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| Overview: |
| Intended for participants with little or no prior knowledge of Russian, this course provides an introduction to reading, writing and pronouncing the Cyrillic alphabet. Basic grammatical structures and vocabulary are introduced, providing a basis for speaking, understanding, reading and writing Russian. ACE College Credit Recommendation Service reviewed. |
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| Syllabus: |
Syllabus, Graduate School, USDA
Objective
To introduce the student to the writing and sounds systems of contemporary Russian; with emphasis on the development of the basic skills--listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to ask and respond to simple questions orally and in writing about his or herself and familiar topics; and understand simple phrases in a printed text.
Instruction
Major topics covered in the course include the Cyrillic alphabet and sound system; formal and informal situations; gender; nominative case (singular and plural of nouns and adjectives); prepositional case (introduction); 'to be' verbs in present tense sentences; 5- and 7- letter spelling rules; pronouns; possessive pronouns; что vs. какой; зто
vs. зтот, зто,
зта, зти;
having - у меня естъ; verb conjugation (present and
past); position of adverbial modifiers; prepositional case of singular and
plural modifiers and nouns; conjunctions: и, а, но.
Vocabulary topics will include greeting people; introducing and giving information about yourself; asking for information; naming common objects; customs; airport; advertisements; languages; and ethnic and national backgrounds.
Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, classroom exercises, presentations, tests, and final examination.
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