Mary Harrah
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Mail code: 0202Campus: Tempe
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Mary Harrah is an Instructor in the School of International Letters and Cultures. Professor Harrah has been teaching Russian language at ASU since 2015.
Professor Harrah has a background in education and second language acquisition. She was a Fulbright Hays scholar in 2014, and was the Instructional Lead for the first STARTALK summer program at ASU. Her previous experience includes teaching in the Scottsdale Unified School District and at Mesa Community College.
She holds a Master's degree and Doctoral degree from Arizona State University. Her BA is from Wellesley College in History and Russian, with High Honors in Russian Language and Literature. She lived in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 1994-1998.
Her research interests include second language pedagogy, music in the context of social and historical change in Russia, and the lives of contemporary Russian musicians.
- Fulbright Hays Fellow, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics/University of Iowa, 2014.
- StarTalk Training for Teachers of Russian, 2012-2017.
- Doctor of Musical Arts, Arizona State University, 2005.
- Master of Music, Arizona State University, 2000.
- B.A., History and Russian Language and Literature, Wellesley College, 1995.
Courses
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| RUS 101 | Elementary Russian I |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| RUS 101 | Elementary Russian I |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| RUS 202 | Intermediate Russian II |
| RUS 102 | Elementary Russian II |
| RUS 102 | Elementary Russian II |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| RUS 101 | Elementary Russian I |
| RUS 101 | Elementary Russian I |
| RUS 201 | Intermediate Russian I |