RUSS 51 — Second-Year Russian 1

Prerequisite:

RUSS 41 (First-Year Russian 1) and RUSS 43 (First-Year Russian 2) or equivalent.

Description

This is the third course in a four-part Russian series (RUSS 41, RUSS 43, RUSS 51, and RUSS 53). This course will finally help students become conversational in the most common topics; mainly, the weather, the different seasons in the year, how old you are, and what you want to be when you grow up. In this course students will be introduced to the dative case, which is used to talk about age. Students will also see the instrumental case again, so they can talk about what occupies their time and what they want to become. Finally, students will learn how to use every child's favorite two words, "why" and "because." There are also cultural highlights so students can learn more about Russia and the Russian people. 4 lessons, 4 assignment submissions (3 Speedback assignments, 1 instructor-graded assignment); proctored final exam.

Course Content

Asking Permission/Naming Colors/Expressing Opinions
Going Places/Means of Transportation
Using Numbers/Talking About The Past/Discussion Sports
Talking About Time/Explaining With Whom or With What

Materials:

Paper Course: Audio CD

Notes:

Students must have access to a CD player to listen to audio tracks. To turn in oral assignments they will need one of the following: 1) an MP3 recorder, player, and e-mail address; 2) a CD burner, CD player, and a blank CD; OR 3) a standard cassette recorder and a standard blank cassette tape (no mini cassette tapes will be accepted). For the CD, no zipped or compressed files will be accepted. Accepted audio file formats are .cda, .wav, and .mp3. Having a Russian-speaking friend to practice with is helpful but not necessary.