01:860:101,102First-Year Russian (4,4) Fundamentals of the language with exercises in speaking, reading, and writing.
01:860:103First-Year Russian Language Lab (1)
Instructor-guided laboratory practicum based on intensive use of media and designed for improvement of aural/oral skills.
Corequisite: 01:860:101 or 107.
01:860:104First-Year Russian Language Lab (1)Continued study of specific areas of Russian phonetics:
vowels, consonants, consonant clusters, basic intonation patterns. Further
development of aural and oral skills.Prerequisite: 01:860:101 or 107. Corequisite: 01:860:102 or 108.
01:860:105Intensive First-Year Russian in Russia (6) Intensive introduction to fundamentals of the Russian
language.Focus on grammar,
phonetics, and conversation. Taught in Russian in St. Petersburg by Russian
instructors. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:101.
01:860:107Russian for Russian Speakers (4) Study of specific areas of grammar, orthography, usage, writing, and grammatical analysis. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:101.
01:860:108Russian for Russian Speakers (4) Continued study of specific areas of Russian grammar. Development of reading, writing, oral skills, and vocabulary building through conversation, composition, newspapers, magazines, and film. Prerequisite: 01:860:107 or permission of department. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:102.
01:860:120Russian for Reading Knowledge (3)Grammar and readings of texts from various fields. Does not satisfy prerequisite for 01:860:201.
01:860:201,202Second-Year Russian (4,4) Development of language skills; emphasis on speaking, translation drills, and grammar. Prerequisite: 01:860:102 or 108 or two or more years of secondary school Russian.
01:860:203,204Second-Year Russian Language Laboratory (1,1) Instructor-guided laboratory practicum based on intensive use of media and designed for improvement of aural/oral skills. Practice involves use of text-related and other audio and video material, individual and group work, and recording of student speech for evaluation of pronunciation and fluency. Corequisites: 01:860:201,202.
01:860:205Intensive Second-Year Russian in Russia (6)Intensive intermediate-level study of the Russian
language. Focus on grammar,
phonetics, conversation. Reading of short fiction. Taught in Russian in St. Petersburg by Russian instructors. Prerequisite: 01:860:102, 105, 108, or placement. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:201.
01:860:207Second-Year Russian for Russian Speakers (4) Continued study of specific areas of Russian grammar and
orthography. Further development of reading, writing, oral skills, and
vocabulary building of literary Russian through exposure to a wide variety of
texts, media, and film. Prerequisite: 01:860:108. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:201.
01:860:208Second-Year Russian for Russian Speakers (4)Further study of specific areas of Russian grammar,
orthography, and punctuation. Further development of reading, writing, oral
skills, and vocabulary building of literary Russian through exposure to a wide
variety of texts, media, and film. Focus on composition, translation, and oral
presentation skills. Prerequisite: 01:860:207. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:202.
01:860:301,302Third-Year Russian (3,3) Refinement of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Selected topics of advanced Russian grammar. Vocabulary building. Prerequisite: 01:860:202, 205, or its equivalent.
01:860:305Intensive Third-Year Russian in Russia (6)Intensive high intermediate-level study of the Russian language. Focus on grammar, conversation, phonetics, reading, and the language of
media. Reading of newspapers and
unabridged short stories/texts. Taught in Russian in St. Petersburg by Russian instructors. Prerequisite: 01:860:202, 205, or placement. Credit not given for both this course and 01:860:301.
01:860:351,352Structure of the Russian Language (3,3) Advanced course with emphasis on morphology, difficult points of grammar. Theory and extensive drill work. Prerequisite: 01:860:202, 205, or permission of instructor. 01:860:351 required of majors.
01:860:355Russian Phonetics (3) Analysis of the Russian phonetic system, intonation, and transcription; emphasis on reading of texts and dialogues. Prerequisite: 01:860:202, 205, or permission of instructor.
01:860:401,402Fourth-Year Russian (3,3) Reading and discussion of various oral and written styles. Phraseology. Communicative skills. Prerequisite: 01:860:302, 305, or permission of instructor.
01:860:405Intensive Fourth-Year Russian in Russia (6)Intensive advanced-level study of the Russian language. Focus on advanced points of grammar, stylistics, conversation. Reading of newspapers, contemporary Russian literature, and seminars on area studies. Taught in Russian in St. Petersburg by Russian instructors. Prerequisite: 01:860:302, 305, or placement.
01:860:452Seminar in Slavic Linguistics (3) Devoted to specific problems in the area of Slavic linguistics. Variable content, e.g., history of the Russian language, readings in Old Russian, advanced problems of morphology. Prerequisite: 01:860:451 or permission of instructor.
01:860:491,492Russian Practicum (3,3) Drill methods, techniques of facilitating classroom interaction, error analysis, grammar review, and weekly drill sessions conducted in beginning Russian sections under faculty supervision. Prerequisites: 01:860:302 and/or permission of instructor. Corequisites: 01:860:401,402, if applicable.