SLAVIC 101 – 1ST SEMESTER RUSSIAN
Section 001, MTWRF 9:55 – 10:45 (FIG Class), instructor: TBD
Section 002, MTWRF 11:00 – 11:50, instructor: TBD
Section 003, MTWRF 12:05 – 12:55, instructor: TBD
Section 004, MTWRF 1:20-2:10, instructor: TBD
Section 005, MTWRF 8:50 – 9:40, instructor: TBD (This section is not currently available for enrollment.)
Prerequisites: Open to Freshman
Language of Instruction: Russian
An introduction to the Russian language.
SLAVIC 111 1ST SEMESTER POLISH
MTWF 1:20-2:10 – EWA MIERNOWSKA
Emphasis on proficiency in Polish through speaking, understanding, reading, and writing, with introduction to Polish culture. Vocabulary is reinforced through reading of easy texts from Polish press, watching Polish movies and viewing Polish Internet sites. Very engaging and fun class.
Slavic 141 First Semester Serbo-Croatian, 3 credits
Dijana Mitrovic, MWF 9:55-10:45 AM, Mitrovic, Dijana
Prerequisites: None
The goal of this course is to develop elementary reading, speaking, listening, and writing skills in Serbo-Croatian language. The course will provide elementary knowledge of fundamental grammatical concepts, such as cases and verb conjugations, and will acquaint you with common features of cultures of the region.
SLAVIC 181 – RUSSIAN HONOR TUTORIAL
Section 001, R 2:25 – 3:15, instructor: Evans-Romaine, Karen
Prerequisites: Declared in honors program
This course is designed for those students who wish to enhance their learning in Slavic 101 through extra practice. The course is required for students who intend to complete Honors in Russian, but it is open to other highly motivated students by permission of the instructor.
This course will focus on your listening and conversation skills. We will practice situational conversations, hold conversations of our own in pairs and small groups, complete audio listening comprehension exercises, and watch and work with videos of various kinds. The goal of this course is to enable you to feel more confident as a conversational partner in Russian, and to have a better understanding of Russian speech in typical, everyday contexts. In doing so, you should learn more about Russian culture and everyday life. Themes for our weekly meetings are designed to align with those covered in your Slavic 101 class.
SLAVIC 203 – THIRD SEMESTER RUSSIAN
Section 001, MTWRF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: TBD
Section 002, MTWRF 1:20-2:10, instructor: TBD
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 102
Language of Instruction: Russian
A continuation of the study of Russian language.
Slavic 217 Third Semester Czech, 3 credits
David Danaher, MTWR 12:05-12:55 PM
Prerequisites: Second semester Czech or the equivalent
Course Description and Objectives. This course is designed to develop communicative skills in Czech: reading/listening and speaking/writing. The course builds upon a year of Czech study (or the functional equivalent) by extending students’ knowledge of vocabulary and grammatical structure and by challenging students to use their knowledge to make sense of longer authentic and uneditted texts. Grammar will be introduced in Step by Step (Krok za krokem) 2 and in supplementary handouts throughout the course of the semester. The main text for the course will be the classic Czech film Lásky jedné plavovlásky/Loves of a Blonde (Miloš Forman, 1965). All students will be responsible for vocabulary/grammar work in Step by Step and for work with the film; tests will cover both.
As instructor, I will facilitate the achievement of the course objectives by providing you with a framework in which to learn, but I cannot achieve the objectives or learn for you. Only independent, consistent (daily) work and active assimilation of the course content on your part will result in the successful attainment of all the course goals and your own personal ones. Progress in this respect will be measured by homework and class participation, regular quizzes, tests, and completion of a final reading project. In general, if you follow the syllabus assiduously and come to class prepared to practice new topics (vocabulary and grammar), you will be able to meet the objectives more than adequately.
Materials.
Required
- Step by Step (L. Holá), textbook and workbook
- Lásky jedné plavovlásky / Loves of a Blonde (DVD of film)
- Guide to Lásky (downloadable at http://cokdybysme.net/syllabimaterials.html)
Strongly recommended
- Czech-English dictionary by J. Fronek
A copy of the Fronek dictionary is available for use in the reference room of Memorial Library.
Please contact dsdanaher@wisc.edu with any questions.
SLAVIC 245 – TOPICS IN SLAVIC LITERATURE: REPRESENT HOLOCAUST IN POLAND
Section 001, TR 4:00 – 5:15, instructor: Filipowicz, Halina
Prerequisites: Open to Freshman
Meets with LITTRANS 247 section 001 and JEWISH 230 section 002
SLAVIC 245 – TOPICS IN SLAVIC LITERATURE: RUSSIA & JEWS: LITERATURE, CULTURE, AND RELIGION
Section 002, TR 2:300-3:45, instructor: Zilbergerts, Marina
Prerequisites: Open to Freshman
Language of Instruction: English
Meets with LITTRANS 247 section 002 and JEWISH 230 section 001
This course explores the rich world of Russian Jewish culture from its very beginnings. Reading literary, theological and political works by Jewish and Russian writers, our aim will be to understand the creative and often-troubled relationships among them. The course will take us from the Imperial through the Soviet periods, examining the rise of movements such as Hasidism, Zionism, and Communism, as we analyze each literary work amid the cultural developments of its day. All materials will be provided in English translation and no prior knowledge is required.
