98153

RUS 101   Beginning Russian

Jennifer Day

M T W . F

10:30 - 11:30 am

OLINLC 120

FLLC

A course for students with little or no previous knowledge of Russian that introduces the fundamentals of the spoken and written language as well as Russian culture. We will emphasize conversation, reading, and written proficiency and encourage creative expression in autobiographical and fictional compositions. Audio-visual materials will be an integral part of the learning process. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to attend a one-hour-per-week tutorial. Beginning Russian will be followed by an intensive 8-credit course in the spring semester and a 4-credit summer language and culture program in St. Petersburg, Russia.   

 

98155

RUS 206   Continuing Russian

Marina Kostalevsky

. T W Th .

3:00 -4:00 pm

OLINLC 118

FLLC

This course is designed to continue refining and engaging students' practice of speaking, reading, and writing Russian. Students will expand their vocabulary and range of stylistic nuance by writing regular response papers and presenting oral reports. Increasing oral proficiency is a primary aim of this course, as well as developing reading and viewing strategies appropriate to the widest variety of written texts and Russian television and film. We will focus on the syntax of the complex Russian sentence and on grammatical nuances. The class will be conducted only in Russian.  

 

98156

RUS 390   Translation:Russian to English

Marina Kostalevsky

. . W . .

9:30 - 11:50 am

OLIN 302

FLLC

A practical and theoretical course consisting of regular weekly reading and translation of a variety of literary texts. Students will also work on an independent project throughout the semester. Texts include short stories and poems by Bunun, Chekhov, Babel, Tolstaya, Dovlatov, Akhmatova, Pasternak, and others.

Cross-listed courses:

98154

LIT 2153   Myth and Variation in Russian Modernism

Jennifer Day

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLINLC 118

ELIT

See Literature section for description.

 

98157

LIT 3021   An Appointment with

Dr. Chekhov

Marina Kostalevsky

. T . Th .

1:00 -2:20 pm

OLINLC 118

ELIT

See Literature section for description.