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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2017
- Course Number:
- RUS 270A
- Course Title:
- Readings in Russian
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Read and discuss accessible works of Russian prose and poetry. Emphasizes skills for reading in Russian. Recommended: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in RUS 203 or instructor permission. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
- Reads and understands main ideas of authentic texts
- Applies language-learning skills.
- Recognizes and approaches cultural differences with respect and open-mindedness.
Integrative Learning
Students completing an associate degree at Portland Community College will be able to reflect on one’s work or competencies to make connections between course content and lived experience.
Course Activities and Design
1. Reading comprehension activities
2. Vocabulary acquisition activities
3. Oral retelling of text
4. Written activities based off of texts
5. Role plays
Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Active participation in class
- Written summaries of readings
- Oral interviews with instructor
- In class, interactive student role-plays and other pair activities
- Individual and group presentations
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes of course will depend on texts chosen. May include some of the
following:
- First love
- Russian childhood
- Women's issues
- Russian fairy tales
- Russian children's literature
Competencies and Skills:
- Reads and understands main ideas of authentic literary texts
- Guesses new vocabulary words from context
- Discusses plot and details of texts
- Begins to discuss basic themes of texts
- Begins to discuss story from different characters' perspectives