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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 number of sections we can teach in a given semester depends on our teaching resources and the level of interest among the students. 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. The workload you select is measured in credit hours: 2 or 3 credits depending on your chosen section. Choose the 2-credit section if you really don't have much time for Russian homework 3 times a week. Both sections meet 3 times a week, and by the end of the semester, cover the same amount of material, but the third day each week is always a review day, and in the 2-credit section, it is optional. In the 3-credit section attending review days is required. (Take RUSSA 1121/1122--not TBA--if you want to study more intensively, 4 or 5 times 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. Always refresh this webpage when checking for homework.

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 (days and times to meet and the number of credits) are established at the organizational meeting.
Click the "show/hide" link for your section and find the current week. Note the references to the numbered Assignments in Homework. Scroll down and find the shown assignment 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.


THE CALENDARS BELOW ARE NOT CURRENT. COME TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING (see Current Announcements on our Welcome page, link in top left) TO SET THE DAYS AND TIMES FOR THIS SEMESTER TO FIT YOUR SCHEDULE.

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
Monday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Week 3: Sunday 02/01/26 - Saturday 02/07/26
Monday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Week 4: Sunday 02/08/26 - Saturday 02/14/26
Monday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Week 5: Sunday 02/15/26 - Saturday 02/21/26
M: February break
Wednesday:

Thursday:

Week 6: Sunday 02/22/26 - Saturday 02/28/26
M: Assignment 45
W: Assignment 46
R: Assignment 47
Week 7: Sunday 03/01/26 - Saturday 03/07/26
M: Assignment 48
W: Assignment 49
R: Assignment 50
Week 8: Sunday 03/08/26 - Saturday 03/14/26
M: Assignment 51
W: Assignment 52
R: Assignment 53
Week 9: Sunday 03/15/26 - Saturday 03/21/26
M: Assignment 54
W: Assignment 55
R: Assignment 56
Week 10: Sunday 03/22/26 - Saturday 03/28/26
M: Assignment 57
W: Assignment 58
R: Assignment 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: Assignment 60
W: Assignment 61
R: Assignment 62
Week 13: Sunday 04/12/26 - Saturday 04/18/26
M: Assignment 63
W: Assignment 64
R: Assignment 65
Week 14: Sunday 04/19/26 - Saturday 04/25/26
M: Assignment 69 (YES, SKIP to tis Assignment in Homework)
W: Assignment 70
R: Assignment 71
Week 15: Sunday 04/26/26 - Saturday 05/02/26
M: Assignment 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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Assignments 21 - 30 [show/hide]
Assignments 31 - 40 [show/hide]
Assignments 41 - 50 [show/hide]
Assignments 51 - 60 [show/hide]
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Assignments 71 - 80 [show/hide]
Assignments 81 - 90 [show/hide]
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