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Программа конференции: http://www.aatseel.org/cfp_program_sat_2015 A Leap into Outer Space: Launching a Fully Online Beginning Russian Textbook While great strides have been made in exploiting the potential of the web for disseminating language-learning materials, most of these materials currently fall into three categories: 1) traditional textbooks by major publishers linked to extensive and sophisticated web components; 2) a wide variety of web-based materials to supplement classroom instruction; 3) on-line materials to be used for distance learning or self-study. This workshop presents a fourth possibility: a fully online beginning Russian program designed specifically for use in an undergraduate classroom. “The Baba Yaga School of Russian” has been in development at Carleton College for over a decade, and has been used in our first-year Russian classes for the past 3 ½ years. Our presentation will consist of four parts: 1) historical and technological background of the project, including the many programming challenges; 2) a methodological overview of the program and how we envision its use; 3) cultural components of the program and the ways in which we integrate grammar-based online materials with communicative classroom instruction; 4) a hands-on opportunity for participants to explore the program on their own laptops, iPads or mobile devices, followed by an opportunity for feedback and discussion.