Russian 161 - Lexicology
Purpose for the Course
The main purpose of
this
course is to increase your knowledge of Russian by increasing your
vocabulary
base, thereby allowing greater understanding of
what you
read, see and hear.
During the course of the semester you
will acquire the 100 most productive roots in the
language.
An
active knowledge of these roots will be necessary to increase your
fluency. Such knowledge is not
acquired casually. It requires diligence. The
results,
however, will be of inestimable help as you enter the advanced level of
language study.
A
root-based methodology underlies the teaching of this course.
Systematic work
will help you to utilize and recognize an increased number of lexical
items
and
thereby increase your understanding of Russian in all formats.
Methodology