RUSSA1104-101 Course Syllabus in the Russian Language Program at Cornell University

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 25. В Россию. Диалоги 1, 3, 9.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned from this chapter.

See Course Description (the link above the syllabus) for directions on doing all homework and other details of the course.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 25. В Россию. Диалоги 10, 11, 12.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 26. Обмен валюты. Диалоги 2, 3, 4.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned from this chapter.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 26. Обмен валюты. Диалоги 7, 8, 12.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 30. Сувениры. Диалоги 3, 6, 10.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 30. Сувениры. Диалоги 5, 9, 12.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 32. Разговор по телефону 1. Диалоги 1, 4, 6.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 33. Разговор по телефону 2. Диалоги 3, 5, 7.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 34. Почта. Диалоги 2, 5, 9.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 34. Почта. Диалоги 3, 6, 8.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Февральские каникулы

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 38. Куда пойти поесть? Диалоги 2, 3, 4

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week..

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 38. Куда пойти поесть? Диалоги 5,6,11.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 39. Продуктовый магазин. Диалоги 1, 3, 6.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 39. Продуктовый магазин. Диалоги 8, 11, 12.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 40. Книги, музыка. Диалоги 2, 3, 12.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981
We will talk about your plans to travel to some (imaginary?) country: what is the weather there like at this time of year? what clothes do we need to bring? what kind of money do they use there? what foods will you buy there? what souvenirs will you bring back? who will you give them to? etc.

Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981
Continuing the previous stories, who do you know in that country? How do you know them--are they your childhood friends? former classmates? former teachers? are they old? married? what do they do? how will you spend your time with them?

Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981
We will talk about various kinds of stores you have in your home town, or seen in some big city, or frequent and love in Ithaca. What do they sell? Are those things expensive? What do you say or ask when you walk into these stores? What do they tell you? What happens if they don't have something you want? Has any of the salesmen become your friend? Have you worked in some store?

Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981
We will be acting out telephone calls: one of you will "call" me and get me to talk about something. Then I will call someone to chat. Then someone will refuse to accept a call and pretend that s/he is not there. We will try to use all those phone-etiquette expressions you saw in LD II Chapters 32 and 33.

Online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981
No homework (provost's directive). In class (online): Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 41. Кино, театр. Диалоги 2, 3, 4.

Online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981
Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 41. Кино, театр. Диалоги 8, 9, 10.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 42. На рынке. Диалоги 1, 2, 4.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 42. На рынке. Диалоги 7, 10, 11.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

(We are returning to an earlier chapter.) Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 36. Университет. Диалоги 1, 3, 4 (yes, we cover this chapter out of order).

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 43. Приезжайте в гости. Диалоги 4, 5, 8.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 44. Как туда проехать? Диалоги 1, 4, 5.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 44. Как туда проехать? Диалоги 7, 9, 10.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 45. Как туда пройти? Диалоги 2, 3, 8.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 45. Как туда пройти? Диалоги 10, 11, 12.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 46. Визит в гости. Семья. Диалоги 2, 5, 6.

Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.

Week 1: Sunday 01/19/20 - Saturday 01/25/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 25. В Россию. Диалоги 1, 3, 9. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned from this chapter. See Course Description (the link above the syllabus) for directions on doing all homework and other details of the course.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 25. В Россию. Диалоги 10, 11, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 2: Sunday 01/26/20 - Saturday 02/01/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 26. Обмен валюты. Диалоги 2, 3, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned from this chapter.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 26. Обмен валюты. Диалоги 7, 8, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 3: Sunday 02/02/20 - Saturday 02/08/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 30. Сувениры. Диалоги 3, 6, 10. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 30. Сувениры. Диалоги 5, 9, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 4: Sunday 02/09/20 - Saturday 02/15/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 32. Разговор по телефону 1. Диалоги 1, 4, 6. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 33. Разговор по телефону 2. Диалоги 3, 5, 7. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 5: Sunday 02/16/20 - Saturday 02/22/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 34. Почта. Диалоги 2, 5, 9. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 34. Почта. Диалоги 3, 6, 8. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 6: Sunday 02/23/20 - Saturday 02/29/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Февральские каникулы
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 38. Куда пойти поесть? Диалоги 2, 3, 4 Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week..
Week 7: Sunday 03/01/20 - Saturday 03/07/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 38. Куда пойти поесть? Диалоги 5,6,11. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 39. Продуктовый магазин. Диалоги 1, 3, 6. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 8: Sunday 03/08/20 - Saturday 03/14/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 39. Продуктовый магазин. Диалоги 8, 11, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 40. Книги, музыка. Диалоги 2, 3, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 9: Sunday 03/15/20 - Saturday 03/21/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981 We will talk about your plans to travel to some (imaginary?) country: what is the weather there like at this time of year? what clothes do we need to bring? what kind of money do they use there? what foods will you buy there? what souvenirs will you bring back? who will you give them to? etc.
Thursday	Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981 Continuing the previous stories, who do you know in that country? How do you know them--are they your childhood friends? former classmates? former teachers? are they old? married? what do they do? how will you spend your time with them?
Week 10: Sunday 03/22/20 - Saturday 03/28/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981 We will talk about various kinds of stores you have in your home town, or seen in some big city, or frequent and love in Ithaca. What do they sell? Are those things expensive? What do you say or ask when you walk into these stores? What do they tell you? What happens if they don't have something you want? Has any of the salesmen become your friend? Have you worked in some store?
Thursday	Informal & optional online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981 We will be acting out telephone calls: one of you will "call" me and get me to talk about something. Then I will call someone to chat. Then someone will refuse to accept a call and pretend that s/he is not there. We will try to use all those phone-etiquette expressions you saw in LD II Chapters 32 and 33.
Week 11: Sunday 03/29/20 - Saturday 04/04/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Канќкулы
Thursday	Канќкулы
Week 12: Sunday 04/05/20 - Saturday 04/11/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981 No homework (provost's directive). In class (online): Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 41. Кино, театр. Диалоги 2, 3, 4.
Thursday	Online meeting, Zoom ID 607 277 3981 Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 41. Кино, театр. Диалоги 8, 9, 10. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 13: Sunday 04/12/20 - Saturday 04/18/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 42. На рынке. Диалоги 1, 2, 4. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 42. На рынке. Диалоги 7, 10, 11. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 14: Sunday 04/19/20 - Saturday 04/25/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	(We are returning to an earlier chapter.) Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 36. Университет. Диалоги 1, 3, 4 (yes, we cover this chapter out of order). Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 43. Приезжайте в гости. Диалоги 4, 5, 8. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 15: Sunday 04/26/20 - Saturday 05/02/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 44. Как туда проехать? Диалоги 1, 4, 5. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 44. Как туда проехать? Диалоги 7, 9, 10. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 16: Sunday 05/03/20 - Saturday 05/09/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 45. Как туда пройти? Диалоги 2, 3, 8. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Thursday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 45. Как туда пройти? Диалоги 10, 11, 12. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.
Week 17: Sunday 05/10/20 - Saturday 05/16/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday	Read, analyze, and do substitutions in Глава 46. Визит в гости. Семья. Диалоги 2, 5, 6. Write and bring to class your own 2-line dialog. Do your best to use the grammar and vocabulary that you have learned this week.