Russian 2204: Syllabus
Week 1: Sunday 01/19/20 - Saturday 01/25/20 [show/hide]
Tuesday
No homework. In class: review of deverbals.
Thursday
Lesson 10, Text (these audio recordings take a while to load, be patient)
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episodes 10, 11 Episode 10 Episode 11

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.

Week 2: Sunday 01/26/20 - Saturday 02/01/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 10, Verbs. After correctly filling in all blanks in COLLT, your score should be 17. (Ignore the message about leaving too many questions unanswered--that's because there are 18 Lessons in the book, and you've only done Lesson 10 at this point. For notes on COLLT work, see Course Description and also the COLLT FAQ.)
Tuesday
Lesson 10, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 11, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 12
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Episode 12
Scenes: 1, 2
Episode 12
Scenes: 3, 4
Week 3: Sunday 02/02/20 - Saturday 02/08/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 11, Verbs. After correctly filling in all blanks, your score should be 72. (Ignore the message about leaving too many questions unanswered--that's because there are 18 Lessons in the book, and you've only done Lessons 10 and 11 at this point.)
Tuesday
Lesson 11, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 12, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 13
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4,5
Episode 13
Scenes: 1, 2,3
Episode 13
Scenes: 3, 4,5
Week 4: Sunday 02/09/20 - Saturday 02/15/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 12, Verbs. Target score: 108.
Tuesday
Lesson 12, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 13, Text
Friday
Review Episodes 10, 11, 12 make up your own skits
Week 5: Sunday 02/16/20 - Saturday 02/22/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 13, Verbs. Target score: 157.
Tuesday
Lesson 13, Translation
Thursday
Mini-Videos
Write English translations of the videos from previous assignment and work with these new videos:
В аптеке. Мнљ нужнђ пђчка вђты
В банке. Нђм нужнђ ипотљка
В салоне красоты. Скћлько с менї?
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episodes: 14, 15 Episode 14 Episode 15
Week 6: Sunday 02/23/20 - Saturday 02/29/20 [show/hide]
Monday
феврђльские канќкулы
Tuesday
феврђльские канќкулы
Thursday
Mini-Videos (use these links or click the Mini-Videos link under On-line course materials)
У психиатра. Вђс нђдо расстрелїть
У психиатра. Небольшђя проблљма
У психиатра. Ї живџ не свољй жќзнью
See Course Description for directions on doing this homework.
Friday
Review Episodes 13, 14, 15, make up your own skits.
Week 7: Sunday 03/01/20 - Saturday 03/07/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Verb review class for Lessons 10 - 13. Write several (3-4) questions about anything you like, using as many verbs from both Lessons as you can. In class you will ask these questions, and your classmates will answer them. Instead of writing your questions, you may meet with a classmate and write a dialog together, then perform it in class.
Tuesday
Midterm test (Lessons 10 - 13)
Thursday
Lesson 14, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 16
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Episode 16
Scenes: 1, 2
Episode 16
Scenes: 3, 4
Week 8: Sunday 03/08/20 - Saturday 03/14/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 14, Verbs. Target score: 189.
Tuesday
Lesson 14, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 15, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 17
Scenes: 1, 2, 3
Episode 17
Scenes: 1, 2
Episode 17
Scenes: 2, 3
Week 9: Sunday 03/15/20 - Saturday 03/21/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Online, informal, and optional: we'll talk about your household and your activities during the day. Your story does not have to be true. Just use your imagination and lots of verbs. 😛
Tuesday
Online, informal, and optional: we'll open this story and translate it together: Враги государства Российского.
Thursday
Online, informal, and optional: откроем это школьное сочинение об Остапе Бендере и вместе его переведем на английский.
Friday
Online, informal, and optional: we know that Эллочка Щукина живет не по средствам. Расскажите, как вы живете. Хватает ли вам денег? На что вы их тратите? Как бы изменилась ваша жизнь, если бы вы нашли бриллианты Мадам Петуховой?
Week 10: Sunday 03/22/20 - Saturday 03/28/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Online, informal, and optional: the topic was improvised.
Tuesday
Online, informal, and optional: попробуем вместе написать сочинение о книге «12 стульев».
Thursday
Online, informal, and optional: мы откроем этот «тест» (Кто ты из знаменитых провидцев?) и попробуем сдать его вместе. Узнаем, кто мы!
Friday
Online, informal, and optional: we will pick the life stories of a few characters from 12 Chairs and talk about them. Кто он/она, чем занимается сейчас, чем до революции? Кто из них вам больше нравится и почему?
Week 11: Sunday 03/29/20 - Saturday 04/04/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Весенние каникулы
Tuesday
Весенние каникулы
Thursday
Весенние каникулы
Friday
Весенние каникулы
Week 12: Sunday 04/05/20 - Saturday 04/11/20 [show/hide]
Monday
For the rest of the semester, all classes will meet online. If you have difficulties attending online classes because of your time zone, internet access, or any other circumstances, talk to us ASAP to find alternative accommodations.

