Marina Tsylina

In this course, you start by learning the alphabet (and Russian cursive!). You then learn about adjectives and present tense verbs. You also learn about four different cases (nominative, prepositional, accusative, and genitive). The course concludes with past tense verbs and sentence connectors, so you can form more complex ideas. All of the units include new noun vocabulary about your family, clothing, furniture, education, etc.

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

I acquired an outstanding degree of proficiency in Russian—much more than I expected for a first-semester course.

I learned a lot of russian words and grammar. Not enough to make small conversation, but enough to be able to navigate arounf a russian city.

I learned numbers up to 100, how to use several cases, and basic vocabulary about everyday objects and actions.

I was initially hesitant to pick up Russian, but I have learned so much in just one semester (and it has been such a fun experience). We started with the alphabet and now we are learning how to use the past tense. I make a lot of errors still, but I can definitely communicate basic things about my life.

This course is very rigurous and takes a lot of time, but if you're intersted in it it will be your favorite class.

This class is fairly demanding, so I would only recommend it if you want to learn Russian in particular and not just fill a language requirement. 1 Columbia University: Arts & Sciences Fall 2024 Course: RUSSUN1101_002_2024_3-FIRST-YEARRUSSIANI : RUSSUN1101_002_2024_3 - FIRST-YEAR RUSSIAN I Instructor: Marina Tsylina