RUSSIAN 101

Beginners' Russian 2

Please note: this is archived course information from 2021 for RUSSIAN 101.

Description

Course Overview

An introductory course intended for students with no prior knowledge of Russian, with attention to a variety of language skills: listening comprehension, reading, speaking and writing. Students get a good start on learning the essential grammar of Russian and a core vocabulary of approximately 700 words.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of RUSSIAN 100, a student:

Can read simple texts and identify parts of speech

Has basic “survival skills”—listening comprehension and speaking ability sufficient to “get by” in some everyday situations

Knows a core vocabulary of approximately 600 words

Has an understanding of the essential grammar of Russian, including gender, number and case agreement of nouns and their modifiers; forms and meanings of three (of six) grammatical cases; verb conjugation.

You will need to complete a Language Proficiency Declaration to ensure you are enrolling in the right course for your level. This will be provided to you through Student Services Online after you have enrolled.

Availability 2021

Semester 2

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Ksenia Bogomolets
Lecturer(s) Ksenia Bogomolets

Reading/Texts

Richard Robin, Golosa ("Voices"): A Basic Course in Russian Book One, 5th ed.

RUSSIAN 101 covers Units 6–10 of this same textbook-workbook package used in RUSSIAN 100. Golosa strikes a good balance between a rigorous treatment of grammar and a communicative approach. Grammar is learned in the context of authentic contemporary conversational and written texts, and the course is supported with ample audio and video resources.

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

RUSSIAN 101: 15 points

Prerequisites

RUSSIAN 100 or approval of Academic Head or nominee

Restrictions

May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed