109-102 Beginners Russian B

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

This is a beginners subject covering all areas of the language, ie. 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 (eg. family, weather, travel, studies); and introduces students to Russian society and culture.

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

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