Elementary Russian (101-2-21)

Instructors

Veronika Andrianova Schmitt

Meeting Info

University Hall 112: Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

Welcome to first-year fun and easy Russian! RUSSIAN 101-1 is the first part in a three-quarter sequence designed to continue to get students using Russian with fun instruction and projects (games, virtual excursions right from our classroom in Russia, cartoons, tv shows, and movies, etc). Emphasis is on practical communication so that students continue speaking building on what they have learned in first-quarter Russian and be able to function in many authentic situations by the end of the quarter! Our main textbook https://mezhdunami.org/ is free and online and one of the most diverse and inclusive Russian language textbooks available today. There is no final exam instead there is a final project.

Registration Requirements

RUSSIAN 101-1 or equivalent

Learning Objectives

To have fun learning Russian through games, virtual excursions in Russia, online asynchronous activities, and self-selected topics for projects and assignments; To continue building on conversing and communicating on a variety (family and friends, self, interests, etc) of non-technical topics at the beginning/novice level; To navigate and negotiate the Russian Internet in Russian; To view things from multiple perspectives: one of the great benefits of learning a foreign language is the opportunity to see the world from the perspective of a foreign culture. You'll learn not to merely see Russia through your own native perspective but begin to understand how Russian speakers see the world; To learn about the very diverse ethnic make-up of Russia and Russian speakers outside of Russia (China, Israel, US, Canada, Central Asia, other parts of Europe).

Class Materials (Required)

https://mezhdunami.org/ free and online