SLAV 3121 Third-Year Russian I
Conducted in Russian. Satisfies Foreign Language Proficiency core requirement. The development of active skills in contemporary standard Russian to beyond a high-intermediate level of proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking, with an emphasis on vocabulary building, composition, and pereskaz.
Course overview
- Department
- Slavic Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SLAV2122 or equivalent
Requirements fulfilled
- Russian: Russian grammar, composition, and stylistics at or beyond the intermediate level (three courses, 9 credits; placement determines entry point, SLAV2121 and above) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Russian: Russian literature, culture, advanced grammar and stylistics, linguistics, history, or politics (three courses, 9 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Slavic Studies: Same Slavic language at a higher level, or two courses in a second Slavic language (two courses, 6 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.58 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Galina Paquette | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 2 of 3 |
| Fall 2024 | Curt Woolhiser | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 4 of 4 |
| Fall 2023 | Curt Woolhiser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 of 4 |
| Fall 2022 | Curt Woolhiser | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 2 of 4 |
| Fall 2021 | Curt Woolhiser | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 2 of 3 |