Why
Study Russian?
Summer Program in Russia
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Intermediate Russian
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Russian for Heritage
Speakers SLL-270a, b;
Russian for Native Speakers SLL-370
USC has a unique program for heritage speakers using special methods and materials
to teach reading and literate writing. This enables students to communicate
adequately in official situations, professional setting as well as use Russian
for professional goals. Courses of Russian for native speakers are credited
towards language requirements.
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SLL-270a is specially designed for students who can speak,
but cannot read or write in Russian and do not know the Russian alphabet.
This course focuses on reading, writing and grammar acquisition that is essential
for correct composition and basic translation. It also expands your vocabulary
for everyday conversations, communication in educational sphere. After SLL-270a,
you will also be able to read prose for general comprehension and details.
You will be able to describe an event that happened to you or your friends
in literate writing. You will learn about the history of your family in the
context of Russian history and culture, we will also watch Russian films,
cartoons, have cultural events and activities.
Textbooks:
Olga Kagan, Tatiana Akishina, Richard Robin. Russian for Russians. Slavica
Publishers.
The Oxford Russian-English and English - Russian dictionaries.
You are also encouraged to acquire a Russian-Russian dictionary.
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SLL-270b is designed for students who have mastered 270a
or who studied for 1-3 years in a Russian school, have basic skills in reading
and writing, have enough vocabulary to speak on everyday topics, but have
difficulty in reading and writing and wish to communicate on a professional
level. The course also acquaints the student with some of Russia's vast cultural
reserves. We have discussions, watch films, have poetry lessons and other
cultural activities.
Textbooks:
Olga Kagan, Tatiana Akishina, Richard Robin. Russian for Russians. Slavica
Publishers.
The Oxford Russian-English and English - Russian dictionaries.
You are also be encouraged to get a Russian-Russian dictionary by Ozegov available
at the Victor Kamkin Russian Bookstore .
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SLL-370 is designed for students who have mastered 270 a
and b or studied in a Russian school for more than 3 years. This course focuses
on professional usage of Russian and is designed to teach students: good creative
writing (working on individual mistakes, style, composition, writing professional
documents); translation skills in the area of student's studies (both oral
and written translation), reading professional texts and working with them
(thesis, reference, review, etc), history and culture of Russia. In this course,
we have many creative lessons, discuss latest films and books, and have other
cultural activities.
Books:
Authentic pieces of fiction and professional books/articles.
The Oxford Russian-English and English - Russian dictionaries.
You are also encouraged
to acquire a Russian-Russian dictionary.
If you are an American who has "spontaneously" acquired conversational
Russian in one of the former republics of the USSR, but has had no systematic
training in language classes and wants to take a "crash" course
in grammar and reading, SLL-370 would be an appropriate choice.
See
an overview of Russian grammar!