summer 2009 UCLA

[Kagan, Olga]

SUMMER 2009 RUSSIAN and ROMANIAN COURSES AT UCLA

Overview of Russian Language Courses 

The Russian language courses cover the equivalent of first and second
year Russian in 8 weeks each. 

*	Classes meet four hours a day five days a week. 
*	Interactive exercises and small group activities featured. 
*	A Russian tutor available every day after class. 
*	Russian culture emphasized. 
*	A variety of community-related activities are planned. 

Director:  Dr. Anna Kudyma <akudyma at ucla.edu>
Russian Language Program Director:  Dr. Olga Kagan <okagan at ucla.edu>

Russian 10: Intensive Elementary Russian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 22 through August 14 
. 
Intensive basic course in the Russian language equivalent to courses
Russian 1, 2, and 3. Russian 10 focuses on communication with attention
to grammatical accuracy. The class also works on reading, listening, and
writing. Video is used throughout the course. Students work with an
experienced instructor and meet for tutoring with a native speaker of
Russian. Completion of Russian 10 fulfills the College of Letters and
Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater,
Film, and Television foreign language requirement.  

Textbook 
Russian 10 Reader: "Russian on line" by A.Kudyma, F. Miller, O. Kagan
Workbook: interactive website
http://www.russian.ucla.edu/russianonline/student/Chap1.htm



Russian 20 Intensive Intermediate Russian (12 units)

8 weeks: June 22 through July 31 

Intensive second year sequence in Russian (courses 4, 5, 6). Russian 20
focuses on furthering competency in standard contemporary Russian.
Additional emphasis on reading and writing skills. Exposure to Russian
culture through literature, films and other activities. Students work
with an experienced instructor and meet for tutoring with a native
speaker of Russian.

Textbook: "V Puti" Second Edition by O.Kagan, F.Miller, G.Kudyma
(Prentice Hall) http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/russian/vputi/

Russian 4 Russian for Russian Speakers (5 units): 

6 Weeks: June 22-July 31

A Course in Russian Literacy for Russian Speaking High School Students

Russian 90BW Russian Civilization in the 20th Century (4 units)

6 weeks: June 22 through July 31

Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and
arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to
Russian and early Soviet antecedents. Weekly discussions focus on varied
approaches to writing addressing class topics. Five short papers
required. Satisfies Writing II requirement 

ROMANIAN 103: Intensive Elementary Romanian/Moldovan (12 units)

6 weeks: July 22-July 31

The intensive Romanian summer course at UCLA offers the equivalent of
one academic year of language instruction in six weeks. The course takes
students from the elementary to the intermediate level, with instruction
focused both on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar and the
development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.
Communicative class activities and oral/written presentations foster
authentic language use. Cultural information is provided by class
readings, visits to local ethnic communities, exposure to Romanian
periodicals and internet sources, cultural videos, and movies.
Completion of Romanian 103 fulfills the UCLA foreign language
requirement.

 

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