Dobro polzhalovat’!
Welcome!
September 7, 2003
Oral Quiz
on Wednesday,
September 10th.
Information you should know:
Hello
What is your name?
What is your imya (first name), otchestvo (patronymic), and familiya (last name)?
Very pleased to meet you.
How are you doing? Very good. Good. Bad. Not bad. Thank you.
See you later. Bye.
First Test on September 19.
We will have our first test on September 19th, and it will cover the following information:
1. Greetings
2. Gender of nouns and the plural
3. Possessive pronouns
4. Days of the week
5. Months of the year
6. A listening Part (You will listed to a short passage and answer questions in English.)
7. An oral Part (What is this? What is that? What are these?)
If you have any questions about this information, please ask me. We should cover most of this information next week in class. My tests are very direct — no surprises and no trick questions. Remember that you will have to turn in your workbooks the day of the test or before for a grade.
Let's Go to Russia!
Dr. Bonhomme and I are in the extremely early stages of planning a trip to Russia this summer. Dr. Bonhomme teaches in the history department and has been to Russia many times, not to mention that he is married to Russian and speaks Russian fluently.
If you think you would like to venture to the land of the Czars, let me know!
Bonus Points Opportunity.
For Two Bonus Points: Read the article on Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin and tell me what you think is the most interesting thing about him. If you have read Pushkin before, tell me something new that you learned from the article.
For an additional Three Bonus Points, read the two translations of the poem “Love still may be” and tell me which one you like and why. Pick a specific phrase or word that helped you make your decision.
Take your time to answer this one. Answers that seem rushed or not well thought out will not earn the maximum number of bonus points.
Your Bonus Point Deadline is September 15.
Once again, welcome to your first semester of Russian!
Todd Alden Marshall, Ph.D.
Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Irby 415
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR 72035-0001
(501) 450-5096
Toddm@mail.uca.edu
*This is the next step toward THE One World Language.
Step Twelve: *Your past participle in the fish bowl!
Planet Russkij is ruled by Dr. Todd Alden Marshall, professor of Russian and Slavic Linguistics at the University of Central Arkansas. An independent entity in the CornDancer consortium of planets, Planet Russkij is dedicated to the study and exploration of the Russian language, culture, and society. CornDancer is a developmental website for the mind and spirit maintained by webmistress Freddie A. Bowles of the Planet Earth. Submissions are invited.
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