Fourth-year Russian II · Slavic Languages
Advanced Russian grammar and vocabulary related to the economics and politics of Russia.
I learned more about Russian/Soviet politics and language used to discuss sociopolitical issues.
Reading comprehension, dramatically improved writing skills, also historical and cultural perspectives!
We further solidified our oral and written skills in Russian, with especial focus on participles, adverbials, and complex syntax.
Beyond grammar, I learned how to construct complex arguments and give presentations in a foreign language. Working in groups also helped to develop leadership skills, and I also learned to more closely listen to the views and perspectives of my peers in order to critically evaluate their arguments in a foreign language. Therefore, my ability to process increasingly complex information in Russian was enhanced over the course of this semester. I was also exposed to different cultural perspectives and practices through the use of related materials in classroom exercises and assignments.
This course covered advanced Russian language concepts. We dealt with complex grammar like participles, negation, and numerals. We also dealt with relevant topics including modern Russian politics and economics, which challenged us to use more advanced grammar and vocabulary. We also engaged with Russian media in the form of televsion and poetry.
This course helped me improve my Russian speaking and writing skills and made me more attentive to my errors.
Highly recommended! This class has genuinely challenged me and improved my skills
I would definitely recommend this course to other motivated students of Russian (or anyone interested in foreign languages), but withhold that full endorsement in the preceding prompts as I still believe that it and any other language course is frankly best experienced in-person. There are no specific pedagogical/instructional issues that come to mind that would actively encourage me to not recommend this class to other students. I firmly believe students must be motivated to learn Russian to make the most of this and other language courses.
This course reviewed alot of the grammar content we covered in previous years, and really focused on expanding our vocabulary through primary sources.