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Overview: |
Designed for participants with some basic knowledge of the language, this course focuses on the development of reading and oral skills and builds vocabulary through writing exercises and grammar review. ACE College Credit Recommendation Service reviewed. |
Who Should Attend? |
Designed for participants with some basic knowledge of the language, this course focuses on the development of reading and oral skills and builds vocabulary through writing exercises and grammar review. ACE College Credit Recommendation Service reviewed. |
Prerequisites: |
Introductory Russian I (RUSS1151E), or equivalent. |
Additional Information: |
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Syllabus: |
Syllabus, Graduate School, USDA
Objective
To continue to introduce the student to grammatical structures and further development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing of contemporary Russian.
Learning Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to carry on simple conversations on familiar topics; have conceptual understanding of verbal aspects and tenses as well as noun cases; and read simple narratives.
Instruction
Major topics covered in the course include the 8- letter spelling rule; учитъся
vs. изучатъ (что)
vs. заниматъся;
на каком
курсе...?; на + prepositional case
for location; prepositional case of question words and personal pronouns;
accusative case of modifiers and nouns; conjunctions: где,
что, как,
какои, потому
что; тоже vs.
такше; To do - Что
вы делаете;
идти vs. ехать;
идти vs. ходить; questions
with где and куда;
в/на + accusative (direction); expressing necessity:
должен,
должна,
должны; verbs of location:
висит/висят,
лежит/лежат,
стоит/стоят;
Хотеть; genitive case of pronouns, question
words, singular modifiers and nouns; у кого +
есть; non-existance - нет
чего.
Vocabulary topics include talking about academia; daily activities and schedules; telling time; invitations; phone etiquette; homes, rooms, furnishings and naming family members.
Methods of instruction include lecture, discussion, classroom exercises, presentations, tests, and final examination.
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