This course is conducted entirely in Russian. Accordingly, all written assignments will be in Russian. Students can expect daily workbook assignments, and one or two short compositions weekly. Composition topics will vary, and, as the semester progresses, will require increasingly greater sophistication in grammar and style. Emphasis on developing oral as well as written skills in approaching a work of literature.
Close attention is paid to written papers, which constitute a major part of the grade for the class.
In the first week, students write a trial one-page paper on the basis of which possible writing problems will be identified. During the semester, students are asked to write four papers, four to five pages each, on different writers and topics discussed in class. All papers will be followed by individual discussion sessions. Emphasis on developing oral as well as written skills in approaching a work of literature. Close attention is paid to written papers, which constitute a major part of the grade for the class.