Russian: Beginner

Course description

This course is intended for students who have completed Russian: Introductory or the equivalent. Russian: Beginner will help you to build your confidence in your Russian language communication skills using a variety of real-life scenarios (asking for directions, occupation, hobbies, small talk). You’ll also cover more complex aspects of Russian grammar and syntax, and you’ll use online course materials and various resources related to Russian culture to further enrich your learning.

We encourage students to participate in our language courses more than one time in order to truly learn the material taught over 10 lessons. It also gives you additional exposure to varying activities within each topic.

Format

Our online hybrid language courses make language learning flexible and convenient. The use of both synchronous and asynchronous delivery styles allows for both real-time virtual classroom conversation practice (synchronous delivery) and self-paced study (asynchronous delivery). The synchronous delivery style will occur during the scheduled class dates and time, using Zoom for videoconferencing, chat and screen sharing for class instruction and pair/group work. The asynchronous delivery style uses Brightspace, an online environment where learners can access class materials and resources for self-paced study throughout the week. Educational activities can include exercises, readings, forums, audio/video files, quizzes, etc.