RUSS 342 - Advanced Russian II

Description:
Study of Russian to target all four language skills, with emphasis on communicative competence, reading comprehension, study of grammar, composition and stylistics via written and oral analysis of authentic texts.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: RUSS 341 or permission of the instructor.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate strong communicative competence in predictable everyday situations and limited communicative competence in spontaneous, unscripted situations.
Use low to mid intermediate level of vocabulary and grammar appropriately, orally and in writing, most of the time, and high intermediate level vocabulary and grammar in a limited way.
Identify and recognize most information from sentence-length speech, one utterance at a time, in authentic personal and social contexts.
Demonstrate complete understanding of short non-complex authentic texts and correctly identify salient features of complex authentic texts.
Use intermediate to advanced stylistic and rhetorical devices in writing in a limited way.
Demonstrate a moderate ability to write in different time frames with limited control of the aspect.
Identify salient cultural features in the context of everyday situations and in complex oral and written texts in a limited way.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/19/2015