Decoding Russian (and Russia)
Part 1
Instructor: Marie Hall
Location: Birch Bay Village
Course Meets: Mondays, 1-3:00 pm
Course Size: 6-12 students
Starts: March 29, 2010
Ends: May 17, 2010
Beginning with an overview of basic linguistics, the course will move on to using the Russian alphabet and Russian grammar as a Rosetta stone and ‘Rosetta pebbles’ to learn how the language works. The material for decoding will initially consist of aphorisms, which will throw some light on Russian thought processes. Conversation will develop as pronunciation practice proceeds.