Prerequisite : Russian Level 1 or equivalent / a placement test with the teacher

Overall Goals :

1. Designed for students who have basic knowledge of Russian, this course will help you develop further understanding of grammar and expand your vocabulary.
2. The primary focus of the course is an expansion of your communicative skills in Russian. Through a variety of individual and group exercises, students will be able to communicate on a wide range of everyday issues. Students learn dialogues, useful expressions, basic phrases, and general information on Russian culture.

Intended Learning Outcomes :

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Carry on a conversation in Russian and to communicate with written messages

Methodology :

• Pronunciation activities
• Vocabulary activities
• Modelling and practising short conversations
• Pair and group activities
• Listening activities
• Reading activities
• Grammar activities and games

Required Material :

• Headphones and an external microphone
• High-speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• Book :

  Title : Sputnik : An Introductory Russian Language Course, Part I

  Author : Julia Rochtchina

  Price:Approximate price of $59.00 CDN ($25.95 Kindle Edition)

  Available at :

  Amazon.ca Kindle Edition

  or

  Paperback

***Students can choose to purchase either an e-book, or a paperback , but not both.

**The purchase of books should only take place after the first class.