Spring 2027

Russian Language and Culture I

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I emphasizes speaking and listening skills, aiming for Advanced level proficiency through conversation on different stylistic levels and formalities.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Anna Tumarkin

The course was characterized as very demanding, though the instructor made an incredible job of ensuring student success.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Improve listening comprehension and speaking skills and work towards developing Advanced level proficiency in Russian.

  • Expand vocabulary on topics related to education, careers, social issues, economy, and travel.

  • Develop skills in understanding of Russian syntax and conversational patterns.

  • Develop critical thinking skills and comprehension while reading texts in Russian.

  • Develop academic discussion skills in Russian.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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SLAVIC 118 or 204

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANNA TUMARKIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, 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.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Anna Tumarkin

Anna Tumarkin was described as a demanding but fair instructor whose explanations effectively prepared students for travel to Russia.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.58 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.42 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Anna Tumarkin

The course was characterized as very demanding, though the instructor made an incredible job of ensuring student success.

Past student reviews · Anna Tumarkin

Students found the instructor's explanations wonderful and expressed a wish to continue taking her classes due to their effectiveness.

Topics

  • Russian speech etiquette and stylistic levels of formality.
  • Vocabulary related to education, careers, social issues, economy, and travel.
  • Russian syntax and conversational patterns.
  • Reading comprehension and critical thinking in Russian texts.
  • Academic discussion in Russian.

Skills

  • Speaking, listening comprehension, and conversing at different stylistic levels with varying degrees of formality.
  • Expanding vocabulary on topics related to education, careers, social issues, economy, and travel.
  • Understanding Russian syntax and conversational patterns.
  • Critical thinking and comprehension while reading texts in Russian.
  • Academic discussion skills in Russian.

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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