1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Programs | 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar Programs |
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| 1999 - 2000 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR | ||
| Carleton University |
1416 Dunton Tower
Telephone: 520-5644
Fax: 520-3544
Professor
Glynn Barratt, M.A.(Cantab.), Ph.D.(London), F.R.A.S., F.R.Hist.S.
A. Lewinson • P. Varnai
Students currently enrolled in degree programs offered by the Discipline of Russian are governed by the requirements contained in the 1997-98 Undergraduate Calendar.
Minor in Russian
A Minor in Russian requires 4.0 credits in Russian, with a GPA of 4.0 or better, including:
36.100, 36.202 (36.120 may be taken in place of 36.100 and 36.202), 36.302, 36.203, or 36.307* and 36.308*.
At least 2.0 credits in the Minor must be completed at Carleton.
| Category for Breadth | Courses in this unit |
| The temporal dimension of human societies, analyzing times before the present era or societies other than our own | |
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The artifacts of the imagination in literature and/or other forms, or that addresses the life of the imagination and culture. |
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| The understanding of social, technological and/or natural processes and the ways in which that understanding is obtained in science and social science. |
All courses in Russian |
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Matters of human values, ethics and social responsibilities |
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for 1999-2000, please consult the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published in the summer.
Basic skills in oral comprehension and an adequate grasp of the mechanics of the language. Oral practice in the language laboratory. Compulsory attendance for both lecture and laboratory work.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.120.
Lecture four hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
Compressed two-year study of the Russian language. Provides a rapid and thorough grounding in how to read, write and speak Russian. No auditors.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.100 and 36.202.
Lecture seven hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
Oral practice of vocabulary to enable students to handle a range of everyday topics and social situations, and to produce simple narration or description.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.100 or permission of the School.
Note: It is recommended that the course is to be taken concurrently with Russian 36.202 (Intermediate Russian) or after its completion.
Lecture three hours a week.
Grammar studies, reading and listening comprehension, and conversation. Compulsory attendance for both lectures and laboratory.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.120 and 36.220.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.100 or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
A systematic review of Russian grammar, taught in English. Word formation, and morphology, with special emphasis on the most difficult parts of Russian grammar for non-Russians.
Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in Russian 36.100 or permission of the School.
Note: It is recommended that the course be taken concurrently with Russian 36.202 (Intermediate Russian), or after its completion.
Lecture three hours a week.
A sequel to Russian 36.201* emphasizing comprehension and self-expression in written Russian.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.201* or permission of the School.
Note: It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with Russian 36.202 (Intermediate Russian), or after its completion.
Lecture three hours a week.
Acquisition of basic grammatical knowledge, comprehension and minimal vocabulary for Russian business language. Reading and writing material based on language of business and commerce.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.120 and 36.202.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.100 or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week, laboratory one hour a week.
Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Selected works of Russian literature in the context of European literature and against their social and political backgrounds. Includes works by Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Gorky, Bulgakov, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn.
Lecture two hours a week.
A sequel to Russian 36.201*.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.201* or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
Continuation of the basic Russian sequence. Introduction to prose composition and essay writing; further development of comprehension and self-expression in Russian. Compulsory attendance.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.120 or 36.202 or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
A sequel to Russian 36.205*. Composition and essay writing in Russian.
Prerequisites: Russian 36.202, 36.205* and 36.301*, or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
Fundamental concepts of Russian syntax (parts of the sentence, types of sentences, types of clauses etc.) with extensive exercises.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.303.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.202 and 36.203 or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
Principles and practice of translation of literary and non-literary texts from Russian to English.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.303.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.307* or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
Selected texts in Russian from major authors of the nineteenth century : Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov. Reading literary texts in historical context; artistic developments in poetry and fiction throughout the period.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.335.
Prerequisites: A Russian course at the 300-level and permission of the School.
Tutorial.
A study of selected texts in Russian from authors of the twentieth century
such as Gorky, Babel, Blok, Mayakovsky, Bulgakov, Zamyatin, Sholokhov and Solzhenitsyn.
Emphasis is placed on
the reading of literary texts in the context of political and social change
and on the study of literary trends, themes and experiments.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.355.
Prerequisites: A Russian course at the 300-level and permission of the School.
Introduction to stylistics and expressive writing. Analysis of semantic and structural peculiarities of modern Russian. No auditors.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.304 and 36.404.
Prerequisites: Russian 36.302 and permission of the School.
A continuation of Russian 36.410*. No auditors.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.304 and 36.404.
Prerequisites: Russian 36.410* and permission of the School.
Reading, translation, discussion and writing in Russian of documents, reports and articles. Readings from the Russian Press are studied to provide insights into political and commercial relations between Canada and Russia. No auditors.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.320*.
Prerequisites: Russian 36.302, 36.307* and 36.308* or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
A continuation of Russian 36.420*. No auditors.
Precludes additional credit for Russian 36.321*.
Prerequisite: Russian 36.420* or permission of the School.
Lecture three hours a week.
A tutorial offering advanced study of a literary topic in the area of literary history, criticism or theory, to be arranged in consultation with a member of Russian. No auditors.
Prerequisites: A Russian course at the 300-level and permission of the School.
Tutorial.
A tutorial offering study of a topic related to the literature of the Revolution and after, to be arranged in consultation with a member of Russian. No auditors.
Prerequisites: A Russian course at the 300-level and permission of the School.
This course is intended for students in the Institute of Central/East European and Russian-Area Studies, although other students may enrol with the permission of Russian. It offers work in translation to and from Russian, and the objectives of the course are co-ordinated with the specific needs of students in the Institute. No auditors.
Prerequisites: A 300-level Russian language course or equivalent and permission of the School.
A continuation of Russian 36.493*. No auditors.
Prerequisites: Russian 36.493* and permission of the School.
A tutorial on topics of language or linguistics, providing individual or small group study. For students in the Translation Option, it will be a practicum in translation with analysis and criticism of selected professional translations. No auditors.
Prerequisites: Russian 36.302 or 36.307* and 36.308* and permission of the School.
A tutorial on a selected literary or language topic, providing individual or small group study. No auditors.
Prerequisites: A Russian course at the 400-level and permission of the School.
Independent research and writing under the supervision of a member of the discipline. Open to students in the Fourth year of Honours. Written assignment for the course is a piece of work of approximately 8,000 words.