RUSS409-18W (C) Whole Year 2018

Russian Language

This occurrence is not offered in 2018

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 7 September 2018

Description

A survey course of Russian post-Soviet language, which enhances further some practical skills, such as translation and comprehension. It studies Russian contemporary slang, idiomatic expressions, loan words from English, and contemporary media. A good knowledge of Russian language is essential.

This course aims to advance students’ language skills; its focus is on contemporary colloquial Russian. It enhances students’ abilities to converse and write in Russian, improving their skills in translating and comprehension.  It teaches students how to interpret written and spoken Russian discourse. It concentrates on spoken Russian via the medium of contemporary Russian Film.

Expectations:
Students in this language course are expected to attend all classes.

Outcomes:
As a student in this course you will acquire skills in all four areas of the language (reading, writing, speaking and listening).  By the end of the course you should be able to interpret and give oral and written translations of original speech and texts. Students will practice writing intensively and should be able to compose short essays. Students’ listening comprehension should reach a level where you will understand slow speech of a native speaker.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Coordinator.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Henrietta Mondry

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Kashper, Mara. , Kagan, Olga., Morozova, Yuliya; Cinema for Russian conversation ; Focus Pub./R. Pullins, 2005.

Course links

Library portal

Notes

This course is compulsory for students majoring in Russian.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,811.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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  • RUSS409-18W (C) Whole Year 2018 - Not Offered