RUSSIAN
- 8-WEEK PROGRAMS IN ARIZONA:
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- Elementary Russian (RUS 101, 102)
- Location: ASU main campus.
For beginning students. No prerequisites. - Intermediate Russian (RUS 201, 202)
- Location: ASU main campus.
Prerequisite: Placement exam
- 4-WEEK PROGRAM IN RUSSIA:
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- Summer study-abroad in Russia (SLC 494)
- Location: Kazan, Russia
Prerequisite: Successful completion of either of the programs above.
- 8-WEEK PROGRAMS IN RUSSIA:
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- Intermediate Russian for ROTC (RUS 201, 202)
- Location: Kazan, Russia
Prerequisite: Placement exam, acceptance into Project GO - Third-Year Russian (RUS 394)
- Location: Kazan, Russia
Prerequisites: Placement exam - Fourth-Year Russian (RUS 494)
- Location: Kazan, Russia
Prerequisites: Placement exam
ACADEMIC YEAR PROGRAMS:
- RUS 101, 102: Elementary Russian
- RUS 201, 202: Intermediate Russian
- RUS 211, 212: Basic Russian Conversation
- RUS 294: Russian Grammar and Lexicon
- RUS 311, 312: Russian Composition and Conversation
- RUS 411, 412: Advanced Composition and Conversation
- RUS 495: Russian for heritage speakers
ABOUT THE LANGUAGE:
Russian is spoken natively by about 145 million people. An additional 132 million speak it as a second language. Large communities of Russian speakers exist in the US, Israel, China, Canada, Germany, and the former Soviet republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine, etc.). Russian is used as a lingua franca between different ethnic minorities in Russian Federation.
(Source: UCLA Language Materials Project (http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?LangID=45&menu=004))
Russian uses the Cyrillic script. Here is a sample:
Все люди рождаются свободными и равными в своем достоинстве и правах. Они наделены разумом и совестью и должны поступать в отношении друг друга в духе братства.
(Source: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1, as cited by http://omniglot.com)
Comments
Edward Carlin, Russian 1 & 2, Kazan -- 2008 & 2009
I absolutely loved my experience with the CLI! Not only did I Learn a Critical language, I learned great study habits that help me in my everyday life as a college student. Through the study abroad practicum, I made lifelong friends that have continue to teach me all about the Russian and Tatar Language and culture! The CLI program was an invaluable experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life!