Weekly essays and tests, and two examinations are required. Longer and more demanding texts are read in 352 than in 351, and an initial fluency in reading is expected. No credit granted to those who have completed 403. Russian 401 is offered Fall Term and Russian 402 is offered Winter Term every academic year. Students read short stories of different Russian authors, write compositions on given topics and make oral reports.
Progress is checked by a term paper and oral report.
Methods of Russian Language Instruction. Permission of instructor. Recommended for teaching assistants and instructors of Russian. This course provides a broad range of data, theory and techniques designed to make Russian teaching as effective as possible. The course will be conducted in quasi-seminar fashion, but with a final exam.