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RUSS101-12W (C) Whole Year 2012
Russian 1

30 points, 0.2500 EFTS
20 Feb 2012 - 11 Nov 2012 		↓Other occurrences

Description

Russian language course for absolute beginners based on the communicative approach.

This course will help students to develop basic reading, writing, translating and conversational skills. Students will learn elementary grammar which will help them to construct basic sentences and dialogues in Russian, enhancing their reading, comprehension and translating skills. Minimum vocabulary learnt in the course is about 1,200 words.

It is suitable for English speakers with no knowledge of Russian, and for Russian background students with no literacy skills.

There are no prerequisites for RUSS101, apart from a sound knowledge of English. It is a course for absolute beginners. Its main emphasis is on the Russian language in its written and spoken form. Students gain a basic knowledge of grammar also. Our staff will use a communicative approach combined with audio-visual methods and work in the language laboratory. The fact that all first-year students of Russian are beginners is not as disadvantageous as it might seem. It means, in fact, that the course can focus on basic elements of language which might well be neglected otherwise. It also means that everyone starts at the same level.

Timetable

Lectures
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Tuesday 10:00am-11:00am Kirkwood KG06 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun,
9 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Wednesday 11:00am-12:00pm Kirkwood KE04 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
30 Apr - 3 Jun,
9 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct
Friday 10:00am-11:00am Kirkwood KG05 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun,
9 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct

Labs
Streams Day Time Where Notes
Stream 01 Thursday 12:00pm-1:00pm Logie 214 20 Feb - 1 Apr,
23 Apr - 3 Jun,
9 Jul - 19 Aug,
3 Sep - 14 Oct

Course Coordinator

Evgeny Pavlov

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
In-class quizzes (5) 10%
In-class conversation assignments 10%
Homework translation and composition assignments 10%
Written Test 1 27 Mar 2012 10%
Written Test 2 22 May 2012 10%
Written Test 3 14 Aug 2012 10%
Written Test 4 02 Oct 2012 10%
Oral tests (2) 10%
Final exam 20%

Examination and Formal Tests

Exam Tuesday 06 Nov 2012 9:30am-11:30am  

Textbooks

Required Texts

Lubensky, Sophia. , Ervin, Gerard L; Nachalo; 2nd edition; McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Nachalo; When in Russia, Book 1 Workbook; (Medium: Workbook);

Note: The department has supplementary video- and audio-cassettes, as well as a CD-Rom with exercises on vocabulary.

Course links

Library portal
LEARN The full Course Outline is available on LEARN (only for students enrolled in this course).

Fees

Domestic fee $1,239.00
International fee $5,375.00


For further information see School of Languages and Cultures.

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