Spring 2011 Courses

Undergraduate Courses

Language Courses

BCS 403 SLN 10986

FIRST-YEAR BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-SERBIAN Daily  11:30 – 12:20 Website: click on title

Instructor: Belić 5 credits

Comprehensive introduction to spoken and written literary Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian.
Prerequisite: BCS 402 or permission of the instructor

BCS 406 SLN 10987

SECOND-YEAR BOSNIAN-CROATIAN-SERBIAN MWF  12:30 – 2:20 Website: click on title

Instructor: Belić (VLPA) 5 credits

Comprehensive introduction to spoken and written literary Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian.
Prerequisite: BCS 405 or permission of the instructor

CZECH 403 SLN 12497

FIRST-YEAR CZECH Daily  11:30 – 12:20

Instructor: Soldanova 5 credits

This three-term sequence (401-402-403), running from Autumn through Spring, is intended as an intensive introduction to the Czech language. Because of the small size of the classes, courses move at a faster pace than the normal introductory language sequence. The general objective is that at the completion of the one-year sequence students should be able to be creative with the language at the sentence level, handle basic everyday life situations, read simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs, write short simple letters, postcards, diary entries, take down simple notes (e.g., phone messages), etc. The goal is to move from Novice to Intermediate Low/Mid level on the ACTFL Proficiency Scale. Prerequisite: CZECH 402 or permission of instructor

CZECH 406 SLN 12498

SECOND-YEAR CZECH MWF  12:30 – 2:20

Instructor: Soldanova (VLPA) 5 credits

The second-year sequence in Czech language is designed as a completion of the formal study of the grammar of the language, supplemented by extensive readings from a variety of areas, emphasizing cultural and ethnic heritage. Emphasis is placed upon oral and compositional skills. The student is expected to write brief reports and to prepare oral classroom presentations. Prerequisite: 405 or permission of instructor.

POLSH 403 SLN 17442

FIRST-YEAR POLISH Daily  11:30 – 12:20

Instructor: Dziwirek 5 credits

Polish 403 is the third class in a three-quarter sequence of first-year (beginning) Polish. At the completion of the sequence, the students should be able to be creative with the language at the sentence level, handle basic everyday life situations, read simple connected texts dealing with basic personal and social needs, write short letters, postcards, take down simple notes (e.g., phone messages), etc. The goal is to move from Novice to Novice High/Intermediate Low on the ACTFL Proficiency Scale. There are field trips to the Polish Hall, the Polish store, and the Polish Film Festival. There are also opportunities to volunteer at UW Polish Studies Endowment Committee events. Prerequisites: POLSH 402 or permission of instructor

Please note that first-year and second-year Polish language courses are taught in alternate years.
Second-year Polish will be offered Fall 2011.

RUSS 103 SLN 17797 SLN 17798 SLN 17799 SLN 17800

FIRST-YEAR RUSSIAN Daily   9:30 – 10:20 Daily  10:30 – 11:20 Daily  11:30 – 12:20 MTWTh 5:30pm – 6:50pm

Coordinator: Belić 5 credits

During this course students will learn the basic skills necessary for communicating in Russian (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). Students will also learn about the Russian culture and increase their ability to use effective strategies for language learning and communication. In addition to becoming proficient speakers of Russian, students taking this course will become skilled language learners as they develop a curiosity about Slavic cultures. Prerequisite: RUSS 102 or permission of instructor

RUSS 203 SLN 17802

SECOND-YEAR RUSSIAN Daily  11:00 – 12:20

Coordinator: Zaitseva (VLPA) 5 credits

The second-year sequence in Russian (RUSS 201-202-203) is a comprehensive review of grammar with continuing oral and compositional practice. Emphasis on oral presentation, composition, and conversation with careful attention to grammatical and idiomatic usage and vocabulary development. Prerequisite: RUSS 202 or permission of instructor

RUSS 303 SLN 17804

THIRD-YEAR RUSSIAN Daily  11:30 – 12:20

Instructor: Polack (VLPA) 5 credits

The third-year sequence in Russian (RUSS 301-302-303) is intended to provide the student with extensive practice in spoken and written Russian based on a variety of prose readings. Intensive review and supplementation of strategic grammatical concepts, such as verbal prefixation, aspect, impersonal sentences, conditional mood, word order, indefinite pronouns, and reflexive verbs. Conducted in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 302 or permission of instructor

RUSS 304 SLN 17805

RUSSIAN READING AND TRANSLATION Friday  12:30 – 1:20

Instructor: West (VLPA) 1 credit CR/NC only

Russian reading and translation, with emphasis on developing full and accurate  comprehension of unedited materials from newspapers, journals and books on current affairs, economics and politics. Primarily for graduate students in the REECAS M.A. program and the REECAS track of the European Studies undergraduate major, but useful for students in Russian studies and a variety of disciplines, including business, with varying levels of Russian. Prerequisite: Two years of Russian or permission of instructor.

