Description:

This course completes the presentation begun in Elementary Russian I. Students will gain listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing skills appropriate to a second-level course. This course is taught in the spring semester. 5 hrs./wk.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Utilize more complicated points of Russian grammar accurately.
2. Demonstrate a greater proficiency in using idiomatic expressions, both in composition and conversation.
3. Produce a more polished and less foreign-sounding pronunciation.
4. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of Russian culture and history.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Increase Skill in Pronunciation of Russian Sounds
   A. Pronounce higher level vowels accurately
   B. Pronounce hard and soft consonants accurately
   C. Pronounce double consonants accurately
   D. Employ proper accent marks
   E. Use apostrophes correctly
   F. Use syllabication
   G. Employ accurate punctuation in writing

II. Expanding vocabulary appropriate to the second semester
   A. Use more advanced nouns in speaking and writing
   B. Use more advanced adjectives in speaking and writing
   C. Use more advanced pronouns in speaking and writing
   D. Use more advanced verbs in speaking and writing
   E. Use more advanced words and expressions in speaking and writing

III. Improved applications of Russian Grammar
   A. Use higher level nouns accurately:
      1. additional prepositions which take genitive objects
      2. dates and the genitive case
      3. the dative case
      4. to need
      5. the instrumental case without prepositions
      6. the partitive genitive
      7. the instrumental case with prepositions
      8. masculine nouns with the stressed ending -y/-io in the
prepositional case
      9. personal pronouns
     10. the accusative case of personal pronouns
     11. possessive pronouns
     12. the dative case of pronouns
     13. the demonstrative pronouns
     14. the accusative of possessive pronouns
     15. the prepositional case of pronouns
     16. the dative case of pronouns
     17. relative pronouns
   B. Use higher level adjectives accurately:
      1. soft adjectives
      2. the dative case of adjectives
      3. position of adjectives
      4. demonstrative adjectives
      5. possessive adjectives
      6. interrogative adjectives
   C. Use higher level adverbs accurately:
      1. formation of adverbs
      2. adverbs of time
      3. indefinite adverbs
      4. the comparative degree of adverbs
   D. Conjugate verbs accurately:
      1. the imperfective and perfective aspects of verbs
      2. the perfective aspect of verbs of motion
      3. verbal aspects in answering questions
      4. to give: "davat," "dat"
      5. to wear: "nosit"
      6. and alternative for "dumat, " "po-moemu"
      7. the verbs for to study and to teach
      8. to have: "imet"
      9. the verbs: "vstavat," "vstat," "saditsa," "sest"
     10. to begin/finish and the passive voice
 
IV. Advance Oral Dialogue in Russian concepts and exchanges:
   A. Engage in dialogue focusing on the following concepts:
      1. Birthday
      2. My family
      3. Russian first names
   B. Engage in dialogue focusing on the following exchanges:
      1. Let's go to the ballet!
      2. Uvracha
      3. Vrectorane
      4. May I introduce myself?
      5. Vstrecha

V. Russian Culture:
   A. Describe the major cities of Russia
   B. Explain the cultural/political significance of Moscow and St.
Petersburg 
   C. Describe the modes and conditions of traveling in Russia 
   D. Describe Russian shopping and cooking noting differences from
American styles 

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

5-7 exams              50% of grade
Two final exams        20% of grade
Numerous daily quizzes 10% of grade
In-class performance   20% of grade
                      100%

Grade Criteria:
90 - 100% A
80 -  89% B
70 -  79% C
60 -  69% D
 0 -  59% F

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.