Third Year Russian I

Third Year Russian I reviews Russian grammar and complex syntax while reading literary works and developing writing skills.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Alexandra Walter

Summary

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Historical reviews for Jennifer Tishler report conflicting workload experiences, ranging from tests that grade hard to a final project described as super easy. Some students found readings straightforward.

Grade history

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Prerequisites

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SLAVIC 118 or 204

SLAVIC 275 used by

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Professors

Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.65 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.86 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.23 GPA, 46.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Current instructor Alexandra Walter has no reviews in this dataset. Historical reviews for Jennifer Tishler describe her as caring and amazing, with one student crediting her for their retention and another praising her for opening new interests in Slavic society.

ALEXANDRA WALTER is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JENNIFER TISHLER is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction17 / 180

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews for Jennifer Tishler describe her as caring and inspiring, while others find her lectures confusing and exams unfair.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.86 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.23 GPA, 46.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.55 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews for Jennifer Tishler report conflicting workload experiences, ranging from tests that grade hard to a final project described as super easy. Some students found readings straightforward.

Historical reviews for Jennifer Tishler describe her teaching style as boring and unhelpful, with quizzes focusing on art rather than assigned books. One student found her lectures pointless.

Topics

  • Russian grammar.
  • Complex syntax.
  • Literary works and Russian-language texts.

Skills

  • Use of complex syntax in speech and writing.
  • Writing proficiency through compositions.
  • Reading and discussing literary works and Russian-language texts.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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SLAVIC 275 · Fall 2026

Third Year Russian I

Recorded 2026-09-07
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