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 126-039 Beginners Russian D

Note

Formerly available as 126-113/213/313. Students who have completed 126-113/213/313 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

1st and 2nd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr R Lagerberg

Prerequisites

Russian A and B. Students must be concurrently enrolled in Beginners Russian C.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Three lectures and a tutorial per week

Subject Description

A beginners subject covering all areas of the language, i.e. reading, writing, aural comprehension and oral skills, and including use of computer-aided language learning. This subject covers the basic grammatical system of Russian; teaches students to translate simple texts from Russian into English and vice versa; provides students with an active knowledge of around 1200 words and a passive knowledge of a further 500 words (all from the textbook); teaches students to conduct elementary conversation on a limited number of basic topics (e.g. family, weather, travel, studies); introduces students to Russian society and culture. Students must be concurrently enrolled in Beginners Russian C

Assessment

A 1-hour test, and written work totalling 2500 words, and a 10-minute oral exam.

Prescribed Texts

  • E Stepanova et al, Russky yazyk dlya vsekh (Russian for Everybody). 6th edition or later.


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