Russian 4 (RUSS10004)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 2
Associate Professor Robert Lagerberg: robertjl@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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In this intermediate Russian subject, you will move from the private to the public sphere of discourse, as you begin to engage with more sophisticated cultural and social topics through listening, reading, writing and speaking. The subject is based on topics and texts, into which the grammar and vocabulary are fully integrated. This subject relies on the texts themselves to provide the textual, informational and lexico-grammatical features that serve as the basis for developing students' language abilities.
The subject's emphasis on improving students’ ability to narrate, compare and contrast, express opinions and establish causal relationships in speaking and writing lays the groundwork for the texts used in Russian 5 and the independent research work in Contemporary Russia (capstone).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Interpret and synthesize information from texts of intermediate difficulty about the self, other people and places from a variety of audio-visual media
- Critically engage with Russian literature (short story) in the original
- Develop a more advanced vocabulary from a range of communicative situations
- Use more advanced grammatical and syntactic structures of Russian
- Demonstrate familiarity with Russian cultural traditions and practices, and appreciate regional diversity
- Analyse the interaction of language and identity.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Acquire more advanced skills necessary for future research (library, internet, cross-references etc.)
- Gain sophisticated analytical tools for understanding the system of language
- Acquire foundations in intercultural communication practices
- Acquire communication skills through writing and seminar discussion
- Demonstrate attention to detail through preparation and writing
- Acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for regular assignment completion
- Improve public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations
- Develop the ability to reflect on their language learning process and on linguistic and cultural differences of the target language and cultures.
Last updated: 4 March 2025