Advanced Russian in Conversations (302-2-1)
Topic
Russian Rendezvous: Exploring Russia's Rich Cultur
Instructors
Natalia Malinina
847/467-6478
1880 Campus Dr. (Kresge) Office 3225
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00-11:30 and by appointment
Meeting Info
Locy Hall 314: Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Overview of class
Russian 302-2 is the second part in a three-quarter sequence intended for students who have attained intermediate-level proficiency in Russian. It is taught in Russian and designed to lead students to more advanced levels focusing on communication, cultural understanding, connections of Russian language with other disciplines, and comparisons of Russian and American language and culture. Emphasis will be placed on developing discussion and conversational skills. The course includes advanced topics in grammar, discussion of one of the most popular Russian movies, and readings from Russian newspapers and classical Russian poets.
Registration Requirements
Pre-requisite: 302-1 or equivalent. Speak with the instructor or Language Director if you have not taken 102-3 at NU.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this quarter, students will:
• Improve their knowledge of Russian grammar studied earlier, as well as acquire new grammar and apply it in their speech and writing
• Develop their lexical competence by learning new vocabulary, Russian proverbs, sayings, and idiomatic expressions related to the following topics:
wealth and poverty in the contemporary world; arts (painting, literature, theather, cinema)
• Maintain a conversation and participate in discussions related to the studied topics
• Compare Russian and American art
• Compare Russian and American views on health and poverty in the contemporary world
• Read, listen, and comprehend literary texts in Russian (such as poems of A.Blok and B.Pasternak)
• Describe visual Russian Art
• Use the Russian Internet and multimedia sources as an instrument to conduct research in Russian or to prepare for in-class discussions
Class Materials (Required)
PANORAMA: Intermediate Russian Language and Culture, Student Bundle: Book + Electronic Workbook Access Card Bilingual, Student Edition / Benjamin Rifkin, Evgeny Dengub, and Susanna Nazarova, Georgetown University Press, 2017| ISBN 9781626164178 (paperback)
A high-quality Russian-English dictionary (containing at least 50,000 entries) is strongly recommended: A. I. Smirnitskii, Russian-English Dictionary (Russko-angliiskii slovar'); The Oxford Russian Dictionary; etc.
Class Attributes
Advanced Expression