Please contact zilbergerts@wisc.edu with any questions
SLAVIC 245 – TOPICS IN SLAVIC LITERATURE: Reading Putin’s Russia
Section 003, MW 4:00-5:15, instructor: Kirill Ospovat
Prerequisites: Open to Freshman
Language of Instruction: English
SLAVIC 275 – THIRD YEAR RUSSIAN I
Section 001, MWF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: Walter, Alexandra
Section 002, MWF 1:20-2:10, instructor: Karpukhin, Sergey
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 102
Language of Instruction: Russian
The goals of this course are to improve students’ reading fluency and writing skills. We will focus on the use of complex syntax and undertake a thorough review of several major aspects of Russian grammar (including agreement, verb conjugations, the case system, verbal aspect, and the infinitive). Grammar topics will be presented and practiced using the textbook, workbook, and supplementary course materials. In addition, grammatical forms will be contextualized by reading authentic literary works as well as songs and articles. While the development of speaking skills is not a primary goal of this course (as it is in Slavic 315/316), class discussion of grammar, lexicon, and texts will be largely conducted in Russian.
SLAVIC 277 – THIRD YEAR POLISH I
Section 001, MWF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: Miernowska, Ewa
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 208 or by placement test
Language of Instruction: Polish
Meets with SLAVIC 278, 306, 331, and 332
Students expend their vocabulary by engaging with texts from different genres, historical periods and perspectives. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions. This intensive writing course follows the writing process (drafts, revising, editing) and exposes students to different styles: narrative, argumentative, and creative. Readings offer a variety of authentic materials: short stories, novels, poems, and press articles. The program includes also films, music and visual arts.
SLAVIC 278 – THIRD YEAR POLISH II
Section 001, MWF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: Miernowska, Ewa
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 277 or by placement test
Language of Instruction: Polish
Meets with SLAVIC 277, 306, 331, and 332
Students expend their vocabulary by engaging with texts from different genres, historical periods and perspectives. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions. This intensive writing course follows the writing process (drafts, revising, editing) and exposes students to different styles: narrative, argumentative, and creative. Readings offer a variety of authentic materials: short stories, novels, poems, and press articles. The program includes also films, music and visual arts.
SLAVIC 306 – SIXTH SEMESTER INTENSIVE POLISH
Section 001, MWF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: Miernowska, Ewa
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 277 or by placement test
Language of Instruction: Polish
Meets with SLAVIC 277, 331, and 332
Students expend their vocabulary by engaging with texts from different genres, historical periods and perspectives. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions. This intensive writing course follows the writing process (drafts, revising, editing) and exposes students to different styles: narrative, argumentative, and creative. Readings offer a variety of authentic materials: short stories, novels, poems, and press articles. The program includes also films, music and visual arts.
SLAVIC 315 – RUSSIAN LANG & CULTURE I
Section 001, TR 1:20-2:10, instructor: Tumarkin, Anna
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 204
SLAVIC 321 – FOURTH YEAR RUSSIAN I
Section 001, MWF 11:00 – 11:50, instructor: Evans-Romaine, Karen
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 276
Language of Instruction: Russian
SLAVIC 331 – FOURTH YEAR POLISH I
Section 001, MWF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: Miernowska, Ewa
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 278 or by placement test
Language of Instruction: Polish
Meets with SLAVIC 277, 278, and 332
Students expend their vocabulary by engaging with texts from different genres, historical periods and perspectives. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions. This intensive writing course follows the writing process (drafts, revising, editing) and exposes students to different styles: narrative, argumentative, and creative. Readings offer a variety of authentic materials: short stories, novels, poems, and press articles. The program includes also films, music and visual arts.
SLAVIC 332 – FOURTH YEAR POLISH II
Section 001, MWF 9:55 – 10:45, instructor: Miernowska, Ewa
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 331 or by placement test
Language of Instruction: Polish
Meets with SLAVIC 277, 278, and 331
Students expend their vocabulary by engaging with texts from different genres, historical periods and perspectives. Continued work on grammar and vocabulary with written exercises and compositions. This intensive writing course follows the writing process (drafts, revising, editing) and exposes students to different styles: narrative, argumentative, and creative. Readings offer a variety of authentic materials: short stories, novels, poems, and press articles. The program includes also films, music and visual arts.
Slavic 341 First Semester Intensive Serbo-Croatian, 3 credits
Dijana Mitrovic, MWF 9:55-10:45 AM
Prerequisites: Grad st or cons inst
Please see Slavic 141 for description.
