Rus 102: Elementary Russian II
Course
Syllabus
Spring Semester 2006
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Instructor:
Andrew M. Drozd
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Office: 210 B. B. Comer
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Location: B.
B. Comer 140
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Office Hours:
1-2 M, 11-12 Th
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Time: 10:00-10:50 M-F
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Phone: 348-5720
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E-mail:
adrozd@bama.ua.edu
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WWW:
http://bama.ua.edu/~adrozd/
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TEXTS: Golosa: A
Basic Course in Russian, 3rd
ed. The set consists of two textbooks and two workbooks. We will use
chapters
7-10 of Book 1 and chapters 1-2 of Book 2 in this class. Additional
materials
used in class are on the Internet.
DESCRIPTION: This
course will teach the basics of Russian
grammar while emphasizing the acquisition of reading, listening, and
speaking
skills by the student. Prerequisite:
Rus 101
GOALS: The
student will: <>
<>1) Learn the basics of the Russian
case and verb systems<>
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Achieve active use of the language at a basic level.
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REQUIREMENTS:
Testing: 1.
There will be a departmental exam after
each unit. There will be NO make-up exams except in VERY RARE
CIRCUMSTANCES.
Testing Schedule (Subject to change):
<>Exam on Unit Seven
Monday,
January 30
<>Exam on Unit Eight
Wednesday,
February 15
Exam on Unit Nine
Thursday,
March 2
Exam on Unit Ten
Monday, March
27
Exam on Book 2, Unit Two
Wednesday, April 12
Exam on Book 2, Unit Three
Friday, April 28<>
Comprehensive Final
Exam: Thursday, May 11, 11:30AM-2:00PM
<>2. There will be
regular quizzes on the vocabulary and grammatical points. All quizzes
will be
announced at least one day in advance and are required. There will be
no
make-ups. Quizzes will be graded on a 100-point scale. If you miss a
quiz you
will receive a zero. You are allowed to drop your lowest quiz grade.
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Homework: Homework will be
assigned regularly and will be graded on a 100-point scale. LATE
HOMEWORK WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED!
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Attendance: Good attendance is essential for learning a language.
Attendance is required and will be recorded. Poor attendance will be
reflected
in your grade: FIVE absences will reduce your grade by a third (i.e., a
plus/minus) and TEN absences will reduce your grade by a full letter.
If for
some reason you miss class, be sure to check with me or another student
as to
what you have missed. THAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
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GRADING:
<>Exams:
40%
<>Final
Exam: 20%
<>Quizzes:
15%
<>Homework
and Class Performance: 25%
Course grades are given on the plus/minus system.
For an
explanation see the undergraduate catalog p. 20.
<>Academic
misconduct
policy: "All acts of dishonesty in any work constitute academic
misconduct. The Academic Misconduct Disciplinary Policy will be
followed in the
event of academic misconduct."
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Disability access:
To request disability accommodations, please contact Disabilities
Services
(348-4285). After initial arrangements are made with Disabilities
Services,
contact Professor Drozd.
Instructor Homepage
Elementary Russian II Course Page
Course Schedule
Andrew M. Drozd
adrozd@bama.ua.edu
The University of Alabama
Last Update: 1/11/06