Learn Russian through culturally immersive language with the focus on Russian art. The emphasis is on developing listening and speaking skills. There will be some writing assignments too.
This course is a continuation of Russian 4: art and culture part 2 (offered in Term 2). The focus this term will be on Russian sculpture.
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You will learn Russian through immersion in language specifically related to Russian art. The emphasis is on developing listening and speaking skills. There will be some writing assignments too.
What will we cover?
In this part of the course the students will learn about the group of Russian painters “The World of Art” and Sergei Dyagilev’s ballet group “The Russian Ballet”, whose concerts were known as “The Russian Seasons”. The students will familiarize themselves with the main direction in Soviet art, called “social realism”, and about different types of modern art, including street-art and installation.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- talk about the group of painters “The World of Art”
- talk about Sergei Dyagilev’s ballet group and the “Russian Seasons”
- talk about social realism and the soviet painters, representing the social art in the Soviet Union
- talk about the types of modern art
- develop your own language skills and abilities to talk about the art topics, covered in the course.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Suitable if you have completed Russian at Level 3, or you are a confident learner at Level 3 or are studying Russian at Level 4 or above.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This course involves listening and reading activities (available on-line), using video and audio files, discussions, there will be some task-based and project-based assignments.
Homework will be set every week, which students should be willing and able to do in order to benefit fully from the course.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Students are required to buy the course book “Russian through Art” by Anna S. Kudyma and Olga E. Kagan, published by Routledge ISBN 9781138400276.
Eugeniya is a Russian teacher who lived most of her life in Moscow. She holds a degree in language teaching from Moscow State University as well as a PGCE. She has also trained to be a language teacher at City Lit. Eugeniya has taught Russian at all levels in a wide range of institutions including secondary schools, London universities and various language centres and agencies. She enjoys teaching adults who need Russian for travelling, communicating with friends or who would like to learn about Russian history, politics and literature. Her passions are languages, literature, art, and travelling.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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