| Unit name | Introduction to Russian for Graduate Students |
|---|---|
| Unit code | RUSSM0020 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Basker |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Russian |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The unit will provide students with a knowledge of modern Russian inflectional and derivational morphology and syntax and introduce them to the concept of register. Emphasis will be on acquisition of a passive knowledge of the language for reading purposes. In the second teaching block students will be introduced to texts of a historical, political or sociological nature in the original. Teaching will be in small groups. There will be four classes a week over two teaching blocks. The unit will be assessed by a three-hour written examination in the Summer Term which will test knowledge of grammar, breadth of vocabulary, ability to translate from Russian into English and comprehension of a text of a historical, political or sociological nature.
