Anna Geisherik

Anna Geisherik is a faculty member at Stony Brook University, specializing in Foreign Language Instruction. She holds a B.A. in English and French from Kharkiv National University (Ukraine), an M.Ed. in TESOL from the University of Cincinnati, and a Doctor of Arts in Foreign Language Instruction from Stony Brook University. Her academic interests span Second Language Acquisition, Heritage Learner Pedagogy, and interdisciplinary topics like Russian Cinema and Cultural Studies.

• Education:
  • B.A., Kharkiv National University (Ukraine), English and French
  • M.Ed., University of Cincinnati, TESOL
  • D.A., Stony Brook University, Foreign Language Instruction

Her teaching portfolio includes Russian language courses at all levels (Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced) and specialized courses like Russian for Heritage Speakers and Russian Cinema. Her research bridges linguistic analysis, natural language processing, and pedagogical innovation in online language instruction.

• Courses Taught:
  • Elementary Russian I, II (RUS 111, 112)
  • Intermediate Russian I, II (RUS 211, 212)
  • Russian Composition and Conversation I, II (RUS 311, 312)
  • Advanced Russian (RUS 411, 412)
  • Russian for Heritage Speakers (RUS 213)
  • Contemporary Russian Literacy (RUS 331)
  • Professional Russian (RUS 332)
  • Russian Cinema (HUR 241)