Online Zoom meeting ID for all Viktoria's classes is 568 186 5767. We have all Zoom links at the top of Rooms and Times.

This is a change caused by the unanticipated switch to online instruction as well as other stress-inducing events: this semester the course will have no final exam. Your course grade will be based on your performance during the entire semester, including written homework and COLLT scores and submitted recordings.

No homework for today (provost's directive). In class, we will review the verbs you learned in Lessons 14 - 15.
Tuesday
For the rest of the semester, all classes will meet online. If you have difficulties attending online classes because of your time zone, internet access, or any other circumstances, talk to us ASAP to find alternative accommodations.

Online Zoom meeting ID for all Slava's classes is 607 277 3981. We have all Zoom links at the top of Rooms and Times.

This is a change caused by the unanticipated switch to online instruction as well as other stress-inducing events: this semester the course will have no final exam. Your course grade will be based on your performance during the entire semester, including written homework and COLLT scores and submitted recordings.

No homework for today (provost's directive). In class, we will read and translate this article together:
Общественная палата разрабатывает концепцию «патриотичного» изучения литературы.
Thursday
For the rest of the semester, all classes will meet online. If you have difficulties attending online classes because of your time zone, internet access, or any other circumstances, talk to us ASAP to find alternative accommodations.

Online Zoom meeting ID for all Raissa's classes is 908 484 3220. We have all Zoom links at the top of Rooms and Times.

This is a change caused by the unanticipated switch to online instruction as well as other stress-inducing events: this semester the course will have no final exam. Your course grade will be based on your performance during the entire semester, including written homework and COLLT scores and submitted recordings.

Mini-Videos
Write English translations of the videos from previous assignment and work with these new videos:
В книжном магазине. По какћму шоссљ?
На войнљ. Ктћ победќл?
В библиотеке. Прозђик Фљдечкин
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Review Episodes:16-17, make up your own skits.
Week 13: Sunday 04/12/20 - Saturday 04/18/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 15, Verbs. Target score: 248.
Tuesday
Lesson 15, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 16, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 18
Scenes: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Episode 18
Scenes: 1, 2, 3
Episode 18
Scenes: 4, 5, 6
Week 14: Sunday 04/19/20 - Saturday 04/25/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 16, Verbs. Target score: 307.
Tuesday
Lesson 16, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 17, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episode 19
Scene 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Episode 19
Scene 1, 2, 3
Episode 19
Scene 3, 4, 5
Week 15: Sunday 04/26/20 - Saturday 05/02/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Lesson 17, Verbs. Target score: 346.
Tuesday
Lesson 17, Translation
Thursday
Lesson 18, Text
Friday
12 Chairs Interactive
Groups 1 and 2:
Watch and understand
Group 1:
Watch for detailed study
Group 2:
Watch for detailed study
Episodes: 20, 21 Episodes: 20, 21 Episodes: 20, 21
Week 16: Sunday 05/03/20 - Saturday 05/09/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Review Episodes: 18-21, make up your own skits.
Tuesday
Lesson 18, Translation
Thursday
Friday
Review Episodes for the entire semester(10-21), make up your own skits.
Week 17: Sunday 05/10/20 - Saturday 05/16/20 [show/hide]
Monday
Review Verb exercises for the entire semester. Write several (3-4) questions about anything you like, using as many verbs from both Lessons as you can. In class you will ask these questions, and your classmates will answer them. Instead of writing your questions, you may meet with a classmate and write a dialog together, then perform it in class.
Tuesday
Review Translation exercises for the entire semester. Bring sentences to translate, with issues you still find bothersome.