| Course Title: Elementary Russian |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: The four-skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) introduction to the Russian Language with the focus on communicative skills development. Major structural topics include pronunciation and intonation, all six cases, basic conjugation patterns, and verbal aspect. By the end of the course the students will be able to initiate and sustain conversation on basic topics, write short compositions, read short authentic texts and comprehend their meaning, develop an understanding of the Russian culture through watching films and listening to songs. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , LANG - Language , SI - Speaking-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Susanna Nazarova | snazarov@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Discussion | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 09:30AM - 10:45AM | PRAT - Pratt Memorial Music Bldg | 101 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Coreq: RES-101L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 10 | Available: 8 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Troika Author: Nummikovsi, Marita Copyright: 2012 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780470646328 Publisher: Wiley |
Required | 115.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The students will need both the textbook and the workbook (activities manual). |