Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

1. Manages very simple interactions in highly predictable setting, using basic vocabulary and present tense.
2. Begins to apply language-learning skills.
3. Recognizes and approaches cultural differences with respect and open-mindedness.

1. Oral interviews

2. Creating situational dialogues

3. Roll plays

4. Oral games and activities

1. Active participation in class
2. Oral interviews with instructor
3. In class, interactive student role-plays and other pair activities
4. Individual and group presentations

Course Content: Themes, Concepts and Issues:
Include all or most of the following:

1. Greetings, introductions and leave-takings
2. Russian name system
3. Numbers 1-100
4. Nationality and age
5. Family members
6. Professions
7. Places in the city
8. Personal interests and activities
9. Gender system for nouns
10. Possessive adjectives
11. Introduction to case: the dative for age
12. Prepositional case for location
13. Nominative plural of nouns
14. Present tense
15. Accusative case for direct objects

Competencies and Skills:

1. Manages introductions, greetings, leave taking and exchanges basic
2. personal information in a culturally appropriate manner
3. Says numbers and does basic math
4. Asks for and gives directions using a map
5. Describes self and others: interests, age and personal attributes
6. Formulates simple questions and answers
7. Identifies and names objects
8. Comprehends slow native speech in a highly controlled/contextualized setting.
9. Recognizes basic cultural differences