RUSS 1002: Elementary Russian II

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: RUSS 1001 , or by placement, or the equivalent
This course stresses continued, progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Russian culture.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Identify fundamental concepts of Russian vocabulary, grammar, and phonetics and apply them to communicative tasks.
In compound sentences, describe yourself, your family, school, a place of residence, and dining.
Explain the Cyrillic writing system and identify and recall its characters.
Gather, evaluate, and present information about aspects Russian culture from a variety of reliable sources.
Demonstrate level-appropriate Russian proficiency by speaking and writing comprehensibly and in culturally appropriate ways about course topics (e.g., by addressing their partners with appropriate honorifics and high/low register when presenting and exchanging information about yourself, your university, academic subjects, and schedules).
Identify and interpret aspects of Russian culture including cultural values and attitudes toward ethical issues.
Identify, analyze, and compare cultural attitudes and practices in Russian cultures to US-American cultures and apply this knowledge to communicative tasks.
Translate, analyze, and interpret authentic short Russian literary and non-literary texts (e.g., poetry, folktales, housing ads, Twitter/X posts).
Identify personal goals and evaluate your own advancement towards them in English.