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 109-102 Beginners Russian B

Note

Formerly available as 126-112/212/312. Students who have completed 126-112/212/312 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

First and second year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Robert Lagerberg

Corequisites

Students must concurrently be enrolled in 109-101 Beginners Russian A.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Three 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week

Subject Description

This is 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; and should provide students with an active knowledge of around 500 words and a passive knowledge of a further 200 words (all from the textbook). The subject should enable students to conduct elementary conversation on a limited number of basic topics (e.g. family, weather, travel, studies); and introduces students to Russian society and culture.

Assessment

A 1-hour test, 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 ed) or later.
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