Since it is possible for students to take Russian or Ukrainian without any previous knowledge of the language, an important objective is to narrow the gap between these students and those who are post-VCE (or equivalent), many of whom are native speakers. Therefore students beginning Russian or Ukrainian follow a graded course that pays attention to the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing. The aim is to reach a stage of development by the end of third year where they are able to converse on a wide range of topics, comprehend both written texts and the spoken language and express themselves in writing. In the case of advanced students a central objective is to progress towards bilingual competence (with English as the second language), so that they are able to translate complex texts and move freely from one language to the other. A second aim is to acquire a theoretical understanding of the structure of the language.
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