Russian 102/Beginning Russian II

Russian 102/Beginning Russian II Office Hours: Spring 2017 T: 11 - noon Mrs. Heather Rogers W: 11 – noon Wagoner 147 / 765-285-7407 or by appointment e-mail: [email protected]

Course Objective: In Russian 102 students will continue learning the fundamentals of Russian grammar and commonly used vocabulary, with the goal of obtaining the level of proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college Russian. Students will be asked to practice and develop writing and reading skills as well as speaking. Russian history and literature may be introduced from time to time on Thursdays in an attempt to give students an overall picture of the Russian experience.

Course Pre-requisite: Successful completion of Russian 101, or by permission of instructor. Required Texts: Robin, Richard. Голоса, Book 1, 4th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2007. Robin, Richard, Student Activities Manual 4th Edition. Prentice Hall, 2007. Russian/English, English/Russian dictionary MyRussianLab

Course Syllabus: Week One: January 9 - 13 Monday: Chapter 6/New Vocabulary/new verb “to want” Tuesday: History or SAM Wednesday: Verbs of Position/Vocabulary Friday: Genitive pronouns/have clauses

Week Two: January 16 - 20 Monday: MLK – Выходной день Tuesday: Activity/History Wednesday: Genitive Case of Nouns and Adjectives Friday: Uses of the Genitive case/more with endings

Week Three: January 23 - 27 Monday: Negation and the Genitive case Tuesday: Activity/History Wednesday: More with the Genitive Case/Verb Quiz 6 Friday: Review of Chapter 6

Week Four: January 30 - February 3 Monday: Контрольная работа 6 Tuesday: Activity/History Wednesday: Chapter 7/родиться – вырасти/Family Terms Friday: Dative Case of Pronouns/Age Week Five: February 6 - 10 Monday: Выходной день Tuesday: Выходной день Wednesday: Genitive Plural of nouns and adjectives Friday: More with Genitive Plural

Week Six: February 13 - 17 Monday: Comparing Ages Tuesday: SAM/History/Activity Wednesday: Accusative Case – pronouns & uses Friday: More with Accusative Case/Verb Quiz 7

Week Seven: February 20 - 24 Monday: Practice and review of Chapter 7 Tuesday: Review/History Wednesday: Контрольная работа 7 Friday: Beginning Chapter 8/Past Tense of Verbs

Week Eight: February 27 – March 3 Monday: More with past tense (был) Tuesday: Activity/SAM/History Wednesday: Past Tense of нет/есть Friday: Past Tense of “to go”

Week Nine: March 6 – 10 Spring Break

Week Ten: March 13 - 17 Monday: History/Activity Tuesday: History Wednesday: Practice with Olympiada materials Friday: Review and practice with Chapter 8

Week Eleven: March 20 - 24 Monday: Dative Case uses and endings Tuesday: Work with Chapter 8 Wednesday: Practice with Chapter 8/Review Friday: Контрольная работа 8

Week Twelve: March 27 – 31 Monday: Chapter 9/New Verbs (есть, пить) Tuesday: History/Activity Wednesday: Uses and endings of the Instrumental Case Friday: Introduction to Verbal Aspect Week Thirteen: April 3 - 7 Monday: Verbal Aspect/Verb Quiz Tuesday: History/Activity Wednesday: Work with Chapter 9 Friday: Review of Chapter 9

Week Fourteen: April 10 - 14 Monday: Контрольная работа 9 Tuesday: History/Activity/Begin Chapter 10 Wednesday: Dates/через и назад + accus Friday: Страстная пятница – Выходной день

Week Fifteen: April 17 - 21 Monday: Выходной день Tuesday: Activity/SAM/History/Direction Wednesday: Verbs of Motion Friday: Verbal Aspect

Week Sixteen: April 24 - 28 Monday: Work with Chapter 10 Tuesday: History/Verb Quiz Wednesday: Review of Chapter 10 Friday: Контрольная работа 10

