Emphasizes their emergence as modern European nation-states. I to present treated in depth, including the historical role and present situation of non-Baltic peoples, particularly Russians. Growth, income distribution, and economic development in less-developed countries today. Policies concerning trade, industrialization, the agricultural sector, human resources, and financing of development. Ilse Cirtautus , Elmira Kochumkulova Term B .
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The primary goal is limited oral ability, although reading and writing are not neglected. The standard lesson format takes the students from an oral preparation with careful explanation of the new words and grammar through recitation based on a short reading selection to brief situational dialogues intended to provide a basis for free conversation. Students are given periodic oral grades based on classroom performance and written quizzes. Intensive second-year Russian is a comprehensive review of grammar with continuing oral and compositional practice. Emphasis on oral presentation, composition, and conversation with careful attention to grammatical and idiomatic usage and vocabulary development.