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RUS-2110: The Russian literary canon Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Language of instruction
Norwegian and Russian | Examination semester
Spring | Objectives
Working independently with Russian literature in the original language, including practice of literary analysis. | Contents
A selection of central Russian fiction from approximately 1820 to the present are discussed. In addition, the students will read a comprehensive survey of Russian literary history. The students will practise working independently with works of fiction and relating them especially to their literary context and partly also to their historical context.
Required previous qualifications/ courses:
The courses RUS-1010 Introduction to Written and Spoken Russian, RUS-1110 Introduction to Russian Literature from 1820 to our days, RUS-1020 Reading and Conversation in Russian 1 must have been completed.
| Recommended previous qualifications
RUS-1010 Beginners course in written and oral Russian, RUS-1110 Introduction to Russian literature from 1820 until today, RUS-1020 Russian text and speech | Form of teaching
Teaching will last from the beginning of the semester until the exam. During this period, there will be one week with no teaching for individual study.
- Forms of teaching: Lectures/conferencing
- Number of teaching hours: 2 hours per week for 18 weeks, a total of 36 hours
The literature will be in Russian. The recommended secondary literature will consists of work in English.
| Coursework requirements
70% av de oppgavene/øvelsene utlevert på forelesningene
| Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements:
During the course, short assignments/ exercises are given which are to be prepared at home and then discussed in class. 70% of these must have been approved before the student can take the final exam. The assignments can be done in Norwegian or in Russian.
This requirement is assessed with pass/fail.
Assessment method:
The exam consists of a home assignment at the end of the semester. This paper is to be written on a given topic within three weeks. It should be of up to 15 pages, double line spacing, and can be written in Norwegian or Russian.
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F.
Exam language(s): Norwegian or Russian | Contact person/lecturer
Assistant Professor Astrid Brokke. Tel: 776 44762
E-mail: astrid.brokke@hum.uit.no
| Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request |
Teaching spring 2006
Første forelesning: Fredag 20. januar kl 1215, rom A 1018 | | Forelesning | Foreleser amanuensis Astrid Sollid Brokke
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