This course is designed for students who have already studied the basic Russian Grammar and demonstrate intermediate and high- intermediate level skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing (minimum OPI 1.5-1.9).

The course is focused on developing Russian conversation, activating listening and speaking skills, and practicing solving two problems at the same time: what to say and how to do it correctly.

Over the course, students will work to develop their narrative, descriptive, and reasoning skills in all tense frames. During class and homework, they will practice using words, phrases, and expressions that characterize coherence and consistency in both written and oral speech.

A number of actual socio-political and cultural topics will be offered for conversation, focusing on current issues of the modern world and Russia in particular. Successive reading and listening assignments, as well as speaking practice, will allow students to better understand complex written and oral texts, comment on and discuss the issues raised in them.



Home and class exercises, discussions, compositions, presentations will help students to make progress in all of these areas.