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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : Russian

126-116/216/316 Intermediate Russian A

Credit Points:

18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

Dr Robert Lagerberg

Prerequisite/s:

VCE Russian, Beginners Russian or equivalent.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

116: three lectures and a tutorial. 216/316: three lectures and two tutorials

Objectives:

By the end of the subject students should be able to:

  • demonstrate a solid control of the basic grammatical system;

  • demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Russian word-formation (e. g. an ability to assess the meaning of new words by analysis);

  • show an active or passive knowledge of the relevant vocabulary from the textbook and from distributed word-formational materials;

  • translate from Russian into English simpler texts without a dictionary and texts of medium difficulty with the help of a dictionary;

  • write and converse in Russian on topics of some depth (e. g. content of a story or play, opinions on basic social issues).

Content:

Consolidation of previously acquired Russian. Vocabulary building. Study of texts.

Assessment:

Class work, both oral and written, and regular assignments are taken into account: a one hour test and a 15-minute oral exam in mid-semester, and a 2-hour paper and 15-minute oral at the end of the semester.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Stepanova, E. et al., Russkii iazyk dlia vsekh, Russkii iazyk.
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