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Prof. Nalibow
421 Waterman
Office hrs.  Fall 06:  Mon. 1:10-2:10; T/W. 10-11 and  or by app't.
PHONE: 6-1474; H: 864 4881
E-mail - kenneth.nalibow@uvm.edu

Russian 122 - Composition-Conversation -  Russian Film:The Last Decade

Русский язык 122 - Сочинение-беседа  -  Русский фильм - в  прошлое десятилетие

                            Syllabus
                 Курсовой план

Курсовые материалы:

During the course we shall watch:
В течение курса мы будем смотреть:

    1    «Кукушка» - Режиссёр - Александр Рогошкин

       (The Cuckoo - 2002, Director - Aleksandr Ragoshkin, 99 min.)

    2.   «Война» - Режиссёр - Алексей Балабанов
           (The War - 2002,
Director - Aleksei Balabanov, 120 min.)

    3.  «Возвращение»  - Режиссёр - Андрей Звягинцев

        (Ihe Return - 2003 Director - Andrey Zvyagintsev, 104 min.)

4.   «Брат» - Режиссёр - Алексей Балабанов
        (Brother - 1998, Director - Aleksei Balabanov, 96 min.)

    5.   «Живой» - Режиссёр - Александр Велединский
             (Alive - 2006,
Director - Aleksandr Veledinskij, 92 min.

    6.   «Дом Дураков» - Режиссёр - Андрей Михалков-Кончаловский
             (House of Fools -  2004,  Director - Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovskii, 108 min.)

    7.   «Утомлённые солнцем» - Режиссёр - Никита Михалков
             (Burnt [literal translation ="Exhausted]" by the Sun - 1995, Director - Nikita Mikhalkov, 135 min.)

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        You are  required to purcahse the films we watch.

    They can be VERY inexpensively purchased on E-Bay in European formats (which will play
        on computers but NOT on DVD players, which are not so equipped).

    The URL's below are from purveyers selling the films. 

        1    «Кукушка» - Режиссёр - Александр Рогошкин
       (The Cuckoo - 2002, Director - Aleksandr Ragoshkin
)
      Because this film opens the course, the Department owns copies it will lend you while you obtain the remaining films.               
                       
http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=6368286
        2.   «Война» - Режиссёр - Алексей Балабанов
           (The War - 2002,
Director - Aleksei Balabanov) - Out-of-print.  The Department
            owns copies, which we will lend you for viewing in this course
.

        3. 
«Возвращение»  - Режиссёр - Андрей Звягинцев
        (Ihe Return - 2003 Director - Andrey Zvyagintsev)
                
http://www.amazon.com/Return-Vladimir-Garin/dp/B0002KQOH6

       4.   «Брат»
- Режиссёр - Алексей Балабанов
           (Brother - 1998, Director - Aleksei Balabanov)                  http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Sergei-Bodrov-Jr/dp/B000KGGIPK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/002-2645947-5986444?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1180321183&sr=1-2
       5.   «Живой» - Режиссёр - Александр Велединский
             (Alive - 2006,
Director - Aleksandr Veledinskij)
                                         
http://www.russiandvd.com/store/product.asp?sku=45124#
         
6.   «Дом Дураков» - Режиссёр - Андрей Михалков-Кончаловский
             (House of Fools -  2004,  Director - Andrei Mikhalkov-Konchalovskii)
                                 
 http://www.amazon.com/House-Fools-Yuliya-Vysotskaya/dp/B0000C2IQA

          
7.   «Утомлённые солнцем» - Режиссёр - Никита Михалков
             (Burnt by the Sun - 1995, Director - Nikita Mikhalkov)
                        
http://www.amazon.com/Burnt-Sun-Nino-Abuladze/dp/B00009MEKP

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GRADING SYSTEM

Compositions and Oral Reports                        60%
Preparedness and in-class participation             20%
Final Examination                                             20%


ATTENDANCE

Attendance is obligatory. The nature of this course is such that classroom work cannot be made up.


Explanation - Grades for classroom performance

Classroom performance shall receive two grades. One grade shall indicate performance while you are present in the course. This grade shall reflect your preparedness, activity in the course, willingness to take part.  The second grade shall reflect unexcused absence and shall be entered on the spread sheet as a zero. Since the dates of absence shall be recorded on the computer, the amount of time averaged at "zero" shall be directly averaged with your classroom performance grade.

Example:  15 week semester
—Unexcused absences =12 (4 full weeks of a 3 day per week course).
—Classroom performance grade for time in class ==B (85) [=11 X 85 = 935]


Setting up Cyrillic on your computer

For WINDOWS

If you are using XP, go to >SETTINGS, >CONTROL PANEL, >REGIONAL and LANGUAGE OPTIONS.  In the drop-down menu go to >LANGUAGE and click DETAILS. Click >ADD.  In the language list find >RUSSIAN and click >OK.  When the panel closes, click OK again.  You have Cyrillic using the Russian keyboard.   The screen TRAY will now show an EN or RU.  Change the language by clicking in the tray or toggle with SHIFT + ALT.  This will give you the standard RUSSIAN keyboard.

Should you wish to use the so-called phonetic keyboard, download the ASDF PHONETIC keyboard @ http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/bylanguage/russian.html   Clear directions are given on this page. 

Although MAC information is listed below, the bottom of this page also contains information for phonetic keyboards in the MAC operating system.

The following web site contains down loadable fonts and keyboard drivers if you are using something other than XP.  There are TWO standard Russian keyboards.  I recommend neither, but rather the so-called  "phonetic" or "homophonic" keyboard.  In this layout, most Russian letters are found where their English equivalents would be.  This speeds typing.
     http://aatseel.org/fonts/wincyrillic.html


For MAC

MAC users may enable Cyrillic from within their operating program.  The phonetic keyboard for MAC is located at
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/gavinscoolesteverrussianphonetickeyboardlayout.html .
This is FREE shareware.
The MAC phonetic keyboard download is also @ http://www.friends-partners.org/partners/rusmac/wordproc.html
Go to the chart with FONTS and KEYBOARD LAYOUTS.  Download from the "phonetic" listing.


Absence for Religious Holidays

Religious Holidays:  Students have the right to practice the religion of their choice. Each semester students should submit in writing to their
instructors by the end of the second full week of classes their documented religious holiday schedule for the semester. Faculty must permit students
who miss work for the purpose of religious observance to make up this work.