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RUS 101: ELEMENTARY RUSSIAN THROUGH VIDEO
College of William & Mary
Fall 2012 Syllabus
Instructor:
Bella Ginzbursky-Blum (!"#$$% &'#$()*+,-%)
bbginz@wm.edu, Washington Hall, #240, 221-2611
Monday/Tuesday 12:00 – 1:00 pm, and by appointment
Course Meetings:
MTWRF
section 01:
section 02:
section 03:
10:00 – 10:50
11:00 – 11:50
1:00 – 1:50
WASH 310
WASH 310
WASH 317
Required Texts and Materials:
Maria D. Lekic, Dan E. Davidson, Kira S. Gor. Russian Stage One: Live from Russia!
Volume 1. 2nd ed. (Textbook, Workbook, DVD, and CD) Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt
Publishing Company, 2008.
available for purchase in the College Book Store
Course Description and Requirements:
Elementary Russian Through Video is an introductory course in Russian language and culture
based on the video/textbook series Live from Russia! which introduces us to an American photographer
on his first trip to Moscow and to his new Russian friends. In the first semester, students should reach
the ACTFL Novice-Mid speaking proficiency level by mastering the Cyrillic alphabet, learning some
basics of Russian grammar, and building a foundation of necessary vocabulary and conversational
expressions. At the Novice-Mid proficiency level, students are able to understand and respond to
direct questions and communicate on simple, everyday topics. Completion of the full year of
Elementary Russian at William & Mary brings many of our students into the Intermediate-Low
speaking proficiency level making it possible to succeed in the William & Mary 6-week summer
program in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The class meets five times per week and attendance is mandatory. 4 or more absences will
detract from you participation grade; more than 15 absences will result in an automatic F for the
course. Because class participation is instrumental for your success in this course all absences,
including absences with a medical excuse, will count toward these totals. If you miss a class
because of illness, you are responsible for contacting the instructor or a classmate for any homework
assigned and materials covered that day. All assignments must be turned in on time. You will be
graded based on your class participation, written and oral assignments, quizzes, and exams. No makeup exam will be given without a medical excuse, and all make-up work must be completed in a
timely fashion.
W&M Honor Code Infractions:
All work including written assignments, quizzes, and exams must be your own work,
completed without the aid of unauthorized software and devices or another individual's help. Please
review the W&M Honor Code Infractions at:
http://www.wm.edu/offices/deanofstudents/services/studentconduct/studenthandbook/honor_system/se
ction_2/index.php
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Evaluation:
Class participation and oral assignments
Written assignments
Quizzes
Exams
Final Exam (cumulative)
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10%
20%
40%
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The Final Exam is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11 2:00-5:00 pm.
Grading of Oral Assignments:
Oral Assignments in RUSN 101 will consist primarily of memorized dialogs and will be graded
as follows
5 -- Perfect or near perfect pronunciation, intonation, and grammar
4 -- Well-rehearsed dialog which would be understood by an average Russian, good pronunciation and
intonation
3 -- Poorly memorized dialog with many mistakes
Grading of Written HW Assignments:
The Live From Russia! Volume 1 Workbook contains all the written HW assignments for
RUSN 101. Homework is assigned each day (see Schedule of Assignments pp. 5-8 of the Syllabus)
and must be completed before the next class meeting. All written assignments (homeworks, quizzes,
tests) must be done in cursive Russian. Late homeworks for any given chapter will NOT be
accepted after that chapter's exams. Written assignments in RUS 101 will be graded as follows
5 -- Perfect or near perfect HW turned in on time, written in legible Russian script
4 -- Fully completed HW turned in on time
3 -- Incomplete, illegible, or late HW
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Schedule of RUSN 101 Assignments
NB: All written homework assignments are from the Workbook. All written assignments (homeworks,
quizzes, tests) must be done in cursive Russian.
Week 1
Wednesday, 08/29
Purchase the textbook package!
