Russian Language Program Objective
A F International offers Russian language courses to individuals and companies.
Our teaching methods are individualized...even in groups. Small classes
of four to twelve students assure that each student receives ample individual
attention and the chance to participate actively in class. The result is
a learning environment that fosters a higher level of fluency than a typical
college course.
We consider it to be the major goal of
our program to have students use Russian in as many real life situations
as possible. Our Russian programs have been designed to develop proficiency
in both the spoken and written language.
Homework, which includes cassette tapes
for oral review, is an important part of our program. With an expert Russian
instructor as your guide, you will learn to speak, read, write and understand
Russian in a warm, relaxed atmosphere, and you will be introduced to Russian
culture from the unique perspective of an educated professional.
Beginning Russian Level I
Introduces both the spoken and the written language. The course emphasizes
grammar, oral expression and listening comprehension; it is designed to
give beginning students a practical command of the language. Topics covered
include nominative, prepositional and accusative cases, and introduction
to verb conjugations and motion verbs. Upon completion of this course, you
can expect to converse in simple sentences.
(Golosa, Book I, Lessons 1-5)
Beginning Russian Level II
Continues to build upon the basic foundation provided in Level I. Topics
introduced include the genitive, dative and instrumental cases as well as
the past and the future tenses. Upon completion, students can expect to
form sentences of necessity and possibility.
(Golosa, Book I, Lessons 6-10)
Beginning Russian Level III
Assumes the level of proficiency described above and is for those who wish
to continue building their mastery of the language through the further study
of expressions in dative and instrumental cases, genitive plural and accusative
animate cases, conditional constructions, short form adjectives, the imperative
mood and the prefixed verbs of motion.
(Golosa, Book II, Lessons 1-5)
Intermediate Russian Level IV
Helps students use compound sentences, reflexive verbs, participles, the
subjunctive, negative and the indefinite constructions. Additional uses
of the instrumental case, prepositions of direction and location, as well
as time expressions.
(Golosa, Book II, Lessons 6-10)
Intermediate Russian Level V
Helps students acquire a more advanced level of grammar through a thorough
review of the basic grammatical structures and learning to use them actively.
Noun and adjective declensions, as well as verbal conjugations, are the
basic "building blocks" of Russian grammar, and this course helps
students to tie together all the elements of grammar and usage covered up
to this point. The verbal aspect, another important and often difficult
feature of the Russian grammar for foreign speakers, is also introduced
in this course.
(V puti!, Lessons 1-6)
Advanced Russian Level VI
This course is designed for students who are already well-acquainted with
basic grammatical concepts and vocabulary. The central goal of this course
is to have the students communicate comfortably in Russian in a wider cultural
context. Through the use of realistic situations and settings, students
hone their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills further.
(V puti!, Lessons 7-12)
Conversational Russian
This is a program designed for students who already have a good command
of the language. It works well for students of varying backgrounds and interests
in Russian, including those who were born into a Russian-speaking family
but have had no formal education in the language. Conducted entirely in
Russian, the course can be tailored to fit the interests of the students.
The chief aim of the course is to develop conversational skills by focusing
on communication strategies, including the use of computer software and
topical videos.
Text and Supplementary Materials
Since communication in a foreign language requires an understanding of the
cultural context, our aim is to teach you the living language through carefully
selected textbooks, newspaper and magazine articles and other relevant materials,
rather than have you repeat and memorize tourist phrases.
We have selected Golosa (K. Henry, J. Robin
& R. Robin; Prentice-Hall), V puti! (O. Kagan & F. J. Miller; Prentice-Hall)
and as the ones that best fulfill the objectives of our students from the
beginning through advanced levels. | 
