Develops students' skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while also fostering an appreciation for Russian culture.
Emphasis is placed on the acquisition of basic structures, vocabulary, and sound systems.
Students will be encouraged to use their language skills to communicate and interact in a variety of situations and contexts. An intensive review of grammar designed to facilitate a near-native proficiency with the form and function of Russian nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Exceptional forms are stressed, and reading selections on contemporary Russian life and excerpts from literature are employed to improve comprehension and build conversational and writing skills. 180J St. Petersburg as Russian Cultural Icon Gasperetti. Over the course of this semester we will use St. Petersburg's rich cultural heritage to investigate Russia's uneasy relationship with the West.