Recommended: Print and cut out the Alphabet Cards (see Bb)
Thursday, 08/30
Introductory Lesson, Day 1, pp.1 - 4
Recommended: Print out the Penmanship Book (see Bb) and practice writing the
first group of letters before you do Day 1 HW in the Workbook.
Friday, 08/31
Introductory Lesson, Day 2, pp.5 - 8
Recommended: Practice writing the second group of letters in the Penmanship
Book before you do Day 2 HW in the Workbook.
Week 2
Monday, 09/03
Introductory Lesson, Day 3, pp.9 – 13
Read pp.82-85 in the Textbook (Analysis – Russian Phonetics)
Recommended: Practice writing the last group of letters in the Penmanship Book
before you do Day 3 HW in the Workbook.
Tuesday, 09/04
Introductory Lesson, Day 4, pp.15 - 17
Extra Practice: Print out the Introductory Lessons Vocabulary List (see Bb) and
practice writing all the words in cursive.
Wednesday, 09/05
Introductory Lesson, Day 5, pp.19 - 22
Study for our First Quiz!
Thursday, 09/06
Unit I, Day 1, pp.23 - 24
Start memorizing the new vocabulary (words in regular font), pp.86-87
See Bb for some extra help with Unit I vocabulary.
Friday, 09/07
Unit I, Day 2, pp.25 - 28
Read pp.77-85 in the Textbook (Analysis)
Week 3
Monday, 09/10
Tuesday, 09/11
Oral assignment:
Wednesday, 09/12
Thursday, 09/13
Friday, 09/14
Unit I, Day 3, pp.29 – 32
// // Day 4, pp.33 – 36
Using the material of Unit I and following the example of dialog B
at the top of p.75, create and memorize your own dialog which you and
your partner will perform in class on Friday, 09/14
// // Day 5, pp.37 - 40
Study for Unit I Quiz!
Unit I, Day 6, pp.41 – 43
Unit I, Day 7, pp.45 - 47
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Week 4
Monday, 09/17
Tuesday, 09/18
Wednesday, 09/19
Unit I, Day 8, pp.49 - 51
Review Unit I. Study for the first exam.
in class
at home
Unit I Exam
Unit II, Warm-up, pp.53 - 54
Thursday, 09/20
Unit II, Day 1, pp.55 - 56
Start memorizing the new vocabulary, pp.154-155
Friday, 09/21
Unit II, Day 2, pp.57 – 60
Read pp.145-153 in the Textbook (Analysis)
See Bb Course Documents for helpful Unit II materials
Week 5
Monday, 09/24
Tuesday, 09/25
Oral assignment:
Friday, 09/28
Unit II, Day 3, pp.61 - 64
// // Day 4, pp.65 – 69
With a new partner memorize one of the dialog variations in Ex. 11
pp. 108-109 for Thursday, 09/27.
Unit II, Day 5, pp.71 - 74
Review Unit II, Days 1-5.
Study for Unit II Quiz!
Unit II, Day 6, pp.75 - 78
Week 6
Monday, 10/01
Tuesday, 10/02
Wednesday, 10/03
Unit II, Day 7, pp.79 - 81
// // Day 8, pp.83 - 85
Review Unit II. Study for the second exam.
Wednesday, 09/26
Thursday, 09/27
Thursday, 10/04
Friday, 10/05
in class
at home
Unit III, Day 1, pp.91 - 93
Read pp.212-216 in the Textbook (Analysis)
Start memorizing the new vocabulary, pp.217-218 (NB: the verb to want is part of your
active vocabulary, it should be in regular print)
See Bb Course Documents for helpful Unit III materials
Week 7
Monday, 10/08
Oral assignment:
Tuesday, 10/09
Wednesday, 10/10
Thursday, 10/11
Friday, 10/12
Unit II Exam
Unit III, Warm-up, pp.87 - 90
Unit III, Day 2, pp.95 – 98
With a partner memorize a variation of Ex. 8 p. 170 for Wed., 10/10
Unit III, Day 3, pp.99 - 102
Unit III, Day 4, pp.103 - 106
// // Day 5, pp.107 - 110
Study for Unit III Quiz!
