RUS 102 First Year Russian, Term 2

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Introduces the Russian language (including listening, speaking, reading and writing) and culture (including geography, customs, daily life, heritage and literature), facilitated by the study of vocabulary, grammar, short readings and guided conversation. Instructor and students use Russian as the primary language of class.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 or higher; or completion of WR 090 (or concurrent enrollment), or WR 115 (or higher); or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Recommended: RUS 101, or one year of high school Russian. (With a grade of C or better.)

Student Learning Outcomes:

Respond to words and phrases.
Interpret main ideas and details in questions and statements supported by context and redundancy.
Pronounce phrases and sentences understandably.
Use phrases, sentences, and questions to express ideas and some details.
Interpret main ideas and some details from simple narratives.
Interpret main ideas of short authentic materials such as notes, schedules, and menus.
Transcribe dictated phrases and sentences.
Compose short messages, notes, and simple guided paragraphs.
Explain and use several polite behaviors and basic nonverbal cues in limited situations.
Describe selected aspects of the geography, history, artistic heritage, and cultural practices of the Russian-speaking world.

Content Outline
Includes the material in Introductory Russian Grammar, from the second part of Unit 6 through Unit 10, as well as any information provided by the instructor, including the following:

Review Lessons 1-7
Lesson 8: Action Words
- Introduction to Russian verbs
- Description of infinites and finite forms
- Verb aspect
- The verb ‘to be’
Lesson 9: How to Do Things
- Present tense of verbs
- Tense and aspect
- Conjugation I and II verbs
- Irregular verbs
- Spelling rule #2
- Making verbs negative
Lesson 10: Coming and Going
- Simple verbs of motion
- Multi- and unidirectional verb pairs
Other material
- Adverbs of Location and Direction
- Special Expressions
- Conjunctions
- Subordinate Conjunctions
- Prepositional Case Indicating Location
- About/concerning
- Singular, plural and irregular nouns
- Personal and possessive pronouns
- Adjectives