The
normal sequence is two 8-credit courses, RC Core 193 (Intensive Russian I)
followed by RC Core 293 (Intensive Russian II), which takes beginners to proficiency at the end
of just two semesters. Our Program is proficiency oriented. At the end of two
semesters every student must take Proficiency exam that evaluates all four
language skills. After reaching proficiency in all skills students must take a
four-credit readings course in Russian (RC Core 323, Sec. 001). All students are
also required to attend co-curricular activities (Russian Table and Russian
Tea). Students who pass the readings course have completed the RC's language
requirement.
We welcome all students in all Russian courses in the RC -
LSA and non-LSA, graduate and undergraduate, degree and non-degree, traditional
and non-traditional. Intensive Russian I (193) and Intensive Russian II (293)
are cross-listed with the Slavic Department's 103 and 203, and are counted as
equivalents of 101 and 102 (for 193), and 201 and 202 (for 203). Our Readings
courses and Russian Theatrical Productions are counted as 301 and/or 302 towards
Russian concentration. If you are an LS&A make sure to register for the
cross-listed courses under the Slavic Department numbers (103 and
203).
For specific course descriptions, materials, syllabi and course
policies, please see our courses page.
Students with little or no background in Russian elect Russian
193/103 (offered in the Fall term only). Entering students with some
background in Russian must take the LSA placement test and then consult
with an academic advisor, who will place them at the proper level, and who will
decide if they are eligible to take the Residential College Russian Proficiency
exams. For dates and times of the upcoming Proficiency Exam please contact Alina Makin, RC program head.
Students who are placed out of 2 years of Russian upon the results of
the LS&A placement Test must take the proficiency exam at the beginning of
the fall term before enrolling in the Readings course.
Only students who
have passed the Proficiency Examination in Russian may enroll in a Readings
Course. LS&A students who took First- and Second-Year Russian at the Slavic
Department must obtain permission of instructor to enroll in a Readings course.
General RC Language Policies Those students who
pass the Proficiency Examination in a non-English language taught in the
Residential College, without taking a college level course in that language will
receive 8 credits.
Those students who attempt the Proficiency
Examination in a non-English language taught in the Residential College without
taking a college level course in that language, and who place into Accelerated
Review, will receive 4 credits.
Students who have been raised in a
bilingual household and who have completed their secondary schooling in the
United States ? will be granted 8 credits for passing the Proficiency
Examination in a non-English language spoken at home and taught in the
Residential College, provided they have not completed a college level course in
that language.
Students who have been raised in a bilingual
household and who have completed their secondary schooling in the United
States will be granted 4 credits if they attempt the Proficiency Examination,
and place into Accelerated Review, in a non-English Language spoken at home and
taught in the Residential College, provided they have not completed a college
level course in that language.
No credit will be granted to students who
pass an RC Proficiency Examination in their native language and who have
completed their secondary schooling in their native country. These native
speakers of French, Spanish, German or Russian must fulfill their second
language requirement by: a) taking the RC's Proficiency Examination in their
native language upon their arrival at the RC and b) taking a Readings course in
their native language sometime during their years in the Residential College
with the option of enrolling in Core 307, College Teaching, and assisting the
instructor for an additional two credits.
Native speakers of a language
other than English that is not taught in the Residential College and who
completed their secondary schooling at an institution where English was the
spoken language , may present evidence of proficiency in their native language
equivalent to having completed a fourth term language course in LS&A. If
their native language is taught by LS&A in courses that are at least 5
credits each through the 200 level, their second language requirement will be
considered fulfilled. If their native language is taught by LS&A in courses
that are less than 5 credits each through the 200 level, they must complete a
Readings course in their native language.
A Residential College student
enrolled in an Intensive II language course, and who does not pass the
Proficiency Exam, may be awarded 0, 4, or 8 credits for that course depending on
the quality of that student's effort and attainment of course goals.
A
student who is not in the Residential College and is enrolled in an Intensive II
language course who does not pass the Proficiency Exam may be awarded 8 credits
if that student ends the semester with at least a C- average in that course.
A non-Residential College Student who has less than a C- average in
either an Intensive I or Intensive II language course will receive a failing
grade for that course.
Students who let more than one semester elapse
between passing a Proficiency Examination and enrollment in a Readings course
must pass the Proficiency Examination again.
Students may not enroll in
Accelerated Review if they have not taken the Proficiency Examination in the
target language. Only students who have passed the Proficiency Examination
in the target language may enroll in a Readings course.