SLAVIC 362 – DRAMA FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING
Section 001, MW 4:15-5:45, instructor: TBD
Section 002, TR 4:00-5:30, instructor: TBD
Prerequisites: Open to all students
Language of Instruction: English
Open to first-year students
This is a methods course useful for all involved in teaching and learning, including foreign languages. Introduction to philosophy, methodology, and practice of the use of drama and performance techniques in any educational or recreational settings. Focus on creativity and embodied and contextual learning, based on current neurological, psychological, and sociological research. A practical class which includes demonstration and practice with children.
Section 001 meets in the Eagle Heights Community Center on campus and works with the PreK class in the Eagle’s Wing Childcare Center. Free parking is available at the Community Center, and the 80 bus, which picks up throughout UW campus, takes students free of charge to the Community Center.
SLAVIC 421 – GOGOL
Section 001, MWF 1:20-2:10, instructor: Kirill Ospovat
Section 301, T 1:20-2:10, instructor: Kirill Ospovat
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 276
Meets with LITTRANS 221. Discussion section is for SLAVIC 421 only
SLAVIC 422 – DOSTOEVSKY
Section 001, MWF 12:05 – 12:55, instructor: Hanukai, Maksim
Section 301, T 12:05 – 12:55, instructor: Hanukai, Maksim
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 276
Meets with LITTRANS 222. Discussion section is for SLAVIC 422 only; SLAVIC 422 has a prerequisite: SLAVIC 276 (Third-Year Russian II). Discussion section meets four times a semester.
SLAVIC 433 – HISTORY OF RUSSIAN CULTURE
Section 001, MWF 12:05 – 12:55, instructor: Karpukhin, Sergey
Prerequisites: Slavic 322 & 1 400-level Slavic
Slavic 449 Istorija srpske i hrvatske literature, 3 credits
Tomislav Longinovic, TR 1:00-2:15 PM
Language: Readings in Serbo-Croatian
This course will survey literary and cultural history of Serbs, Croats, Bosnians and Montenegrins from its beginnings until the end of the nineteenth century. We will read excerpts from the most important literary works, starting with the medieval documents and ending with the works of romanticism and realism. Besides one oral presentation (25%) the students will take midterm and final examinations (25% each). Undergraduates in the course will keep a journal in which they will respond to the readings and lectures. (25%) In addition, graduate students will write a research paper on a topic of their choice (25%).
Slavic 451 Third Semester Intensive Czech, 3 credits
David Danaher, MTWR 12:05-12:55 PM
Prerequisites: Second semester Czech or the equivalent
Please see Slavic 217 for course description.
SLAVIC 470 – HIST LIT POLSK DO ROKU 1863
Section 001, MW 5:00 – 6:15, instructor: Filipowicz, Halina
Prerequisites: SLAVIC 302
SLAVIC 560 – CAPSTONE SEMINAR IN RUSSIAN LITERATURE & CULTURE
Section 001, MWF 1:20-2:10, instructor: Hanukai, Maksim
Prerequisites: Slavic 322 & 1 400-level Slavic
This course, designed as a senior capstone course for highly advanced students of Russian and conducted in Russian, is devoted to in-depth reading of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel The Master and Margarita and to studying its literary, cultural, and historical context.
SLAVIC 800 – PROSEMINAR IN SLAVIC LITERATURE & CULTURE
Section 001, R 12:05 – 12:55, instructor: Shevelenko, Irina
Prerequisites: Grad and Professional students
SLAVIC 820 – COLLEGE TEACHING OF RUSSIAN
Section 001, R 2:30 – 3:45, instructor: Tumarkin, Anna
Prerequisites: Grad and Professional students
SLAVIC 900 – SEMINAR: SLAVIC LIT & CULTURE – Joseph Brodsky
Section 001, F 2:30 – 5:00, instructor: Reynolds, Andrew
Prerequisites: Grad and Professional students
Joseph Brodsky: A poet between two worlds.
This graduate level course will examine Joseph Brodsky as a poet central to literary debates on poetry in our time, a poet torn between two worlds, between the Russian tradition where “poetry is power” and a self-denigrating Western culture where “poetry makes nothing happen”. By examining such themes as poetic witness, exile, and translation, we shall reveal how Brodsky’s poetry and essays embody and negotiate various tensions both within and between the Russian and Anglo-American poetic traditions Particular attention will be paid to the following poems and cycles: “Elegy to John Donne”, “Verses on the death of T. S. Eliot”, “Hawk’s cry in Autumn” , “Cape Cod Lullaby” , “A Part of Speech”, “Twenty Sonnets to Mary Stuart”, “Eclogue IV”, “Eclogue V”, “In England”, and others. We shall study the major Russian and English influences on Brodsky, discuss Brodsky’s approach to translation, and also survey the wider context of post-war Russian poetry as it relates to Brodsky’s achievement and his influence on other writers.
SLAVIC 900 – SEMINAR: SLAVIC LITERATURE & CULTURE – Soviet, Émigré, and Post-Soviet Lit
Section 002, W 2:30 – 5:00, instructor: Shevelenko, Irina
Prerequisites: Grad and Professional students