| Course Title: Elementary Russian |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| 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 |
| Daniel Brooks | dbrooks@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Discussion | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | CIRU - Ciruti | 209 | 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: 15 | Available: 3 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Classroom activities for Mezhdu nami (Units 1-5) Author: deBenedette, deBenedette, Lynn et al Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781611950274 Publisher: University of Kansas |
Recommended | 20.00 |
| Title: Homework activities for Mezhdu nami (Units 1-5) Author: deBenedette, deBenedette, Lynn et al Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781611950298 Publisher: University of Kansas |
Recommended | 16.50 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: The in-class workbook and homework packets are designed to accompany the free online elementary Russian textbook Mezhdu nami (mezhdunami.org). The workbook (https://www.kubookstore.com/Homework-Activities-For-Mezhdu-Nami-Units -1-5-P_2?page=1) and homework packet (https://www.kubookstore.com/Homework-Activities-For-Mezhdu-Nami-Units -1-5-P_3?quantity=1) can be purchased through the University of Kansas bookstore. The authors of the textbook also make the workbook and homework packet available as free PDFs on the textbook website (https://mezhdunami.org/instructors/workbooks.shtml). If you prefer to work with digital copies of the workbook and homework packet, please know that I strongly recommend having a stylus-enabled laptop or tablet so that you can complete the handwriting-oriented assignments more effectively. Regardless of the format that you choose (physical or digital), I promise to help you get the most out of the course content and make it as convenient as possible to submit your assignments to me in whatever manner you prefer. |