Some students do detailed text analysis, usually working with texts that they also study elsewhere, e.g. in government, history, or other courses. Some students concentrate on vocabulary for their field. The content of the course varies greatly depending on the student's needs. This course may be the only option for those students who have a special project. For example, it may be taken by a student who wants to create a video documentary about a Russian family living in Ithaca, or write and produce a play in Russian, etc.
Any project is eligible, if it provides an opportunity to learn.
This course should not be taken by students whose interests can be served by taking other, more standard courses. The course is taught only when the department has available resources. This Web site uses Russian fonts based on the Windows 1251 encoding standard.