The course will also include Tolstoy’s short works, such as “Family Happiness,” “The Kreutzer Sonata,” and others, and the screening of Michael Hoffman’s 2009 film about Tolstoy, “The Last Station.” Tolstoy (4 units) Taught in EnglishĬourse Description: This course examines Tolstoy’s great novel, Anna Karenina, in the context of Tolstoy’s philosophy of life, family, and the woman’s question. In English and Russian great course for developing bilingual skills. Translations will include both classic and contemporary authors. Discussing the issues of language and culture, types of translation, problems of equivalence, untranslatability, etc. Learning the techniques of poetry, prose, and drama translation. Translation of literary texts from Russian into English and from English into Russian. Literary Translation (4 units)Ĭourse Description: Practice and theory of literary translation. Olga Kagan, et al., Russian for Russians (Slavica Publishers, 2002).Prerequisite: Russian 101B or consent of instructor ( credit (New): Arts & Humanities and World Cultures.įormat: Lecture/Discussion - 3 hours Writing. Students will make oral presentations in class. Homework will consist of reading texts, writing answers to questions, grammar exercises and short essays. Goals of the course are to complete a study of the basic elements of Russian grammar (nouns, verbs, adjectives, gender and case agreement, plural), spelling rules, to increase active and passive vocabulary, to initiate speaking ability, to develop advanced reading and writing skills, and to learn more about Russian culture. Materials for discussion will include articles from the contemporary media, recent films, classic and modern literature. Students will continue to refine their reading comprehension, writing skills, conversational competence, and grammar knowledge.
#V PUTI RUSSIAN GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT AUDIO MANUAL#
Olga Kagan, et al., V Puti: Russian Grammar in Context Student Activities Manual (Prentice Hall, 2005)Ĭourse Description: This is the last course in the Advanced Russian sequence.
#V PUTI RUSSIAN GRAMMAR IN CONTEXT AUDIO PDF#
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