Lower Division Courses
RUSSIAN 2 - ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN (5 Units)
Zhen Zhang, Associate Instructor
MTWRF 9:00am - 9:50am, 103 Wellman
CRN 80234
This course is the continuation of Russian 1 in areas of grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.
Prerequisite: Russian 1.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 5 hours; Laboratory - 1 hours.
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 5 - INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN (4 Units)
Anna Reznik, Teaching Assistant
MTWR 10:00am - 10:50am, 103 Wellman
CRN 80235
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 4.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 4 hours; Laboratory - 1 hour.
Textbook:
- Olga Kagan, et al., V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall, 2005)
- Olga Kagan, et al., Student Activities Manual (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall, 2005)
Upper Division Courses
RUSSIAN 101B - ADVANCED RUSSIAN (4 Units)
Liliana Avramenko, Lecturer
MWF 11:00am - 11:50am, 144 Olson
CRN 80248
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.
Format: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours; Extensive Writing.
GE Credit (Old): None.
GE Credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.
Textbooks:
- Sandra Freels Rosengrant, Russian in Use (Yale University Press, 2006)
- Diana S. Filenko, A Close Reading of Yuri Druzhnikov's Micronovel 'The Death of Tsar Fyodor' (Seagull Press, 2005)
RUSSIAN 103 - LITERARY TRANSLATION (4 Units)
Liliana Avramenko, Lecturer
MWF 9:00 - 9:50am, 251 Olson
CRN 83391
Course Description: Practice and theory of literary translation. Translation of literary texts from Russian into English and from English into Russian. Learning the techniques of poetry, prose, and drama translation. Discussing the issues of language and culture, types of translation, problems of equivalence, untranslatability, etc.
Prerequisite: Russian 101C.
Format: Discussion - 3 hours.
GE Credit (Old): None.
GE Credit (New): None.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader
RUSSIAN 122 - 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE (4 Units)
Olga Stuchebrukhov, Associate Professor
TR 12:10-1:30pm, 261 Olson
CRN 83392
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 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.
*Students who have taken Russian 121 and Russian 127 will not be allowed to take Russian 122.
Prerequisite: Russian 101C.
Format: Lecture/ Discussion - 3 hours; Term Paper.
GE Credit (Old): Arts & Humanities and Writing Experience.
GE Credit (New): Arts & Humanities, World Cultures and Writing Experience.
Textbooks:
- A Course Reader