In this course you learn the key components of Russian, which will help you communicate with Russians, read some basic texts, write some of your own, understand what Russians are saying to you (but not everything), and learn to navigate your way through some of the intricacies of Russian culture. In Russian 101 you learn the most important grammatical features of Russian (you complete your knowledge of basic Russian grammar in 201), and a fair number of high frequency words
Entry Level Competencies:
- an interest in Russian, Russia and Russian-speaking countries.
- a willingness to learn and try new things
- curiosity
- a spirit of adventure
- resilience (for those times when you don't feel any progress or when it feels like Russian is too hard - it isn't).