9647001 Russian
Numbering Code | U-LET49 19647 LJ48 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | lecture | |
Target Year | Target Student | |||
Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Wed.2 | |
Instructor name | Nkamura Tadashi (Graduate School of Letters Professor) | |||
Outline and Purpose of the Course | We will aim to complete basic Russian grammar. This course is for students who learned elementary Russian the previous year or those who have the equivalent basic practical language skills. | |||
Course Goals |
1) Get a complete understanding of basic Russian grammar. 2) Be able to read simple Russian with the help of a dictionary. |
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Schedule and Contents |
In a continuation of the previous year's elementary level, the course will follow distributed printouts. The model sentences and grammar points of each teaching unit are roughly as follows. (Weeks 1-6) Lesson 15: "I want to buy a gift for my husband": Dative Case Expressions Lesson 16: "Black tea is usually drunk with milk": Instrumental Case Expressions Lesson 17: "I saw Anton at a Japanese restaurant": Accusative Case of Subject Nouns, Adjective Case Declension Lesson 18: "How do you know that's not Anton?": Complete and Incomplete Forms of Verbs Lesson 19: "If you're throwing it out, I'll help you": Summary of Tenses, Auxiliary Verb Rules of Use Lesson 20: "If I were a bird": Subjunctive Mood We will then learn further grammar items necessary for reading Russian compositions. (Weeks 7-12) ・Relatives ・Converbs ・Participles ・Passive Voice While reviewing grammar topics, we will read simple Russian texts. (Weeks 13-14) Week 15: Summary Feedback will be explained in class. |
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Evaluation Methods and Policy | Assessments on class participation (30%) and exams (70%). | |||
Course Requirements | Must have taken Russian (elementary level) the previous academic year or have Russian language skills at the equivalent level. | |||
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Look over the distributed printouts ahead of time and thoroughly review and master vocabulary and syntax after class. | |||
Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Other; printouts will be distributed. | ||
References, etc. | Other; will be presented at the first class or during other class sessions. |