2020-2021 Catalog 
    
    Apr 26, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

RUS 132 - Conversational Russian II


Description: Development of speaking and listening skills in Russian at the novice level. Culture of the Russian-speaking world.

Prerequisites: RUS 131 .

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Course Content:
  1. The Cyrillic alphabet
  2. Expressing likes and dislikes
  3. Basic vocabulary and descriptions
  4. Narrations of basic daily routines
  5. Comparisons
  6. Superlatives
  7. Basic narrations in major Russian time frames
  8. Phonetic, stress, and pronunciation systems in Russian
  9. Russian-speaking culture
  10. Formulaic expressions and basic structures in specific traveling situations

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Express basic likes and dislikes. (2)
  2. Describe objects, places, people, activities and states utilizing basic vocabulary. (3)
  3. Narrate daily routine activities. (4)
  4. Compare objects, places, people, their qualities and their activities. (5)
  5. Identify and express superlatives such as "best" and "worst" when considering objects, places, people, their qualities and their activities. (6)
  6. Narrate in the major Russian time frames utilizing basic Russian grammar structures. (7, 8)
  7. Apply Russian phonetic, stress, and pronunciation systems when using basic oral expressions and narrations and when reading basic Russian texts. (8)
  8. Recite and use the Russian alphabet. (1,8)
  9. Identify basic components of the Russian-speaking culture, such as foods, customs, music, dance, arts and history. (9)
  10. Utilize basic formulaic expressions, travel vocabulary and grammar. (10)

Required Assessment:
Oral proficiency examinations/exercises.