RUSS 313 SLN 19331

BUSINESS RUSSIAN Mon, Wed 3:30 – 5:20

Instructor: Doubivko (VLPA) 5 credits

Emphasizes the language and practice of business in Russia today. Prerequisite: either RUSS 203 or RUSS 250.

RUSS 403 SLN 17810

FOURTH-YEAR RUSSIAN Daily  9:00 – 10:20

Coordinator: Polack (VLPA) 5 credits

The fourth-year program in Russian (RUSS 401-402-403) begins the analysis of styles in the literary language. Readings are chosen from a variety of classical and contemporary works, from belles-lettres and poetry, and from journalism and non-artistic prose. Attention is especially paid to syntax, particularly the composition of compound and complex sentences and peculiarities of word order. Rhythm and intonation are stressed in oral recitation. One day per week is devoted to developing advanced written comprehension and translation skills. Prerequisite: RUSS 402 or permission of the instructor.

SLAV 490 B SLN 18026

GEORGIAN LANGUAGE Thursday  4:30 – 6:20

Instructor: Lominadze (VLPA) 3-5 credits

Introductory exposure to the Georgian culture, history, arts, and literature through the study of Georgian language. The course teaches all four skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing. The instructor teaches the language in the context of Georgian folklore, poetry, literature, history, fine arts, and current geopolitical events. One third of the class is devoted to lectures, the remaining period includes discussions and ‘hands-on’ learning of the language and culture. This course is taught entirely in Russian. Prerequisite: RUSS 303. Cross-listed with SLAV 570 A.

SLVN 404 SLN 18032

SECOND-YEAR SLOVENE LANGUAGE Mon, Wed  2:30 – 4:20

Instructor: Biggins (VLPA) 3 credits

Reinforces and expands foundational knowledge of Slovene language through grammatical topics and exercises, reading of authentic texts, composition, listening, oral presentations, and conversation. Prerequisite: SLVN 402. .

Literature and Culture in English Translation

CZECH 420 SLN 12499

SURVEY OF MODERN CZECH LITERATURE AND FILM Tue, Thu  2:30 – 4:20

Instructor: Alaniz (VLPA) 5 credits

Caught between East and West, modernity and tradition, Slav and “European” identity, the country today known as the Czech Republic has produced some of the most vital, moving and irreverent literature in the world. This course will serve as a general introduction to modern Czech literature and film, focusing mostly on post-1918 works.  We will pay special attention to the role 20th-century history and national tragedy have played in Czech culture, as well as how authors deploy humor and sex as a strategy of resistance, survival and celebration.  In addition to reading novels and shorter pieces by Karel Čapek, Bohumil Hrabal, Milan Kundera, Ivan Klíma and others, we will also watch films by Jiří Menzel, Věra Chytilová and Jan Svěrák. The course concludes with a discussion of the current, post-socialist state of Czech literature, film and popular culture.

Note:  This course serves as the perfect intro for those considering the UW Prague Summer 2011 Czech language study program!

POLSH 420 SLN 17443

POLISH CULTURE AND SOCIETY AFTER THE FALL OF COMMUNISM Tue, Thu  9:30-11:20

Instructor: Łysak (VLPA) 5 credits

The last two decades after the fall of Communism brought about significant changes in all areas of life in Poland. The course focuses on a number of them, namely, ”thick line,” life under capitalism, the role of religion in society, art, nationalism, and the rediscovery of the dark pages of 20th century history. The source materials include fiction and documentary film, photography, and art.

RUSS 120 SLN 17801

RUSSIAN TRAVEL LITERATURE MTWTh  12:30 – 1:20

Instructor: Diment (VLPA) 5 credits

Next best thing to traveling yourself, and not just to different places but through the centuries. It will span 5 centuries — 15th-20th — and feature works by Afanasy Nikitin, Archpriest Avvakum, Alexander Radishchev, Nikolai Karamzin, Ivan Goncharov, Anton Chekhov, and Ilf and Petrov, among others. No prerequisites; all readings and discussions are in English.

