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Russian 002. Elementary Russian (5 units)
Liliana Avramenko
MTWRF 9:00-9:50A
103 Wellman Hall
CRN 71042
Course Description: This course is the continuation of Russian 001 in areas of grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.
Prerequisite: Russian 001 or Language Placement Exam.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Richard Robin, et al., Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book 1 [5th Edition] (Prentice Hall, 2011)
- Richard Robin, et al., Student Activities Manual for Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book 1 [5th Edition] (Prentice Hall, 2011)
Russian 005. Intermediate Russian (5 units)
Instructor TBA
MTWR 12:10-1:00P
102 Hutchison Hall
CRN 71043
Course Description: This is the second course in the Intermediate Russian sequence. Students will continue to review grammar, be introduced to short literature, and practice intermediate level conversations.
Prerequisite: Russian 004 or Language Placement Exam.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Discussion - 4 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbooks:
- Olga Kagan, et al., V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context [2nd Edition] (Prentice Hall, 2005)
- Olga Kagan, et al., V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context Student Activities Manual [2nd Edition] (Prentice Hall, 2005)
Russian 101B. Advanced Russian (4 units)
Liliana Avramenko
MWF 11:00-11:50A
207 Olson Hall
CRN 71056
Course Description: This is the second course in the Advanced Russian sequence. 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 101A or consent of instructor (lavramenko@ucdavis.edu).
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Format: Lecture - 2 hours; Discussion - 1 hour.
Textbook:
- Olga Kagan, et al., Russian for Russians (Slavica Publishers, 2002)
Russian 122. 19th-Century Russian Literature (4 units)
Olga Stuchebrukhov
MWF 9:00 - 9:50A
90 Social Sciences Building
CRN 74233
Course Description: This course surveys 19th-Century Russian prose, poetry and drama in light of such literary movements, as neoclassicism, sentimentalism, Romanticism, and various forms of realism. The course includes the works of such representative writers of the period as Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Ostrovsky, Fet, Leskov, and others. All course lectures, reading, writing, and discussions are in Russian.
Course Objectives:
In taking this course, students will:
- Improve their reading, writing, and oral skills in Russian;
- Develop or improve their critical skills in analyzing and writing about literature;
- Gain basic knowledge about the history of 19th-Century Russian prose, poetry, and drama;
- Learn to recognize various literary movements.
Prerequisite: Russian 101C.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities and Writing Experience.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures, and Writing Experience.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader
Russian 140. Dostoevsky (4 units) IN ENGLISH
Olga Stuchebrukhov
MWF 1:10-2:00P
140 Physics Building
CRN 74234
Course Description: This course examines Dostoevsky’s seminal novel, Crime and Punishment, together with other works and films devoted to the nature of crime. The course will focus on the transformation of the more traditional crime-and-punishment idea into the notion of crime without any punishment at all, paying particular attention to the historical and cultural context that made this transformation possible.
Prerequisite: Knowledge of Russian not required.
GE credit (Old): Arts & Humanities, Diversity and Writing Experience.
GE credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures, and Writing Experience.
Format: Discussion - 3 hours.
Textbook:
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Vintage Classics, 1993)