Communicate in Russian

understand the target language spoken at normal tempo. Hearing twice samples of familiar course content or new arrangements of same plus questions, all spoken at normal tempo, the student will select the culturally acceptable response. He will mark a b or c as the orally correct answer.

understand two natives of the target culture speaking on topics within the student's range of experience. Hearing twice on tape a dialog, the student will list in either language three points out of five discussed.

understand accounts of the usual activities of his peers in the countries of the target language. Hearing twice a narrative by a Russian-speaking teenager, the student will in either language formulate questions about what he has heard.

imitate familiar basic sentences and basic dialog models, paying attention to pronunciation, intonation, juncture and stress.

speak with acceptable Russian pronunciation, intonation, juncture and stress in a free response situation using previously learned Russian content or recombinations thereof.

initiate culturally acceptable Russian utterances, and respond properly to utterances initiated by other students in role-playing situations.

perform necessary changes in form and order, as regards the following grammatical concepts, in oral structure drills ( person-number substitution, replacement etc.)

demonstrate reading comprehension by selecting the correct printed answer to orally presented questions about familiar material.

read (orally) familiar material in sentence form with meaningful pronunciation, intonation, juncture and stress

copy correctly in Cyrillic script from either Cyrillic print or script, and previously audio­lingually mastered material with 100% accuracy.

write in Cyrillic script, dictation of familiar idiomatic expressions and dialogs mastered audio­lingually.

write answers in a free response situation» being particular about spelling and punctuation.

research and report on the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow's cathedrals, Soviet trade exhibitions, Soviet construction, folk art, teen summer activities, etc., which correspond to pictures and topics introduced in the units covered.

learn one or more Russian songs.

create art which is based on culture topics introduced.

demonstrate any of various reasons for studying the Russian language by participating in discussion groups, research topics, and making of art.

develop linguistic awareness in regard to languages spoken as a native and studied as foreign languages. The student will identify three comparisons between other languages and the target language which demonstrate his understanding of the nature of language and how it works.

enroll in future Russian courses to demonstrate continued interest in language.