Russian I
Develop an understanding of Russian culture as you learn to speak the language. Discover how to read the Cyrillic alphabet, and gain conversational skills and essential grammar.
Recommended Textbook:
“Beginner’s Russian with Interactive Online Workbook”
ISBN: 978-0781812511
Who Should Attend
This course is for students who are new to the Russian language, or who would like a review of the fundamentals of the Russian language.
Benefits and Learning Outcomes
- Cyrillic alphabet, learning to read and write. Vowels, stress and
consonants. Similarities and differences between Russian and English.
Forming and asking simple questions. Common phrases and words. - Sibilants and other consonants. Personal Pronouns. Forming questions
with question words. Animate v. inanimate. Grammatical gender.
Saying greetings. Introducing oneself I. - Learning to read in Russian. Soft vowels. Yes/No questions and
answers. Introducing oneself II. Possessive pronouns. Saying “Excuse
me” and “Sorry.” - Asking/answering “Where are you from?” Country and nationality.
Introduction to cases. - Consonants: hard and soft. Spelling rules. Introduction to the
declension of verbs. Conversation: “Do you speak Russian?” Formal/
informal Russian names. - Consonants: voiced and unvoiced. Conversation: “I do not
understand.” Review.
Prerequisites
This course is for beginning Russian speakers. There is no prerequisite.
Notes
This is a noncredit enrichment program. Progress and courses completed are marked by Continuing Education Units. CEUs are not transferable to college or university transcripts.
Dates and locations to be announced.