Week Seventeen: May 1 - 5 Monday: Oral Exams Tuesday: Oral Exams Wednesday: Activity Friday: In-class writing

Week Eighteen: May 8 – 12 Finals Week

Course Policies and Information:

Homework will be assigned after every class period and will be due on the following Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Occasionally an assignment may be due on a Thursday. Each completed homework assignment will be worth two points, unless otherwise specified, though some assignments can be as much as 10 points. Occasionally we will grade homework in class. If such is the case, I will give students credit beforehand for completion of the homework, but then late homework will not be accepted. Completing and submitting homework on time is a crucial component to being successful in Russian class. You will be expected to learn the new vocabulary and keep current with vocabulary from past chapters. After all, learning a language is cumulative. All handouts and assignments will be posted on Blackboard. You are expected to check Blackboard after each class day to see what is due for the following class period.

Tests and Quizzes will be given for each chapter covered. Tests will usually not exceed 50 points, and quizzes are worth anywhere from 5 - 15 points each. Make-ups for both tests and quizzes will be entirely English to Russian translation. No make-ups will be given for unexcused absences. Students who know in advance of an absence on test/quiz days may opt to take the test early and avoid a translation test or quiz. There will be a verb quiz for every chapter. Students will be expected to conjugate approximately 15 verbs from past and current chapters. Vocabulary quizzes will not be announced on the syllabus. There will be 2 or 3 vocabulary quizzes per chapter.

Other information: This class meets four days a week (MTWF). Attendance and participation on all four days is mandatory. Tuesdays will be dedicated primarily to language practice or as a chance to discuss history, literature, or other elements pertaining to Russian culture. Students will be responsible for material taught on Thursdays as well as receive credit for presentations and qualitative discussion. This semester we will be concentrating on preparing for the Russian Olympiada on March 25th at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. Participation in the Olympiada is highly encouraged but not mandatory.

Final Exam: There will be a two-part final exam for this class. The first component of the final is a 5-minute, one-on-one discussion with the instructor over one of the five topics from this semester’s text. Part Two is an in-class cumulative writing. The final exam is worth a total of 50 points, unless otherwise indicated.

Textbook Website and Student Activities Manual: Our textbook is accompanied by a complete set of supplementary materials, designed to help students gain proficiency in the spoken language. Students are highly encouraged to use the S.A.M. along with the website (www.prenhall.com/golosa) to practice oral drills on a regular basis.

The use of electronic translators is prohibited and is considered an act of plagiarism.

Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated in the least in this course and will be dealt with accordingly. No credit will be given for material that has been plagiarized. Please consult the Academic Dishonesty policy in the Student Handbook.

Absences will be counted at 10 minutes after the hour, a tardy at 5 minutes after the hour.

Laptops/Electronics: Laptops are welcome in class only when specified by the instructor. Since not all of the students in our class will have laptops, activities in class with them will be limited. Also, note-taking on the laptops is not encouraged at this level. Students in 1st year Russian need to learn to write the Cyrillic Alphabet, and note- taking/homework is excellent practice in handwriting. Also, please keep cell phones turned off or silenced, and refrain from texting during class time. If you find you can’t comply with this, you will have to check your cell phone at the door.

Grading Scale: A 100 – 93% C+ 79 – 78% A- 92 – 90% C 77 – 73% B+ 89 – 88% C- 72 – 70% B 87 – 83% D* 69% - 0 B- 82 – 80%

Your final grade will include daily homework, quizzes, chapter tests, and the two components of the final exam. Occasionally you will be asked to do a presentation, which will also be included in the final grade.

Blackboard: Please check Blackboard regularly for posted assignments, announcements, reminders, and resources. It is your responsibility to check the site in plenty of time for the next class period.

Please plan to keep a notebook and folder for this class. You will need to take detailed notes, as the grammar becomes more complicated. Please consult the Golosa website for oral drills and extra practice.

My office hours are limited, but please feel free to contact me by e-mail if you have questions or if you want to schedule an appointment with me to work on something you don’t understand.