Special Topics in Russian Language/linguistics
SLAVIC 705 covers special topics in Russian language and linguistics for graduate students.
Summary
Historical reviews of Karen Evans-Romaine: Students face 7-9 hour take-home exams where points are lost for grammatical errors or transcription issues, alongside presentations with arbitrary requirements.
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- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical instructor Karen Evans-Romaine faced criticism for arbitrary grading in this listening comprehension course. Reviewers reported losing points for grammatical mistakes or transcription issues on take-home exams, and for missing pictures in presentations, describing the feedback as demotivating.
KAREN EVANS-ROMAINE is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Karen Evans-Romaine: The course is a listening comprehension class where grading appears to assess prior Russian knowledge rather than skill development, leading to a frustrating experience.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2016: 3.50 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.61 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=9 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Karen Evans-Romaine: Students face 7-9 hour take-home exams where points are lost for grammatical errors or transcription issues, alongside presentations with arbitrary requirements.
Historical reviews of Karen Evans-Romaine: Reviewers describe the grading as arbitrary and demotivating, particularly due to penalties for minor errors and inconsistent presentation requirements.
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