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Prof. Nalibow
421 Waterman
Office hrs.:  FALL 07 -  Mon/Wed. 11:00-12:10; T. 10-11 and  or by app't.
PHONE: 6-1474; H: 864 4881
E-mail - kenneth.nalibow@uvm.edu       

       Russian 161 -  Lexicology       
 Русский язык 161 -  Лексикология

   Syllabus
 Курсовой план

    Texts:
    Курсовые материалы

(Required) Налибов, «Пособие по русской лексикологии» - FREE and on the WEB
@http://www.uvm.edu/%7Eknalibow/RUS161.rootlst.html
N.B.  Since the WEB does NOT support stress marks, I shall photocpy the list as we learn it so that you have all of the items stressed.


(Recommended) George Z. Patrick, Roots of the Russian Language: an elementary guide to
word building

                   


    Compositions, Graded Items

 Since this IS an advanced course, It is REQUIRED that work handed in for a grade shall be typed.  (You would not dream of handing
in handwritten documents in other courses; this shall be the same case here.)   All computers are loaded with Cyrillic fonts in the
UVM Language Resource Center.   Additionally, this web  site contains links to download needed fonts, printer drivers and keyboards
for your own computer (see below).

    Compositions and graded work shall be sent over the Internet as attached files.  I shall make
    notations for your correction, return the file to you, and place a second grade for the corrected

    work on the spread sheet after I examine your second draft...
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    Course Grading

        Еxams, quizzes & graded work                                       50%       
        Attendance /preparedness (active mastery
            of homework concepts, translations. . .)                     20%
        Final Exam                                                                     30%

      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 ber ecorded 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]
         935 divided by 15 (# of weeks) is   =62.3 (D-)


          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.

    Setting up Cyrillic on your computer

    For WINDOWS

   If you are using XP / VISTA, 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 >APPLY.  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 left SHIFT + ALT.  Download the ASDF PHONETIC
    keyboard (very bottom of the page) @ http://www.netchain.com/PhoneticLayout/   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.

     Additional information is also available at the following two sites:

             http://WinRus.com

                 http://zsigri.tripod.com/fontboard/cyrinst.html

    For MAC

    MAC users may enable Cyrtillic 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.