David Gasparetti, A Reference Grammar for V puti, 2nd, ed.

Olga Kagan, Frank Miller, Ganna Kudyma.

Textbooks to buy (available from Reed’s bookstore): Prerequisites for this class: RUSS 120, or Russian language placement exam. Peer tutoring can also be easily arranged. Come see me or the language scholar when you have questions, problems with your homework, or when you just feel like chatting in Russian. Please take full advantage of regular Russian-language events, such as movie nights, Russian dinners, activities at the Russian House, etc. Your evaluation will be based on your participation in classes, your homework, chapter tests, quizzes, and final exam. If your computer is not Cyrillic-ready, please get help from the CIS.Įvaluation. I recommend Thunderbird as your email software and Cyrillic Phonetic (Cyrillic QWERTY) as a keyboard option. Please make sure that your email can handle Cyrillic. We will use email to correspond in Russian. Most written homework comes from the Student Activities Manual, and some assignments require listening to recorded texts from the website.Įmail. The same site features video clips which we will use in class. Both the textbook and the workbook come with audio files, they are available online. Written homework has to be turned in daily.Īudio and video. Plan to spend at least an hour to prepare for each lesson.

The attendance of all classes (including the drill section) is required.

One of these meetings is a grammar-focused drill section with Petr Leznikov, our Russian Language Scholar. By the end of the year, students are expected to be comfortable with reading literary texts in the original Russian as well as with social interaction in Russian. Along with practicing the grammar, you will build vocabulary and improve your language competence by reading literary texts, discussing various topics, listening to songs, watching videos, etc. This intermediate-level Russian-language course focuses on grammar, reading, writing and conversational skills. Office Hours: M, W 2-3 p.m., and by appointment.įull course for a year. Russian 220: Second-year Russian RUSS 220: Second-year Russian

V puti russian grammar in context audio