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Russian 001. Elementary Russian (5 units)
Liliana Avramenko
Course Description: This course is an introduction to Russian grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.
Course Placement: Students who have successfully completed, with a C- or better, Russian 002 or 003 in the 10th or higher grade in high school may receive unit credit for this course on a P/NP grading basis only. Although a passing grade will be charged to the student's P/NP option, no petition is required. All other students will receive a letter grade unless a P/NP petition is filed.
For more information, please contact the instructor, Russian Language Coordinator or the Russian Program Coordinator/Advisor (allowrey@ucdavis.edu).
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- TBA
Russian 004. Intermediate Russian (4 units)
Staff
Course Description: This is the first course of the intermediate Russian series. Students will review grammar, introduce to short literature, and practice intermediate level conversations.
Prerequisite: Russian 003.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, Oral Literacy and World Cultures.
Format: Laboratory/Discussion - 4 hours.
Textbooks:
- TBA
Russian 101A. Advanced Russian (4 units)
Liliana Avramenko
Course Description: This is the first course of the advanced Russian series. Students will continue to refine their reading comprehension, writing skills, conversational competence, and grammar knowledge. Materials for discussion will include articles from the contemporary media, recent films, classic and modern literature. Goals of the course are to complete a study of the basic elements of Russian grammar (nouns, verbs, adjectives, gender and case agreement, plural), spelling rules, to increase active and passive vocabulary, to initiate speaking ability, to develop advanced reading and writing skills, and to learn more about Russian culture. Homework will consist of reading texts, writing answers to questions, grammar exercises and short essays. Students will make oral presentations in class.
There will be two written tests, three to four short quizzes or dictations, two essays, oral presentations, and a final exam.
Prerequisite: Russian 006 or consent of instructor (lavramenko@ucdavis.edu).
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Writing.
Textbooks:
- TBA
Russian 102. Russian Composition (4 units)
Olga Stuchebrukhov
Course Description: This course helps develop writing skills in Russian. It includes discussion and practice of various written genres traditionally used in Russian culture, such as composition (sochinenie), essay, exposition (izlozhenie), report, resume, and others.
Prerequisite: Russian 006 or consent of instructor (oastuchebrukhov@ucdavis.edu).
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures, and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Tutorial - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader
Russian 140. Dostoevsky (4 units) IN ENGLISH
Olga Stuchebrukhov
Course Description: This course examines Dostoevsky’s seminal novel, Crime and Punishment, together with his short works, such as Notes from Underground, Gentle Creature, Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and others. We will also examine Dostoevsky’s significance in contemporary culture and will watch Woody Allen’s film, Match Point (2005), paying particular attention to the transformation of Dostoevsky’s view on crime and punishment into the possibility of crime without any punishment at all.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Russian not required.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures, and Writing Experience.
Format: Discussion - 3 hours.
Textbooks:
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Vintage Classics, 1998)
- Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Perennial Classics, 1996)