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TO OUR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: SLAVIC 10: OUR RUSSIAN WORKSHOP WILL BE OFFERED DURING THE SESSION PUBLICIZED. THIS INTENSIVE WORKSHOP HAS SMALLER ENROLLMENT PROVIDING MAXIMUM INSTRUCTOR-TO-STUDENT ATTENTION.

SESSION B: June 8-August 14

Announcement 2/9/09:
Slavic 20 will not be offered in Summer 2009

SLAVIC 10: THE TEN-WEEK RUSSIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM
Director: Molly Brunson
Email: brunson@berkeley.edu

THE RUSSIAN WORKSHOP

Slavic 10 is a 10-week intensive program in elementary Russian (equivalent to the one-year Slavic 1 and 2 sequence at Berkeley) and presumes no previous knowledge of the language. Students will acquire a basic knowledge of Russian grammar and a useful vocabulary. The program emphasizes the fundamental tools necessary for both written and oral communication at the beginning level. Small class sections meet Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and are taught by experienced Russian language instructors. Daily homework and laboratory assignments complement instruction. In order to maximize language acquisition, the course proceeds at a rigorous pace and is conducted largely in Russian. Students should prepare for a full-time investment as these courses cover 30 weeks of regular instruction over a 10-week session.

The course also includes a significant cultural program, intended to supplement the language learning with a broader cultural literacy. This program consists of a Wednesday film series (during the weekly 2:00-4:00 lab section) and a Friday tea, which will feature invited guests and native speakers from the Bay Area Russian community. Not only do these events provide another context for exposure to Russian (they are all conducted in Russian), they also serve as a way to connect with the active Russian-speaking community in San Francisco and the East Bay. The more popular highlights of the summer include a field trip to a Russian restaurant and bookstore and the annual potluck picnic.

Slavic 10: Intensive Elementary Russian (10 Semester Units)

This course is the equivalent of a 2-semester course in elementary Russian. The Slavic 10 Workshop takes place Monday-Friday beginning with a 2-hour grammar session from 9-11, followed by a second session for language reinforcement from 11-12, a break for lunch, culminating with a lecture from 1-2. There is also a language reinforcement activity or "Lab" Wednesdays 2-4. Note: Textbooks and/or reader information will be announced the first day of class.

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION FOR SLAVIC 10

Enroll in each of the 4 parts of the Workshop noted below. The 5-digit Course Control Numbers are listed for each.

Lecture: M-F 1-2, CCN 81405
Recitation Section 101: M-F 9-11, CCN 81410
Recitation Section 103: M-F 11-12, CCN 81420
LAB 101: W 2-4, CCN 81430

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Registration, Housing, and Financial Aid Information

THE U.C. BERKELEY OFFICE OF SUMMER SESSION ADMINISTERS SUMMER PROGRAMS. See their website for registration, housing, and financial aid information: http://www.summer.berkeley.edu

EARLY ENROLLMENT IS ENCOURAGED! The Slavic Department encourages students to enroll December through mid-May to secure a place in Slavic 10.
Enrollment after mid-May through the first day of classes will remain available through the Office of Summer Sessions.

Exceptions for late enrollment for quarter-system students:
Accommodations may be made for quarter-system students who are not able to arrive at the beginning of Slavic 10 (normally, this might consist of mising a few days of the first week of classes). Contact Molly Brunson, the Director of the Russian Workshop, to obtain advance permission to begin once the Workshop has begun: brunson@berkeley.edu.

Housing costs are additional, and students arrange their own housing through Campus Housing Services.

Financial aid is available for continuing U.C. students from all campuses. Non U.C. students should apply for financial aid through their home campuses.

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COURSE PLACEMENT IN SLAVIC 10

Molly Brunson will be available to answer questions about placement in courses, course structure, and content February 12th through August 14th at brunson@berkeley.edu. Slavic 10 presumes no prior experience with the Russian language.

General questions about the Russian program may be addressed to the Slavic Department at the following e-mail address: issa@berkeley.edu, or by phone at (510) 642-2979.

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