Russian 2203: Syllabus for 2015
Week 1: [show/hide]
Tuesday
No homework. In class: Lesson 1, Text (these audio recordings take a while to load, so be patient). See Course Description (the link at the top of this Syllabus panel) to find out how to do all homework. If you have not yet bought your copy of Intermediate Russian for this course, use this PDF version of the first two Lessons.
Thursday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
Велќкие лєди. Стђлин у глазнћго врачђ
На вокзђле. Провљрка докумљнтов
В шкћле. Ктћ іто написђл?
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Friday
Lesson 1, Verbs. See Course Description (the link at the top of this Syllabus panel) to find out how to do all homework. Expected COLLT score: 34.
Week 2: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 1, Translation. See Course Description (the link at the top of this Syllabus panel) to find out how to do all homework.
Tuesday
Lesson 2, Text.
Thursday
Lesson 2, Translation. NOTE: Translation is usually assigned for Monday; this unusual schedule is due to the next Monday being Labor Day.
Friday
Lesson 2, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 167.
Week 3: [show/hide]
Monday
Labor Day, no class
Tuesday
Lesson 3, Text
If you have not yet bought your copy of Intermediate Russian for this course, use this PDF version of Lessons 3 and 4.
Thursday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
В прђчечной-химчќстке. Рубђшечку сдђть мћжно?
Телевизићнные нћвости. Пћздние нћвости
В автосљрвисе. Нђдо мђсло поменїть
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Friday
Lesson 3, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 212.
Week 4: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 3, Translation
Tuesday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
На рІнке. На базђре: Пакљт љсть?
В продуктћвом магазќне Гдљ кђсса?
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Thursday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
В зњомагазќне. С днём рождљния, кћтик!
Милќция. МентІ из Брїнска
В прђчечной-химчќстке. Костєм готћв?
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Friday
Verb review day for Lessons 1 - 3. See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Week 5: [show/hide]
Monday
WWW class. Read and understand this text about Petergof, a town near St. Peterburg allspb.al.ru/pri/pd.htm. See Course Description (the link at the top of this Syllabus panel) to find out how to do this homework.
Tuesday
Lesson 4, Text
Thursday
Film class: 12 Chairs Interactive (see Course Description to find out how to do this homework.)
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 1
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Episode 1, Scenes: 1, 2.
Questions: Где живёт и работает Ипполит Матвеевич?
Какую тайну Клавдия Ивановна открыла Ипполиту Матвеевичу?
Episode 1, Scenes: 3, 4
Questions: Какую историю отец Фёдор рассказал своей жене?
О чём мечтает Ипполит Матвеевич?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
Lesson 4, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 298.
Week 6: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 4, Translation
Tuesday
Lesson 5, Text
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 2
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Episode 2, Scenes: 1, 2, 3
Questions: Остап Бендер был богатый человек?
Episode 2, Scenes: 4, 5, 6
Questions: Какая еда стоит на столе в дворницкой?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
Lesson 5, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 371.
Week 7: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 5, Translation
Tuesday
Lesson 6, Text
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 3
Scene 1, 2
Episode 3, Questions:
Как Остап пугает Ипполита Матвеевича?
Episode 3, Questions:
Какой договор заключили компаньоны?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
Midterm test (Lessons 1 - 5)
Week 8: [show/hide]
Monday
Осљнние канќкулы
Tuesday
Осљнние канќкулы
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Review Episodes 1, 2, 3 and make up your own skits.
Friday
Lesson 6, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 425.
Week 9: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 6, Translation
Tuesday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
В ресторђне. Порђ с ітим кончђть
Велќкие лєди. Минздрђв предупреждђет...
Велќкие лєди. Прђвда, товђрищ Лљнин?
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Thursday
Friday
Verb review class for Lessons 4 - 6, write your own story.
Week 10: [show/hide]
Monday
WWW class. Read and understand this text about Voronikhin, one of the architects who built St. Petersburg: allspb.al.ru/arc/voron.htm [or this copy on our server]
Tuesday
Lesson 7, Text
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 4
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Episode 4, Scenes: 1, 2
Questions: Почему Остап смеется над Ипполитом Матвеевичем?
Episode 4, Scenes: 3, 4
Questions: Что Ипполит Матвеевич и отец Фёдор делают под мостом?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
Lesson 7, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 456.
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Monday
Lesson 7, Translation
Tuesday
Lesson 8, Text
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 5: Scene 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Scene 1, 2, 3, 4
Questions:
Зачем Остап приходит к архивариусу Коробейникову?
Scenes 4, 5, 6, 7
Questions:
Как Коробейников обманул отца Фёдора?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
Lesson 8, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 502.
Week 12: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 8, Translation
Tuesday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
На вокзђле. ВІ не в Мџрманск љдете?
В мастерскћй. Тџфли починќть
На пћчте. Телегрђмма
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Review Episodes 4, 5 and make up your own skits.
Friday
Verb review class for Lessons 7 - 8, write your story.
Week 13: [show/hide]
Monday
WWW class. Read and understand as much of this text about Tchaikovsky as you have time for. Original publication at http://www.krugosvet.ru/enc/kultura_i_obrazovanie/muzyka/CHAKOVSKI_PETR_ILICH.html
Tuesday
Lesson 9, Text
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episodes 6, 7 Episode 6
Questions:
Что делает Ипполит Матвеевич на свадьбе Остапа?
Episode 7
Questions:
Почему отец Фёдор едет из Старгорода в Ростов?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
Lesson 9, Verbs. Expected COLLT score: 540.
Week 14: [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 9, Translation
Tuesday
Text review: Write 8-9 questions, one for each chapter of the textbook. Be prepared to ask these questions in class.
Thursday
Канќкулы: Дљнь Благодарљния
Friday
Канќкулы: Дљнь Благодарљния
Week 15: [show/hide]
Monday
Review the Translation assignments for the entire semester.
Tuesday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
Семљйные отношљния. Купќ винћ, икрџ и фрџкты
В ресторђне. Компот лучше
Велќкие лєди. Револєция, товђрищ!
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Thursday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 8: Scene 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Scene 1, 2, 3
Questions:
Зачем компаньоны приходят в музей мебели?
Scene 4, 5, 6
Questions:
Что сообщает Остапу работница музея?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 9: Scene 1, 2, 3, 4 Scene 1, 3
Questions:
Как компаньоны узнали, что гарнитур продают по частям?
Scene 2, 4
Questions:
Почему компаньоны не смогли купить стулья?

For each film class, prepare 3 questions on the assigned episodes. In class, your questions will be answered by your classmates as part of the discussion.

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