 Welcome to the Monterey Institute's Winter Intensive Russian Program! Over the course of 15 days, the program offers 60 hours of intensive elementary and intermediate level language and culture instruction giving you an opportunity to jump-start your Russian studies or advance to a high-intermediate level of study.
Instruction in the program is led by native or near-native Russian speakers with extensive experience in teaching, providing students with many opportunities to practice the language. If you have further questions about the program, please contact wilp@miis.edu or 831-647-4115. We hope to be able to welcome you to our Winter Intensive Russian Program!
Elementary Russian
The elementary class is designed for students with no or minimal knowledge of Russian. The elementary level emphasizes survival skills and extensively covers basic grammar that must be mastered in order to function in a Russian environment. Instruction also includes a variety of activities ranging from role-plays based on given scenarios, and individual and group presentations as well as the reading of authentic Russian texts. Students are able to work with audio and video materials to develop listening skills as well as grammar sessions that include conversational practice. During the winter session, classes are 4 hours 15 minutes a day, from 9:00AM until 11:45AM, and resume after lunch from 1:00PM until 2:30PM. The program comprises a total of 60 hours, equaling 4 semester units of undergraduate credit. Students in the elementary Russian program should expect to spend an additional 2-3 hours per day outside class to complete homework assignments and prepare for the next day's class.
Intermediate Russian
The intermediate class is designed for students with at least one year of recent college-level Russian studies. Students are required to take a placement exam at the start of the program. Placement is determined by students' language proficiency level, not the length of their previous studies.
The intermediate class uses a content-based, communicative approach to engage students in the learning process. Students study a particular subject matter such as Russian politics, social and environmental issues as well as history while developing conversational, listening, reading, writing, and analytical skills. In-class instruction is composed of various types of activities ranging from individual and group presentations, group discussions and reading of authentic Russian texts. Grammar sessions include conversational practice, and students will also work with audio and video materials (e.g. interviews with Russian native speakers, relevant excerpts from Russian films, Russian TV news) in order to develop listening skills. Students in the intermediate Russian program should expect to spend an additional 2-3 hours per day outside class to complete homework assignments and prepare for the next day's class. During the winter session, classes are 4 hours and 15 minutes a day, from 9:00AM until 11:45AM, and resume after lunch from 1:00PM until 2:30PM.The program comprises a total of 60 hours, equaling 4 semester units of undergraduate credit.
We highly recommend that you order your texts online through the vendor of your choice before the WILP session begins. The session is very short, and if you wait to purchase your books until the session begins, they may not arrive in time. If you are unsure of your level, please use your score from the diagnostic test as a guide. Or, you may want to purchase both books and send one back after the session begins.
Elementary Russian
Golosa: Book 1: A basic course in Russian (published 2006). ISBN: 0131986287.
Golosa: Book 1: Student Activities Manual (published 2006). ISBN: 013198295.
Intermediate Russian
V puti.: (2nd edition, published 2005). ISBN: 0130282804
V puti: Student Activities Manual (published 2006). ISBN: 0131917609
Marie Klein
Russian Language Coordinator
marie.klein@miis.edu
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