Russian

This course examines the structure of the Russian language in phonetic and phonological aspects and focuses on the relationship between spelling, sound, and the other aspects of linguistic analysis. The course covers Russian vowel and consonant systems, the phonological system and morphology, the relationship between phonetics and spelling, phonetic transcription, the intonation system, and practical phonetics and orthoepy.

Russian III is a year-long course for the students who finished Russian II. During the second semester of the course, the class will practice conversational Russian, which is used in daily settings for discussion of news, lifestyle, etc.

Methods of instruction focus on developing functional competence in Russian listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Every topic is built around forming communicative skills and includes new vocabulary, grammar, listening, speaking, and writing exercises.

Also, students will learn more about Russian daily culture and some useful idiomatic expressions and modern slang. 

This course develops instrumental skills in the Russian language up to the B1-B2 levels. It focuses on understanding and producing oral and written work; describing the phonetic, grammatical, and lexical structures of the Russian language; and identifying and using different linguistic registers. The course covers lexical topics and debate; advanced grammar-- derivation, morphology, and syntax; oral and written expression; and reading and listening comprehension.

Russian B1 plus is suitable for people with intermediate knowledge of Russian (B1minus level). Registering for this course is only possible when you have passed the previous course or had an intake with the teacher. 

This course introduces students to the study of Russia from a variety of different perspectives (e.g. historical, cultural, social and political). The course is structured around a series of pivotal events that have shaped Russia’s development from the reign of Peter the Great (1682-1725) to the reign of Nicholas II (1894-1917). Each event is examined in its appropriate historical context, through documentary evidence, cultural artefacts and contemporary debates, as well as through scholarly works.