Advanced Russian Language and Culture (Prior to 2019 taught as SLAVIC 303-3: Modern Russian reading) (303-3-1)
Instructors
Natalia Malinina
847/467-6478
1880 Campus Dr. (Kresge) Office 3225
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:30 and by appointment
Meeting Info
Kresge 3364 Slavic Seminar Rm: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Overview of class
Russian 303-3 Advanced Russian Language and Culture course is the third part of a three-quarter sequence designed to push students to more advanced levels focusing on communication, cultural understanding, connections of Russian language with other disciplines (such as literature, history, and philosophy), and comparisons of Russian and American language and culture. This course includes advanced topics in grammar, a focus on developing discussion and conversational skills and writing, and readings from modern Russian writers. Topics come from contemporary Russian everyday society life, philosophy (Russian soul), history, and politics (famous leaders of Russia), and comparisons of Russia and America (Russian and American national character, America through the eyes of Russians and Russia through the eyes of Americans). A project on Russian culture and history, as well as discussion on one of the most popular Russian movies (watched throughout the quarter), are integrated parts of the curriculum for this course. It is taught in Russian and is intended for students who have completed the Russian 302 series and/or the Russian 102 series.
Registration Requirements
Pre-requisite: Russian 303-2 Advanced Russian Language and Culture (or equivalent)
Learning Objectives
Students will continue to enrich their understanding and knowledge of Russian culture and to acquire more advanced reading, writing, and listening language skills, as well as conversational competence and grammatical accuracy.
Class Materials (Required)
Mir russkikh: The World of Russians (textbook and workbook), ACTR, Kendall/Hunt publishers ISBN 0-7872-2471-5