Language Courses.
1401, 1402. Beginning Russian.
Introductory Russian meets daily and gives a basic overview of all structures of the language, providing rudimentary competence in Russian. This course will take students through all aspects of beginning Russian study, including the language, life and culture of today’s Russian people. The curriculum used targets all four skills of speaking, reading, listening and writing.
2341. Russian Reading and Conversation.
Russian language work beyond the first-year level is done in multilevel workshops, organized by target skills, each including students with varying levels of experience and background with the Russian language. Small classes permit an individualized approach, so that students completing varying assignments work together in the same classroom. Each workshop is completed twice, once at the second-year level, and once at the third-year level. Progress to higher levels will be measured by proficiency tests. The reading/conversation workshop targets skills of oral and textural comprehension and active conversational skill. Prerequisite: C- or better in RUSS 1402 or permission of area chair.
2351. Russian Syntax and Composition.
This workshop undertakes a review of grammatical and syntactic structures and seeks to employ them in writing, using a text and materials from everyday life in today’s Russia. (See RUSS 2341 for a description of the multilevel workshop system). Prerequisite: C- or better in RUSS 1402 or permission of area chair.
3302. Practicum in Russian Conversation and Phonetics.
(Russia, summer)
3304. Russian Grammar Practicum.
(Russia, summer)
3323. Practicum in Russian Culture.
(Russia, summer)
3341. Russian Reading and Conversation.
Continuation of RUSS 2341
3351. Russian Syntax and Composition.
Continuation of RUSS 2341
3361, 3362. Comparative Grammar of Russian and English.
For students who are fully bilingual in Russian and English, these courses provide a practical analysis of the similarities and differences between the two languages. Special problems of native speakers of Russian speaking English. Translation in both directions. Weekly compositions and translations, essay exams. Prerequisite (3361): 16 hours of Russian by examination. Prerequisite (3362): RUSS 3361 or permission of area chair.
4380, 4381. Directed Studies.
Culture and Literature Courses in English
FL 2343 After Communism.
FL 3323 (HIST 2323). Russian Culture.