RUS 211 - Intermediate Russian 13 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.
Build upon knowledge acquired in RUS 112 . Continue to advance students understanding of basic pronunciation and grammar necessary for reading, writing and conversing in Russian.
Prerequisite(s): RUS 112 or two years of high school Russian or permission of department chair.
Note: This course is not for students who are already proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Russian.
Location(s) Typically Offered: Online (OL)
Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the main idea and key information in novice-high level short, straightforward written and spoken conversations and informational and fictional texts.
- Request and provide information in conversations on familiar topics by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions.
- Present personal information about life, activities, and events, using simple sentences through spoken and written language.
- Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of novice-high level writing and speaking prompts.
- Formulate comparisons between students’ cultural experiences and the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Russian-speaking cultures.
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