109-104 Beginners Russian D

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109-104 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
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr Robert Lagerberg
Prerequisites	109-101 Beginners Russian A and 109-102 Beginners Russian B.
Semester	2 (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, including use of computer-aided language learning. The 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 1200 words and a passive knowledge of a further 500 words. The subject should enable students to conduct elementary conversation on a limited number of basic topics (e.g. family, weather, travel, studies). Students will also be introduced 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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