126-426 Introduction To Polish Through Russian

Note

Available as 126-326 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Advanced Russian B. Preferably Russian Linguistics A.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

A contrastive linguistic study of Russian and Polish. Theory and practice, the latter mainly in reading. Serves as an introduction to practical Polish. Students by the end of the subject should be able to: have a basic understanding of Polish, especially in contrast to Russian; be able to read any Polish texts with the help of a dictionary; be able to pronounce Polish reasonably well; be in a position to continue independently learning to use Polish at all levels.

Assessment

By regular assignments totalling no more than 5000 words (3rd year), 6000 words (4th year).

Prescribed Texts

To be announced or material to be supplied.