We will also work to improve composition skills. The course assumes basic speaking skills, like being able to tell about oneself, describe one's surroundings and ordinary activities. We will build on these skills and vocabulary using various linguistic contexts from contemporary Russian life. Our chief objective is to be able to express our opinions, make value judgements and comparisons in Russian. As we practice speaking, your grammatical accuracy will improve.
Expectations Be able to manage conversation on everyday topics.
Be able to express an opinion on societal and cultural matters, and to react with agreement, doubt or uncertainty to other opinions. Have the ability to adequately react to requests and suggestions, and to formulate them. Understand the essence of opinions on societal and cultural topics at a normal rate of speach. Read brief informational texts from the current press on societal topics. Read and compose brief texts to fulfill personal business needs.