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Self-Paced Elementary Russian: Syllabus
  • Rooms and times (navigation bar on the left): when, where, and who
  • Course Description: materials, homework guide, tests, grading
  • Course evaluation form: online, any time, anonymous
  • Fonts: if Russian accented vowels are not displayed correctly, see note at the bottom of the window.
  • Homework: each row in this table shows the assignment for the day.
  • Printable view of this syllabus

Russian 1131 and 1132 are TBA (Time to Be Arranged) courses. The class days/times are chosen at the organizational meeting. We always try to accommodate everyone. The time and place of the organizational meeting are announced on our Welcome page, see the navigation bar on the left.

At the beginning of the semester, we find out from each group of students how hard they want to work, i.e. how fast they want to move through the material.

The pace you select is measured in credit hours: 2 or 3 credits depending on the section you are in. The 2-credit section has more review days, and by the end of the semester, the students cover less material. The number of sections we can teach in a given semester depends on our teaching resources and the level of interest among the students.

Three-credit students attend 3 classes a week.

There is one more way in which 1131-1132 are "self-paced": the pace can be, and often is, adjusted in mid-stream. If the group (and/or the teacher) feels that progress is too slow or the course moves too fast, the syllabus is adjusted accordingly.

If you use Russian 1131 and 1132 to fulfill your foreign language requirement, you need to accumulate at least 11 credit hours in all RUSSA courses combined. This can be achieved in two or three semesters by taking Russian 1103/1104 (2 credits each) at the same time as 1131/1132 or taking 1125/2203 after 1132. See "Language requirement" under Courses in the navigation bar on the left. To fulfill your Russian minor requirements, you need to complete RUSSA 2204, no matter what route you take to get to it.


How to read the calendar and assignments below
The calendars are established at the organizational meeting.
Click the "show/hide" link for your group and find the current week. Note the references to the Days in Homework. Scroll down and find the assignments for those days under HOMEWORK; the assignments listed for each day must be done before coming to class. Be sure to read the Course Description (see link at the top) to find out how to do each type of homework.


Seminar 101 (3 credits, 2nd semester Russian) assignment calendar
(three required meetings/week)
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Week 1: Sunday 01/18/26 - Saturday 01/24/26
M: no class
W: no homework: come to the Organizational Meeting
R: no class
Week 2: Sunday 01/25/26 - Saturday 01/31/26
M: Day 34 in HOMEWORK, below (for some of you this may be review)
W: Day 35 in HOMEWORK, below
R: Day 36 in HOMEWORK, below
Week 3: Sunday 02/01/26 - Saturday 02/07/26
M: Day 37
W: Day 38
R: Day 39
Week 4: Sunday 02/08/26 - Saturday 02/14/26
M: Day 40
W: Day 41
R: Day 42
Week 5: Sunday 02/15/26 - Saturday 02/21/26
M: February break
W: Day 43
R: Day 44
Week 6: Sunday 02/22/26 - Saturday 02/28/26
M: Day 45
W: Day 46
R: Day 47
Week 7: Sunday 03/01/26 - Saturday 03/07/26
M: Day 48
W: Day 49
R: Day 50
Week 8: Sunday 03/08/26 - Saturday 03/14/26
M: Day 51
W: Day 52
R: Day 53
Week 9: Sunday 03/15/26 - Saturday 03/21/26
M: Day 54
W: Day 55
R: Day 56
Week 10: Sunday 03/22/26 - Saturday 03/28/26
M: Day 57
W: Day 58
R: Day 59
Week 11: Sunday 03/29/26 - Saturday 04/04/26
M: весенние каникулы
W: весенние каникулы
R: весенние каникулы
Week 12: Sunday 04/05/26 - Saturday 04/11/26
M: Day 60
W: Day 61
R: Day 62
Week 13: Sunday 04/12/26 - Saturday 04/18/26
M: Day 63
W: Day 64
R: Day 65
Week 14: Sunday 04/19/26 - Saturday 04/25/26
M: Day 69 (YES, SKIP to tis Day in Homework)
W: Day 70
R: Day 71
Week 15: Sunday 04/26/26 - Saturday 05/02/26
M: Day 72
W: Review COLLT for the semester (use the links for COLLT and Review Papers below)
R: Review written homework for the semester (use the links for Written Homework below)
Week 16: Sunday 05/03/26 - Saturday 05/09/26
M: Review Eralash/Films homework for the semester (use the links for Eralash/Films Homework below)



Review pages for Days 1 - 70

COLLT Review Lessons 10-52
Written Homework Review Lessons 10-52
Eralash Review
Review & Research Papers 1-3


Review pages for Days 71 - 150

COLLT Review Lessons 53-110
Written Homework Review Lessons 53-109
Film Review


Final exams
See the detailed notes on the final exam in the Course Description (link at the top of this page): the 1131-1132 final exams are very similar to the finals in Russian 1121 or Russian 1122 and include only the days in the syllabus that were covered by your group.

HOMEWORK
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Days 11 - 20 [show/hide]
Days 21 - 30 [show/hide]
Days 31 - 40 [show/hide]
Days 41 - 50 [show/hide]
Days 51 - 60 [show/hide]
Days 61 - 70 [show/hide]
Days 71 - 80 [show/hide]
Days 81 - 90 [show/hide]
Days 91 - 100 [show/hide]
Days 101 - 110 [show/hide]
Days 111 - 120 [show/hide]
Days 121 - 130 [show/hide]
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