RUSS 101-01 10721 |
Elementary Russian I |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am
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Room: THEATR 001
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Instructor: Maria Fedorova
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A structured introduction to the basics of the Russian sound system and grammar, as well as speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. Some exposure to Russian culture. For beginning students. No prerequisites. Russian language classes aim at perfecting all four linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. This course meets three times per week with two additional weekly sessions (labs) devoted specifically to oral proficiency. These conversation sessions are taught by Russian native speakers.
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RUSS 101-L1 10722 |
Elementary Russian I Lab |
Days: T R
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Time: 09:40 am-10:20 am
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Room: HUM 113
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Instructor: Tamara von Schmidt-Pauli
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A structured introduction to the basics of the Russian sound system and grammar, as well as speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. Some exposure to Russian culture. For beginning students. No prerequisites. Russian language classes aim at perfecting all four linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. This course meets three times per week with two additional weekly sessions (labs) devoted specifically to oral proficiency. These conversation sessions are taught by Russian native speakers.
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RUSS 101-L2 10723 |
Elementary Russian I Lab |
Days: T R
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Time: 03:00 pm-03:40 pm
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Room: HUM 113
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Instructor: Tamara von Schmidt-Pauli
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A structured introduction to the basics of the Russian sound system and grammar, as well as speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension. Some exposure to Russian culture. For beginning students. No prerequisites. Russian language classes aim at perfecting all four linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. This course meets three times per week with two additional weekly sessions (labs) devoted specifically to oral proficiency. These conversation sessions are taught by Russian native speakers.
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RUSS 203-01 10724 |
Intermediate Russian I |
Days: M W F
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Time: 09:40 am-10:40 am
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Room: HUM 314
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Instructor: Julia Chadaga
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In the second year of Russian, students learn to operate in basic social and cultural environments. Conversational skills needed on the telephone, public transport and other daily situations, listening and reading skills such as television, newspapers, and movies, and various modes of writing are studied. Russian language classes aim at perfecting all four linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Intermediate and advanced courses are taught in Russian as much as possible. This course meets three times per week with two additional weekly sessions (labs) devoted specifically to oral proficiency. These conversation sessions are taught by Russian native speakers. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 with a grade of C- or better, or consent of the instructor.
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RUSS 203-L1 10725 |
Intermediate Russian I Lab |
Days: T R
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Time: 10:30 am-11:10 am
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Room: HUM 113
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Instructor: Tamara von Schmidt-Pauli
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In the second year of Russian, students learn to operate in basic social and cultural environments. Conversational skills needed on the telephone, public transport and other daily situations, listening and reading skills such as television, newspapers, and movies, and various modes of writing are studied. Russian language classes aim at perfecting all four linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Intermediate and advanced courses are taught in Russian as much as possible. This course meets three times per week with two additional weekly sessions (labs) devoted specifically to oral proficiency. These conversation sessions are taught by Russian native speakers. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 with a grade of C- or better, or consent of the instructor.
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RUSS 203-L2 10726 |
Intermediate Russian I Lab |
Days: T R
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Time: 03:45 pm-04:25 pm
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Room: HUM 113
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Instructor: Tamara von Schmidt-Pauli
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In the second year of Russian, students learn to operate in basic social and cultural environments. Conversational skills needed on the telephone, public transport and other daily situations, listening and reading skills such as television, newspapers, and movies, and various modes of writing are studied. Russian language classes aim at perfecting all four linguistic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Intermediate and advanced courses are taught in Russian as much as possible. This course meets three times per week with two additional weekly sessions (labs) devoted specifically to oral proficiency. These conversation sessions are taught by Russian native speakers. Prerequisite(s): RUSS 102 with a grade of C- or better, or consent of the instructor.
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RUSS 250-01 10727 |
Terrorism and Art: The Spectacle of Destruction |
Days: M W F
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Time: 02:20 pm-03:20 pm
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Room: THEATR 201
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Instructor: Julia Chadaga
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*Cross-listed with INTL 250-01*
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Russia presents an excellent case study for the topic of political violence. Terrorism as a means of political persuasion originated in the land of the tsars; Russian history features an incendiary cycle of repressions, revolts, and reprisals. Studying the origins and depictions of these events in works of art reveals how culture mediates between the world of ideas and the sphere of action. We will consider the tactics and motives of revolutionary conspirators as well as the role that gender and religion played in specific acts of terror. We will explore the ways in which Russian revolutionary thought and action served as a model for radicals around the world. The Russian case will provide a framework for in-depth study of examples of terrorism from Algeria, Ireland, Germany, the U.S., and the Middle East. Texts will include novels, poems, manifestos, letters, journalistic accounts, and films, as well as readings in cultural history and political theory. Taught in English.
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Writing WA
Internationalism
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RUSS 294-01 10729 |
The Caucasus: From Ancient Histories to Modern Problems |
Days: T R
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Time: 01:20 pm-02:50 pm
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Room: HUM 314
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Instructor: Artyom Tonoyan
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*Cross-listed with HIST 294-03*
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This course seeks to explore and examine the Caucasus (both North and South), from the historical origins of the peoples and states that comprise it, to its contestation and conquering by various empires that abutted it, to its modern restive ethno-political climate since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Special emphasis will be placed on the Russian and Soviet experiences of the region due to the vast social, political, and cultural imprint left by the domination of the region by its northern neighbor. Additionally, the course seeks to introduce students to the rich cultural tapestry that makes up the region, drawing on scholarship from a variety of disciplines and contemporary works of literature and motion pictures.
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RUSS 294-F1 10875 |
Between Europe and Asia |
Days: M W F
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Time: 10:50 am-11:50 am
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Room: THEATR 001
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Instructor: Maria Fedorova
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*First-Year course only; cross-listed with HIST 294-F1*
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What does it mean to be “between Europe and Asia?” How have people who have inhabited the territory of present-day Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Baltic states for centuries dealt with finding themselves in between the two worlds? How did these groups of diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds interact with one another? The course explores these questions and the history of peoples and spaces in Northern Eurasia from the medieval period to the fall of the Soviet Union. Stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, Northern Eurasia has been a place of intensive cultural, economic, and political exchange for many centuries. This exchange resulted in trade, wars, imperial rule, and revolutions, as well as socialist experiments. This course will examine these contacts and consider the following topics: the historical geography of Northern Eurasia; Eurasian identities and indigeneity; ideas of Russianness, imperialism, and Orientalism; nation-building and the Soviet empire. This course will be an excellent introduction to Eurasian and Russian Studies, as well as an introduction to the issues of imperialism, colonialism, and nationalism in a global context.
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Writing WA
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RUSS 394-01 10907 |
World Language Methodology |
Days: M W F
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Time: 01:10 pm-02:10 pm
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Room: HUM 314
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Instructor: Claude Cassagne
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*First day attendance required; cross-listed with EDUC 394-01, FREN 394-01, GERM 394-01; 20 students total for the class w/a max of 5 students allowed for each cross-listed department.*
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This course presents an overview of world language pedagogical methods and provides a forum for discussion on current trends and thinking in second language acquisition. Students who are curious about teaching a world language are given opportunities to observe educators at various levels in the Twin Cities as well as teach mini-lessons at Macalester College. Course taught in English and open to world language students having attained an intermediate level in the target language
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