Russian: Intermediate Russian II

Continued practical work in all language skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing), with more analysis of the structure of Russian. Continuation of cultural components. Prerequisite: RUSS 2100.

Prereq: RUSS 2100 or equivalent; Hybrid Course: Fourth meeting Tuesday online asynchronous; PACE students with permission and override

Russian 2200 is the second part of a two-semester Intermediate Russian sequence designed for students with the equivalent of three semesters of college-level Russian. Building on the foundation established in Russian 2100, the course continues to develop students’ communicative and cultural competence through interactive, proficiency-based instruction and extensive exposure to authentic materials. Using Kudyma’s Russian: From Novice High to Intermediate as the core text, along with songs, short films, interviews, and other cultural media, students broaden their vocabulary and strengthen command of grammatical structures needed for more complex narration and description in the past, present, and future tenses. Classroom activities emphasize spontaneous conversation, role-plays, creative writing, and interpretive listening and reading tasks that reflect real-world situations and contemporary Russian-speaking culture. Students gain practice expressing opinions, comparing cultural perspectives, and handling unexpected communicative challenges in a supportive, high-energy environment. By the end of the course, students should be able to sustain conversations on a wide range of everyday topics, summarize the main ideas of authentic texts, and compose short cohesive paragraphs with increasing accuracy and fluency.

The course combines instruction in Russian and English. Students attend class three times per week in person and complete a fourth class online. This 4-credit course requires an average of 6–8 hours of work per week outside of class, including vocabulary study, online assignments, written homework, and preparation for communicative tasks.

Evaluation is based on attendance and active participation, consistent completion of homework, oral communication (as demonstrated in class interactions, video assignments, and presentations), quizzes, and tests.