Summer Intensive Russian Program

Ordering Your Books

  • There is no bookstore on campus. You may order textbooks through the vendor of your choice.
  • Order early so your books have time to arrive before the session begins.
  • Use your score from the diagnostic test as a guide. If you're unsure, you may want to purchase two sets of books and send one back after the session begins

Elementary Russian

The elementary class is designed for students with no or minimal knowledge of Russian. The elementary level emphasizes survival skills and extensively covers the basic grammar that must be mastered in order to function in a Russian environment. Instruction also includes a variety of activities ranging from role-plays based on given scenarios and individual and group presentations as well as the reading of authentic Russian texts. Students are able to work with audio and video materials to develop listening skills and take part in grammar sessions that include conversational practice.

Elementary-Level Textbook

**Please check with Russian Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required:

TBA

Intermediate Russian

The intermediate class is designed for students with at least two years of recent college-level Russian studies or after spending at least one semester in Russian speaking country. Students are required to take a placement exam at the start of the program. Placement is determined by students' language proficiency level, not the length of their previous studies.
The intermediate class uses a content-based, communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. Students study a particular subject matter such as Russian politics, history, society, or environmental issues while developing speaking, listening, reading, writing, and analytical skills.

The 4.5 hours of in-class instruction is composed of various types of activities ranging from individual and group presentations to group discussions and reading authentic Russian texts. Grammar sessions include conversational practice, and students will also work with audio and video materials (e.g. interviews with Russian native speakers, relevant excerpts from Russian films, Russian TV news) in order to develop listening skills.

Intermediate-Level Textbook

**Please check with Russian Coordinator before purchasing materials**

Required:

V Puti, Textbook
Edition:  2nd
ISBN-10:  0130282804
ISBN-13:  9780130282804
Publisher:  Prentice Hall

V Puti, Student Activities Manual
Edition:  2nd
ISBN-10:  0131917609
ISBN-13:  9780131917606
Publisher:  Prentice Hall

 

Contact:

Carol Apollonio
SILP Russian Language Coordinator
flath@duke.edu