Slavic Languages · Columbia University
20% homework, 20% tests, 20% performance/participation, 15% final presentation, 15% final exam. I found the final presentation, on a country from the former SSR, interesting and engaging. We had lots of time to prepare our work.
A lot of new vocab, better grasp on grammar structure.
There is a large volume of work involved with this class, as expected (4 days a week, worth 5 credits), but it is very doable. You learn so much in this class, and it is very rewarding if you are someone who is motivated to learn the language. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2023 Course: RUSSUN1101_003_2023_3-FIRST-YEARRUSSIANI : RUSSUN1101_003_2023_3 - FIRST-YEAR RUSSIAN I Instructor: Marina Grineva
Marina is a great professor. I really enjoyed second-year Russian with her. We covered a lot of material, including prefixed and unprefixed verbs of motion, participles and verbal adverbs, and imperative forms.
I have gained a lot of knowledge throughout this course. This is not my first time taking Russian, but I feel like my knowledge and understanding of the language's structure and grammar has grown exponentially. I feel like my abilities to translate, speak, read, and write have all grown immensely.
I would not recommend anyone take a language if they are a Master's student because of the work load, but if they have their heart set on it, Professor Grineva is the way to go
Professor Grineva is excellent, and she is incredibly knowledgeable. She does a great job of correcting without discouraging, which I have found to be vital when learning a language. You will have to do the work, but if you do you will learn a lot. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2024 Course: RUSSUN2101_001_2024_3-SECOND-YEARRUSSIANI : RUSSUN2101_001_2024_3 - SECOND-YEAR RUSSIAN I Instructor: Marina Grineva
So much new grammar, though it takes me a long time to drill it in. We covered so much new material and can express so much more.
Thank you Marina, I am profoundly grateful to you for enabling my learning objectives.
A lot of grammar review that I felt was very effective in terms of drilling it in our minds.