver State University, B.A. in Intercultural Communication and Foreign Language Pedagogy

Dmitrii was also the first scholar from Russia to receive a fellowship from the Cultures and Language across the Curriculum Program at Michigan State University where he facilitated weekly immersion sessions and participated in guest lectures about Russian contemporary culture and representations of Russia in the media.

Contact Information

Barker Center 341
12 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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