RUS1070

Advanced Russian IA

J Clarke

6 points
* 4 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton
* Prerequisites: VCE/HSC in Russian or another Slavic language or equivalent

Objectives On completing this subject and RUS1080 students should: have acquired a thorough knowledge of Russian grammar; be able to speak, read, write and understand the standard language at a level of non-technical, everyday communication; be able to translate non-specialist texts from and into Russian without recourse to a dictionary; have gained a basic knowledge of selected literary texts; acquired an understanding of the political, cultural and historical background of Russian.

Synopsis The subject consists of two parts: (1) advanced grammar, composition, conversation and textual work (three hours per week); (2) an introduction to Russian (and other Slavic) culture (one hour per week).

Assessment Written (1500 words): 20%
* Examinations (2 hours): 60%
* Oral work: 20%

Prescribed texts

Townsend C Continuing with Russian McGraw- Hill