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To give students extensive practice requesting repetition or a slower rate of speech in order to
understand an interlocutor
To reinforce students' grammatical and lexical knowledge through aural exposure to authentic
examples of usage
To foster student autonomy through the use of resources to direct and control their learning
To aid students in personalizing their connection with Russian language and culture through
interaction with Russian popular culture, including film and music
Classes will consist of extensive practice listening to spoken Russian in a range of contexts.
Students will work with pre-, during, and post-listening activities that will aid them in predicting
what they will hear and activating strategies for comprehension. Students will also be introduced
to technological resources that can help them while listening to spoken Russian. There will be a
focus on pronunciation and intonation in order to enable students to connect the written language
with its spoken counterpart. Listening texts will include excerpts from films and TV shows,
cartoons, songs, authentic conversations, textbook dialogue recordings, radio broadcasts,
commercials, speeches, lectures, among others. Extensive practice listening to such texts will
prepare students when they encounter aural language outside the classroom. The work done in
this course will supplement and expand upon the topics students are studying in other courses.
Russian Listening
Summer 2016
Learning objectives:
After completing this course, students should be able to perform at the ACTFL Novice High
level for the listening skill. Speakers at the Novice High level are able to:
understand key words, true aural cognates, and formulaic expressions that are highly
contextualized and highly predictable, such as those found in introductions and basic courtesies
understand words and phrases from simple questions, statements, and high-frequency commands
understand information from sentence-length speech, one utterance at a time, in basic personal
and social contexts
understand speech dealing with areas of practical need such as highly standardized messages,
phrases, or instructions
Homework Assignments: Transcriptions due every Tuesday in Weeks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Your weekly homework assignment will be to transcribe a Russian text of your choice. This
could be a song, a commercial, a movie trailer, or a short clip from a TV show or film. You must
transcribe approximately 50 words. There may be other homework assigned at the instructors
discretion. It is imperative to complete homework the day it is due. If homework is submitted
more than two days late, no credit will be given for it. Even if it is late, it is always in your best
interest to complete the assignment and show it to your instructor so that s/he may note if
there are any serious problems in it and help you fix those before they affect your overall
understanding of the material.
Assessment and grading:
Tests, quizzes, and exams
There will be a short dictation quiz each week. There will be a midterm at the end of week 4 and
a final exam at the end of week 8. The midterm and final will be transcription exercises.
Make-ups are allowed only with prior notification. If you miss a quiz or exam for any nonexcused reason, you will receive a zero. Quizzes will be announced at least one day in advance
and count toward your final grade.
Students receive two grades, one for the first half of the course and one for the second half of the
course. All work up to and including the midterm counts toward the first half of the course. All
work following the midterm, up to and including the final, counts toward the second half of the
course.
Grading scale
97-100 A+
93-96 A
90-92 ARussian Listening
Summer 2016
88-89 B+
83-87 B
80-82 B-
78-79 C+
73-77 C
70-72 C-
68-69 D+
65-67 D
0-64 F
2
30%
30%
20%
20%
Russian Listening
Summer 2016
If you have a letter from DSS, it is your responsibility to present it to your instructor at the
beginning of the course. This will ensure that proper accommodations are discussed and met. No
accommodation is granted in lack of such letter.
Russian Listening
Summer 2016
IU does not tolerate acts of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and all forms of
sexual violence. If you have experienced sexual misconduct, or know someone who has, the
University can help. It is important to know that federal regulations and University policy require
faculty to promptly report complaints of potential sexual misconduct known to them to their
campus Deputy Title IX Coordinator(s) to ensure that appropriate measures are taken and
resources are made available. The University will work with you to protect your privacy by
sharing information with only those that need to know to ensure the University can respond and
assist. If you are seeking help and would like to speak to someone confidentially, you can make
an appointment with a Mental Health Counselor on campus (contact information available at
http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/employee/confidential.html). Find more information about
sexual violence, including campus and community resources at http://stopsexualviolence.iu.edu/.
Weekly Schedule:
All information in this syllabus, including course requirements and daily lesson plans, is subject
to change and should not be considered a substitute for attending class or for any information
that is provided to you by your instructor.
Each week we will have dictation and listening exercises related to the concurrent topic in
your grammar course. The instructor will announce the topic(s) at the beginning of the
week in class or via our class website.
Russian Listening
Summer 2016