Unit information: Russian Language (ab initio) in 2008/09

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Unit name Russian Language (ab initio)
Unit code RUSS10001
Credit points 40
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Mrs. Offord
Open unit status Open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Russian
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

This unit is for complete beginners and entrants with GCSE. It gives students a thorough grounding in Russian grammar, a good basic vocabulary, and the ability to converse, read and translate both ways at a rudimentary level. Five hours of language tuition a week, including a core element of four hours a week with a specialist ab initio teacher and one hour a week developing mixed skills in which there will be comprehension exercises, conversation classes with a native speaker and a set-text element.