Welcome to study "Russian III: Grammar and Written Language Proficiency", 10 credits, at Dalarna University! 

Upon completing the course, you will be able to:

• use Russian grammatical terminology
• identify Russian word classes and their grammatical features
• describe Russian aspect use and explain the choice of verb aspect in specific examples
• use Russian movement verbs correctly in translations and in their own texts
• write their own texts of different characters and translate authentic texts from Swedish to Russian.

We have no physical meetings in Falun, the course is completely web-based with obligatory online seminars in real time. 

The rollcall takes place via Zoom on Wednesday, September 3^rd, at 16:30. The link to the Zoom-meeting will be made available below two weeks before the start of the course.

For more information on Zoom, please, see Zoom for students.

For participation in the seminars, you will need a headset with a microphone and a web-camera. It is compulsory to use webcam during online seminars. Please, check if your microphone and headset work in good time before the seminar. If you have any problems, contact  Supportcafé in Zoom.

Time: The seminars will take place on Wednesdays, 16:30 - 18:00. The detailed timetable will be published in August.

The attendance is obligatory, and for the seminars to fulfill their purpose, everyone is expected to come to the meeting having done the assigned homework.

Teacher and course supervisor:  Nikita Mikhaylov, PhD, nmi@du.se

 Course literature:

• Dunn, J. A., & Khairov, S. (2008). Modern Russian grammar : [a practical guide] (1st ed.). Milton Park, Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415422895.
• Dunn, J. A., & Khairov, S. (2011). Modern Russian grammar workbook (1st ed.). London: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415425544
• Digital material for 8 seminars, comprising approximately 50 p.

Svensk hemsida för kursen kan nås här.

Course syllabus at du.se