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Department of Languages and Linguistics, College of Arts and Science

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Students registered in any of the language courses (114.3, 117.3, 214.3, 217.3, 314.3, 317.3) should plan to attend weekly oral tutorials as scheduled in the Registration Guide. A multi-media laboratory is also available on a library basis.

Students with a background in Russian (including those who speak the language at home) will not be allowed to take Russian language courses for credit until they have contacted the department to arrange for an interview / placement test prior to registering.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COURSES
RUSS 114.3 (Formerly 115)
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Elementary Russian I
1/2(4L-1T)

This course develops elementary proficiency in speaking, reading, understanding, and writing Russian. Basic grammatical structures, sound patterns, spelling and vocabulary will be studied. Students will be introduced to Russian life and culture, politics, geography, and society.

Note: Students who have completed Russian 30 in the past five years may not take this course for credit. Students who have a background in Russian or have taken any other Russian courses, must present themselves to the Department to write a placement test. Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 115 may not take this course for credit.

RUSS 117.3 (Formerly 115)
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Elementary Russian II
1/2(4L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 114 or permission of the department.

This course is a continuation of RUSS 114. It develops elementary proficiency in speaking, reading, understanding, and writing Russian. Basic grammatical structures, sound patterns, spelling and vocabulary will be studied. Students will be introduced to Russian life and culture, politics, geography, and society. Students will develop the ability to understand spoken Russian and respond to it within certain everyday topics.

Note: Students who have completed Russian 30 in the past five years may not take this course for credit. Students who have a background in Russian or have taken any other Russian courses, must present themselves to the Department to write a placement test. Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 115 may not take this course for credit.

RUSS 205.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» A Survey of Russian Literature in English Translation
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university.

Surveys the development of Russian literature from its origins to the present. Students will read representative works in English translation of the more important genres in each period of Russian literature.

Note: This course cannot be used to fulfill the language requirement. It may be used to fulfill the humanities requirement or as an elective under Requirement 7.

RUSS 210.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Russian Civilization (in English)
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university.

A survey of the material, spiritual and intellectual culture of Russia.

Note: This course cannot be used to fulfill the language requirement. It may be used to fulfill the humanities requirements or as an elective under Requirement 7.

RUSS 214.3 (Formerly 215)
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Intermediate Russian I
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 114 and 117 or permission of the department.

This course develops the basic syntactic, morphological, lexical, and phonetic structure of modern Russian, by combining a study of the essentials of grammar with classroom practice in conversation and translation, and through selected readings.

Note: Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 215 may not take this course for credit.

RUSS 216.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Russian Prose
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217.

A survey of Russian prose from the beginnings to the present.

RUSS 217.3 (Formerly 215)
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Intermediate Russian II
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214 or permission of the department.

This course is a continuation of RUSS 214. Emphasis is placed on improving oral and written communication skills. Selected readings will be used to further develop the essentials of grammar and build vocabulary.

Note: Native speakers of Russian are not allowed to register in this course. Students with credit for RUSS 215 may not take this course for credit.

RUSS 226.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Russian Poetry
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217.

The development of Russian poetry from its beginnings to the present. Works of representative poets in each period are studied.

RUSS 235.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Turgenev (in English)
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 30 credit units at the university.

Introduces the novels, stories and plays of Ivan Turgenev and examines his place in Russian and world literature. Representative works will be read in English translation.

Note: Students with credit for RUSS 236 may not take this course for credit. This course cannot be used to fulfill the language requirement. It may be used to fulfill the humanities requirements or as an elective under Requirement 7.

RUSS 261.0
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Revolution and Dissidence: Studies in Protest Literature
1/2(1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214 , 217 (may be taken concurrently).

A tutorial accompanying LIT 261.3.

RUSS 262.0
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Exiles and Emigrés: Studies in Expatriation
1/2(1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217 (may be taken concurrently).

A tutorial accompanying LIT 262.3.

RUSS 263.0
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Heroines, Anti-Heroines and Gender Definition in Literature
1/2(1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217 (may be taken concurrently).

A tutorial accompanying LIT 263.3.

RUSS 264.0
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Mephisto and Faust: Knowledge, Power, Damnation and Redemption
1/2(1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217 (may be taken concurrently).

A tutorial accompanying LIT 264.3.

RUSS 300.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Studies in Russian Authors
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 314 and 317 taken previously or concurrently.

One Russian author will be studied, such as Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn, Pushkin.

RUSS 314.3 (Formerly 315)
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Advanced Russian I
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 214, 217 or permission of the department.

This course will enable students to function independently within complete immersion in the Russian environment, conduct independent research and study literature in the language. It will continue developing oral and written proficiency. The cultural component will prepare students for complete immersion in the Russian milieu.

Note: Students with credit for RUSS 315 may not take this course for credit.

RUSS 317.3 (Formerly 315)
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Advanced Russian II
1/2(3L-1T)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 314 or permission of the department.

This course is a continuation of RUSS 314. It will concentrate on dramatic improvement of all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be able to work independently with Russian texts, and will be able to sustain advanced conversation on a wide range of subjects.

Note: Students with credit for RUSS 315 may not take this course for credit.

RUSS 350.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Studies in Russian Literary Periods
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 314 , 317 (may be taken concurrently).

A single period of Russian literature will be studied, chosen from Classicism, Romanticism (the Golden Age), Realism, Symbolism, the Soviet period.

RUSS 405.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session» Topics in Russian Literature
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): RUSS 314, 317 (may be taken concurrently).

A special topic will be studied, such as Russian drama, Russian criticism, development of the short story, émigré literature, dissident literature.




Special Topics

These courses are offered occasionally by visiting faculty and in other special situations. Students interested in these courses should contact the department for more information.
RUSS 298.3

1/2(3S)

RUSS 299.6

1&2(3S)

RUSS 398.3

1/2(3S)

RUSS 399.6

1&2(3S)

RUSS 498.3

1/2(3S)

RUSS 499.6

1&2(3S)

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