IF YOU SPEAK RUSSIAN AT HOME (even if you do not read and write), please contact the instructor-in-charge to make sure you are placed in the correct section.

Comprehensive program for the study of Russian. Emphasizes development of communicative skills, vocabulary, and cultural and grammatical competence.
Students who have completed this program tend to place very well in summer institutes in the U.S. and in EAP and other language courses in Russia.

Grades based on attendance/participation, completion of assignments, quizzes chapter tests, and a final (a computerized standardized test that may be taken anytime during the last two weeks up to the scheduled final time and counts as 5% of the overall grade).

REQUIRED TEXTS: (AVAILABLE THROUGH ASUC’S CAL TEXTBOOKS – MAY SWITCH TEXTBOOK IN FALL 2014, SO PLEASE DO NOT BUY IT YET.)

(TENTATIVE TEXTS):
Lubensky, Ervin, McClellan, & Jarvis, NACHALO When in Russia…, Textbook and Workbook/Lab Manual (Both include Chapters 1-5 in a soft-cover for a discounted price).

STUDENTS WHO WANT TO GET A HEAD START CAN BEGIN LEARNING THE RUSSIAN ALPHABET:

(Check out the following sites and find the ones that work best for you.)

http://www.russianforeveryone.com/RufeA/Lessons/Introduction/Alphabet/Alphabet.htm

http://masterrussian.com/blalphabet.shtml http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/russian/quickstart.html

http://community.middlebury.edu/~beyer/RT/pages/signs/signs.shtml

http://community.middlebury.edu/~beyer/publications/rabc/RABC.shtml

http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/index.html http://langintro.com/rintro/first.htm

Prerequisites: Slavic 1 has no prerequisites as it assumes no previous knowledge of Russian. If you have not taken the previous semester here, SCREENING AND PLACEMENT IS MANDATORY to determine the best placement for you. Prospective students must contact Lisa Little at: lclittle@berkeley.edu