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Anna Tumarkin

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Raw average: 4.89/5 from 9 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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SL316 · course not matched2026-10-16

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

The exams were pretty difficult, but Professor Tumarkin genuinely cared about every student. The material will be difficult, but it is manageable if you study. The information is also super useful and applicable to the countries we studied! In general, I recommend this course.

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SL316 · course not matched2019-09-27

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Great professor! Teaches in a way that helps you learn a lot of new vocabulary quickly, though it can be a little overwhelming at times. Strict but not unfair. Wish I could take her courses again.

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SL316 · course not matched2014-08-08

Quality 5/5Difficulty 5/5

Prof. Tumarkin is one of the best language teachers at UW-Madison. Great course.

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SL315 · course not matched2013-05-10

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Anna is the best. She's very friendly, speaks beautiful native Russian, and covers relevant/contemporary material that extremely useful. She demands a lot of students, but is fair

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SLAV182 · course not matched2012-05-13

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

Great teacher and awesome class. You learn and talk about current Russian topics and events. We also got to watch a movie and got some Russian food. You do one 5 minute presentation on Russian culture and and if you go to all the classes you will get an A. You only have class once a week.

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SLAV181 · course not matched2012-02-13

Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5

Honors class that can be taken while taking Slavic 101 (Russian). Native from Ukraine, very nice, obviously knows the language and culture very well. No tests or quizes. One 5 minute presentation and attendance is your entire grade. If you show up and do the presentation (in english) you get an automatic A. Take it!

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Classes with Anna Tumarkin

SLAVIC 102

Second Semester Russian

4 credits

Second semester introductory course covering speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Russian, along with an introduction to Russian culture.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.28 GPA, 58.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 79.4% A/AB (n=34 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.33 GPA, 72.4% A/AB (n=29 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Anna Tumarkin

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2023–Spring 2026

SLAVIC 204

Fourth Semester Russian

4 credits

Fourth Semester Russian develops speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills while continuing the study of Russian culture.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.38 GPA, 50.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.37 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Anna Tumarkin

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

SLAVIC 316

Russian Language and Culture II

3 credits

Russian Language and Culture II emphasizes speaking and listening to develop advanced proficiency, covering stylistic levels, formality, and Russian speech etiquette.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.70 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.50 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

Anna Tumarkin

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Spring 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

SLAVIC 402

Second Semester Slavic Language for Graduate Students

3 credits

Second-semester Slavic language course for graduate students focusing on speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with an introduction to the culture.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Anna Tumarkin Krzysztof Borowski

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SLAVIC 820

College Teaching of Russian

1 credits

Professional development for Russian teaching assistants covering course design, lesson planning, assessment, and classroom problem-solving through cooperative work.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Anna Tumarkin

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Fall 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	SLAVIC 102	Second Semester Russian
Spring 2027	SLAVIC 204	Fourth Semester Russian
Spring 2027	SLAVIC 316	Russian Language and Culture II
Spring 2027	SLAVIC 402	Second Semester Slavic Language for Graduate Students
Spring 2027	SLAVIC 820	College Teaching of Russian
Fall 2026	SLAVIC 101	First Semester Russian
Fall 2026	SLAVIC 203	Third Semester Russian
Fall 2026	SLAVIC 315	Russian Language and Culture I
Fall 2026	SLAVIC 401	First Semester Slavic Language for Graduate Students
Fall 2026	SLAVIC 820	College Teaching of Russian

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