126-260 Advanced Russian B

Note

Available as 126-360 at 3rd-year level, 126-460 at 4th-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Advanced Russian A or equivalent.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Advanced grammar. Translation in both directions. Composition. Close study of literary texts. By the end of the subject students should be able to: demonstrate a very solid control of the grammatical system; demonstrate a fairly large active and passive vocabulary, sufficient for the following objectives - translating medium-difficulty texts (Russian to English) without a dictionary and difficult ones with a dictionary; writing and conversing in Russian on relatively serious topics (e. g. social or political issues); understanding normal spoken Russian (e. g. lectures, broadcast talks) on any general topic; understanding the content and literary structure of selected literary texts (by commenting and translating). Deeper knowledge of Russian society and culture.

Assessment

A 2-hour exam on each of the language and literature parts; a 15-minute oral exam; assignments totalling up to 2000 words.

Prescribed Texts

• Derek Offord, Modern Russian: An Advanced Grammar Course. Bristol Classical Press.