// //
Day 6, pp.111 - 113
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Week 8
Monday-Tuesday, 10/15-10/16
Wednesday, 10/17
Thursday, 10/18
Friday, 10/19
Week 9
Monday, 10/22
Fall Break
Unit III, Day 7, pp.115 - 117
// // Day 8, pp.119 - 121
Review Unit III. Study for the third exam.
in class
at home
Unit III Exam
Unit IV, Warm-up, pp.123 - 124
Tuesday, 10/23
Unit IV, Day 1, pp.125 – 127
Read pp.280-285 in the Textbook (Analysis)
Start memorizing the new vocabulary, pp.286-287
See Bb Course Documents for helpful Unit IV materials
Wednesday, 10/24
Oral assignment:
Unit IV, Day 2, pp.129 – 132
With a partner memorize the dialog in Ex. 6 p. 232 for Friday, 10/26
Thursday, 10/25
Friday, 10/26
Unit IV, Day 3, pp.133 - 135
// // Day 4, pp.137 - 139
Week 10
Monday, 10/29
Review Unit IV, Days 1-5.
Study for Unit IV Quiz!
Tuesday, 10/30
Wednesday, 10/31
Oral assignment:
Unit IV, Day 5, pp.141 - 144
// // Day 6, pp.145 – 147
In groups of 3 memorize the dialogs in Day 5 pp.246-250 for Fri., 11/02
Thursday, 11/01
Friday, 11/02
Unit IV, Day 7, pp.149 - 150
// // Day 8, pp.151 – 153
Week 11
Monday, 11/05
Review Unit IV. Study for the fourth exam.
Tuesday, 11/06
in class
at home
Unit IV Exam
Unit V, Warm-up, pp.155 - 156
Wednesday, 11/07
Unit V, Day 1, pp.157 - 159
See Bb Course Documents for helpful Unit V materials
Thursday, 11/08
// // Day 2, pp.161 – 164
Read pp.340-350 in the Textbook (Analysis)
Start memorizing the new vocabulary, pp.351-352
Friday, 11/09
Unit V, Day 3, pp.165 - 167
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Week 12
Monday, 11/12
Unit V, Day 4, pp.169 - 172
Tuesday, 11/13
// // Day 5, pp.173 – 176
Oral assignment:
With a new partner memorize a variation of Ex.9 p.319 for Thrs., 11/15
Study for Unit V Quiz!
Wednesday, 11/14
Thursday, 11/15
Friday, 11/16
Week 13
Monday, 11/19
Unit V, Day 6, pp.177 - 180
// // Day 7, pp.181 - 184
// // Day 8, pp.185 - 189
Review Unit V. Study for the fifth exam.
Tuesday, 11/20
in class
Unit V Exam
at home
Unit VI, Warm-up, pp.191- 193
Read pp.427-439 in the Textbook (Analysis)
Start memorizing the new vocabulary, pp.440-441
Wed., 11/21 – Fri., 11/23
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Week 14
Monday, 11/26
Unit VI, Day 1, pp.195 - 197
See Bb Course Documents for helpful Unit VI materials
Tuesday, 11/27
Unit VI, Day 2, pp.199 - 202
Wednesday, 11/28
// // Day 3, pp.203 - 205
Oral assignment for Extra Credit:
With a partner memorize a variation of Ex. 3 p. 376
Thursday, 11/29
Friday, 11/30
Week 15
Monday, 12/03
Unit VI, Day 4, pp.207 - 209
// // Day 5, pp.211 - 214
Unit VI, Day 6, pp.215 - 217
Study for Unit VI Quiz!
Tuesday, 12/04
Wednesday, 12/05
Unit VI, Day 7, pp.219 - 221
// // Day 8, pp.223 - 225
Thursday, 12/06
Friday, 12/07
Review Unit VI
Review Units I - VI
The Final Exam is scheduled for Tuesday, December 11 2:00-5:00 pm.
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