2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Second foreign language courses
Russian Seminar: Culture and Society 2
- Academic unit or major
- Second foreign language courses
- Instructor(s)
- Aya Kawamura
- Class Format
- Exercise (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAL.R432
- Number of credits
- 010
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 19, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on increasing students' language skills and knowledge of Russian culture, lifestyle and history, through reading Russian texts. There is also an emphasis on pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary development.
This course aims to develop students' language skills and enrich their knowledge of Russia for reading Russian literature on the specialized field of each student.
Course description and aims
Students will read Russian texts, using a dictionary effectively, and improve their pronunciation; they will increase their basic vocabulary and knowledge of grammar.
Keywords
Russian language, culture, history
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Attendance is taken in every class.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | The course schedule will be determined through discussions held among students and the instructor. | Acquire grammar and vocabulary for reading. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Text book is specified by the instructor.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Evaluation methods and criteria
The execution of the obligations is evaluated.
Related courses
- LAL.R431 ： Russian Seminar: Culture and Society 1
- LAL.R433 ： Russian Seminar: Culture and Society 3
- LAL.R434 ： Russian Seminar: Culture and Society 4
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Russian grammar.