Graduate students should consult the Graduate Record for further information. Class meets five days per week plus work in the language laboratory. A grade of C- or better in RUSS 101 is a prerequisite for 102. Grade of C- or better in RUSS 201 is prerequisite for 202. Includes practice in speaking and writing Russian and introduction to Russian prose and poetry.
Class meets four days per week, plus work in the language laboratory.
Open to students with no knowledge of Russian. Study of the folktale traditions of the Eastern Slavs, primarily the Russians and the Ukrainians. Covers theories of folk prose narrative and discusses the relationship between folktales and society, and folktales and child development. Topics include related prose narrative forms, such as legend, and related forms of child socialization, such as folk children's games. Open to students with no knowledge of Russian.