The Department has an international reputation for its research, achieving a 5 grading int he Research Assessment Exercise in 1996. The Programme First Year Language is taught at two different levels in the first year. Beginners will follow a separate course from those students who have gained a qualification in Russian prior to entry.
Literature is taught two hours per week in lectures and seminars.
In the second teaching block both qualified entrants and beginners, working in separate groups, also study a small number of classical texts in the original. You will follow units on nineteenth-century literature and thought. Third Year This is your Year Abroad . Final Year There will be two language classes a week with a native speaker from Kuban University in which you will consolidate your knowledge of spoken Russian, learn to give presentations in Russian, and develop your ability to write essays in Russian. There is also translation work from and into Russian, and a course for developing translation skills.