RUSS 1001. Beginning Russian Language and Introduction to Russian Culture I. 3 Hours.
Emphasis on the development of proficiency and communicative competence at the novice level in the four basic skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Guidelines. Awareness of various sociocul- tural aspects and the distinctiveness of certain cul- tural traditions. RUSS 1001 is not open for credit to students with two or more years of high school Russian or the equivalent.
