| Course Title: Elementary Russian |
| Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
| 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 |
| 09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023 | Discussion | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 10:00AM - 11:15AM | CIRU - Ciruti | 206 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Coreq: RES-101L. | Take concurrently | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES FOR MEZHDU NAMI: UNITS 1-5 (P) - 2020 Author: deBenedette, Comer, and Smyslova, Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: University of Kansas |
Recommended | 30.00 |
| Title: HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES FOR MEZHDU NAMI: UNITS 1-5 (P) - 2020 Author: deBenedette, Comer, and Smyslova, Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: University of Kansas |
Recommended | 25.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Please read carefully: multiple textbook options available! Our main course text will be the ~FREE~ online elementary Russian textbook Mezhdu nami (mezhdunami.org). The online textbook is accompanied by a workbook and homework packet. Students ~CAN~ purchase workbook (https://www.kubookstore.com/Homework-Activities-For-Mezhdu-Nami-Units -1-5-P_2?quantity=1) and homework packet (https://www.kubookstore.com/Homework-Activities-For-Mezhdu-Nami-Units -1-5-P_3?quantity=1) directly through the publisher, the University of Kansas. Please e-mail dbrooks@mtholyoke.edu if you have trouble with the links above. The textbook authors 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 using a stylus-enabled laptop or tablet is strongly recommended. It is also permissible to print out the dedicated PDFs that I will have uploaded for each class session on our Course Moodle site. 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. |