Interactive Workbook A. Kudyma, F. Miller, O. Kagan, M. Lavery

Chapters

Chapter 1 Chapter 7 Chapter 13 Chapter 19

Chapter 2 Chapter 8 Chapter 14 Chapter 20

Chapter 3 Chapter 9 Chapter 15 Chapter 21

Chapter 4 Chapter 10 Chapter 16 Chapter 22

Chapter 5 Chapter 11 Chapter 17 Chapter 23

Chapter 6 Chapter 12 Chapter 18 Chapter 24

Welcome to the fall term at Yale!

Meeting Times: Monday - Friday 10:30 - 1:30

Location: School Euro 2000, Batumi, Georgia

Instructors: Julia Titus julia.titus@yale.edu

Irma Sharadze irmasharadze1984@gmail.com

Office Hours: Daily after class by appointment

Required Course Materials:

Beginner's Russian, second edition, by Anna Kudyma, Frank Miller, Olga Kagan, and Michael Lavery. The course materials for the fall semester cover the entire First-Year of Russian. The textbooks are available in the Yale BookStore in the textbook department or on amazon. You may choose to purchase a paper copy or an electronic copy, it is up to you. https://a.co/d/19qC5Oz

All additional course materials will be posted in tab "Modules."

This is an intensive introductory language course. The course uses a four-skill language teaching approach – reading, writing, listening, and speaking – with the emphasis on grammatical structure and oral communication. The class has two instructors.

Successful language learning requires daily study and preparation; there will be written assignments nearly every day. You must keep up with the course work on a daily basis since you will constantly be building on what you have previously learned.

Tests and Exams: There will be regular tests almost every week, usually on Friday or Ssturday; they will take one hour to complete. There will also be occasional vocabulary quizzes, several oral presentations on the topics from the textbook, and one larger final project presented in class.

Written Work: Most written assignments are on the textbook's website. They are intended to help you master the material covered in class. Many canvas exercises allow for multiple attempts until your score is 100%. Additional assignments are listed on the syllabus. They are always due on the following day.

Homework policy: It is to your advantage to submit all assignments promptly and go over the corrections. Although the homework is not graded beyond a V-, V, or V+, the failure to do your daily assignments will adversely affect your final grade. This “disciplinary measure” is intended to help you stay up to date with your written homework.

Attendance Policy: This course has a strict attendance policy. Given the intensive nature of the summer school, absences are only allowed due to illness, and in case of illness you are encouraged to join our class on zoom, so that you can keep up with the material.

Grading Policy: The course grade is calculated based on the following components that are weighted in the following breakdown:

Daily homework on canvas 10%

Attendance and class participation 10%

Unit Tests 40%

Quizzes 10%

Oral Presentations 15%

Final Project 15%

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Total: 100%

We are looking forward to having a fun and productive class with you!