LANGUAGE COURSES OFFERED BY THE SLAVIC DEPARTMENT, CENTER FOR WORLD LANGUAGES, AND SUMMER SESSIONS, UCLA
All courses are offered in Summer Session A
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS AND TUITION PLEASE VISIT:
UCLA Center for World Languages
http://www.international.ucla.edu/languages/study/
UCLA Summer Sessions
http://www.summer.ucla.edu/institutes/LanguageIntensives/overview.htm
Overview of Russian Language Courses
The Russian language courses cover the equivalent of first and second year Russian in 8 weeks each.
Director: Dr. Anna Kudyma <akudyma@ucla.edu>
Russian Language Program Director: Dr. Olga Kagan <okagan@ucla.edu>
Russian 10 (341065110): Intensive Elementary Russian (12 units)
8 weeks: June 22 through August 14
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Humanities A32
Intensive basic course in the Russian language equivalent to courses Russian 1, 2, and 3. Russian 10 focuses on communication with attention to grammatical accuracy. The class also works on reading, listening, and writing. Video is used throughout the course. Students work with an experienced instructor and meet for tutoring with a native speaker of Russian. Completion of Russian 10 fulfills the College of Letters and Science, School of the Arts and Architecture, and School of Theater, Film, and Television foreign language requirement.Textbook:
Russian 10 Reader: "Russian on line" by A.Kudyma, F. Miller, O. Kagan (a reader available at ASUCLA)
Workbook: interactive website http://www.russian.ucla.edu/russianonline/student/Chap1.htm
Russian 20 (341114110): Intensive Intermediate Russian (12 units)
8 weeks: June 22 through August 14
MTWRF 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Humanities A60
Intensive second year sequence in Russian (courses 4, 5, 6). Russian 20 focuses on furthering competency in standard contemporary Russian. Additional emphasis on reading and writing skills. Exposure to Russian culture through literature, films and other activities. Students work with an experienced instructor and meet for tutoring with a native speaker of Russian.
Textbook:
“V Puti” Second Edition by O.Kagan, F.Miller, G.Kudyma (Prentice Hall)
Workbook: interactive website http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/russian/vputi/
Russian 4 (341035110) Russian for Russian Speakers (5 units):
6 Weeks: June 22 through July 31
MW 9:00 - 12:00 p.m. Kaufman 136
R 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. Kaufman 136
A Course in Russian Literacy for High School Students
Russian 90BW (341271110): Russian Civilization in the 20th Century
6 weeks: June 22 through July 31
MWF 9:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Haines A76
Survey of literature, theater, cinema, television, press, music, and arts. Emphasis on contemporary period, with constant reference to Russian and early Soviet antecedents. Weekly discussions focus on varied approaches to writing addressing class topics. Five short papers required. Satisfies Writing II requirement
ROMANIAN 103 (340318130): Intensive Elementary Romanian/Moldovan (12 units)
6 weeks: June 22 through July 31
MTWRF 9:00 a.m. - 1:40 p.m. Rolfe 3126
The intensive Romanian summer course at UCLA offers the equivalent of one academic year of language instruction in six weeks. The course takes students from the elementary to the intermediate level, with instruction focused both on the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar and the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Communicative class activities and oral/written presentations foster authentic language use. Cultural information is provided by class readings, visits to local ethnic communities, exposure to Romanian periodicals and internet sources, cultural videos, and movies. Completion of Romanian 103 fulfills the UCLA foreign language requirement.