RUSS 323 SLN 17806 SLN 17807 SLN 17808

20TH CENTURY RUSSIAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE Lecture MT Th 10:30-11:20 Quiz A W 10:30-11:20 Quiz B W 10:30-11:20

Instructor: Alaniz (VLPA/I&S) 5 credits Optional “W” credit

Come take a sweeping tour of the dynamic literary and cultural scene of 20th/21st-century Russia, from the Bolshevik Revolution, Diaspora and Socialist Realist period, through the purges and post-Stalin ‘Thaw’, to the Stagnation, Perestroika and Post-Soviet eras! Lectures and discussion will focus not only on important literary texts of the 20th/21st centuries, but also on relevant films, music and paintings. Authors discussed include: Yevgeny Zamyatin, Yury Olesha, Andrei Platonov, Mikhail Bulgakov, Valentin Katayev, Vladimir Nabokov,  Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Tatyana Tolstaya, Viktor Pelevin and Roman Senchin.

RUSS 324 SLN 17809

RUSSIAN FOLK LITERATURE Tue, Thu  2:30 – 4:20

Instructor: Henry (VLPA/I&S) 5 credits

What is folkore and how is it related to modern culture and experience? What connection do fairytales and myths have to evolving ideas of Russian culture and nationality? What is the relationship between traditional folklore, modern “urban legends” and literature? This class will explore these ideas through an examination of the Russian folktale, its roots in ancient, pre-Christian Slavic religious tradition, its connections with other forms of folklore such as myth and legend, and its transformation in modern Russian literature. In addition to Russian fairytales, we will be reading works of Russian literature (Gogol’, Pelevin, Kharms, et al) that make use of folkloric themes and motifs, and we will look at the study of folklore as a discipline. No prerequisites

Slavic Linguistics

LING 200

NEW REQUIREMENT LING 200 is now a prerequisite for both RUSS 451 and for SLAV 351.

SLAV 351, required for all EELLC majors and Slavic Language minors, and RUSS 451, required for all RUSSIAN majors now have a prerequisite: LING 200 available in the Linguistics Department. RUSS 451 is offered each Winter quarter. SLAV 351 is offered each Spring quarter. If you are planning on enrolling in RUSS 451 or SLAV 351 in 2010 or after you will need to have taken the prerequisite LING 200 before being admitted to either course.
Visit http://depts.washington.edu/lingweb for information on LING 200.

SLAV 351 SLN 18025

HISTORY OF THE SLAVIC LANGUAGES Tue, Thu 12:30 – 2:20

Instructor: Dziwirek (VLPA) 5 credits

Introduction to the history of Slavic languages from the beginnings to the present time, including sound changes, morphology, vocabulary and the development of writing systems. Cross-listed with SLAV 551

*Offered once each year, this is required of all EELLC Majors and Slavic Language Minors.*
Please note: students wishing to take this course in Spring 2011 or after will need the newly required pre-req: LING 200, or permission of the instructor.

Independent Undergraduate Study

SLAVIC 498 RUSS 499 SLAV 499

SENIOR HONORS THESIS DIRECTED STUDY OR RESEARCH DIRECTED STUDY OR RESEARCH

3-9 credits (See Honors Assoc.) 1-5 credits 1-5 credits

Departmental permission is required to register for these courses, and applications are available in Smith M253.

Graduate Courses

RUSS 501 SLN 17812

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Mon, Thu   10:30 – 11:20

Instructor: Polack 2 credits

Develops language skills of particular use to graduate students. Emphasis on rapid assimilation of a variety of written materials with sophisticated understanding and maximum retention of vocabulary, and ability to discuss in Russian the more theoretical and abstract kinds of material. Prerequisites: 403 or equivalent and graduate standing in Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies.

RUSS 542 A SLN 17813

SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN POETRY Mon, Wed  2:30 – 4:20

Instructor: West 5 credits

One specific problem or theme in contemporary Russian poetry, seen in its widest possible dimensions. Students must read, in Russian, the literary works involved and become familiar with the social, historical, and philosophical backgrounds that inspire them. Offered alternate years.

RUSS 570 A SLN 17814

RESEARCH SEMINAR IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE Thu 2:30 – 4:20

Instructor: Lominadze 5 credits

Themes in Russian literature. Based on individual student interests. This course is taught entirely in Russian. Entry code available to undergrads with advanced knowledge of Russian.

SLAV 551 SLN 18028

HISTORY OF THE SLAVIC LANGUAGES Tue, Thu 12:30 – 2:20

Instructor: Dziwirek 5 credits

Introduction to the history of Slavic languages from the beginnings to the present time, including sound changes, morphology, vocabulary and the development of writing systems. Cross-listed with SLAV 351
Please note: students wishing to take this course in Spring 2011 or after will need the newly required pre-req: LING 200, or permission of the instructor.

RUSS 600 SLAVIC 600 SLAVIC 800

INDEPENDENT GRADUATE STUDY/RESEARCH INDEPENDENT GRADUATE STUDY/RESEARCH DOCTORAL DISSERTATION

1-5 credits 1-5 credits 1-9 credits

Departmental permission is required to register for these courses, and applications are available in Smith M253.