<p>Has anyone taken this class? How much reading/writing is involved? Is it interesting and how easy is it to get an A?</p>
<p>Also, is R5A a pre-requisite or is there anything that I would be missing without having taken R5A because I passed out of the first half due to AP. Thanks.</p>
<p>You can supposedly combine any R&C classes, and R5A is not a requirement. In fact, R5B doesn’t even depend on anything but the basic concepts in any first part R&C class.</p>
<p>The only thing Slavic about it is the fact that the literary works you’ll be dealing with are of Slavic origin.</p>
<p>any B portion of R&C courses require more writing, incl. a research paper, 10-12 pgs, in addition to 3 other shorter papers (4-6 pgs). reading depends on what you’re assigned… some require crime & punishment or the brothers karamazov, others are shorter books or focused more on short stories. it really depends on who your instructor is.</p>
<p>if you’re good at writing the way your instructor wants you to, A is not a problem. if you find keeping up with reading challenging or writing papers (i.e., formulating arguments and supporting them, but NOT the same way you did it in high school like topic sentence, quote, analysis, that isn’t enough in college).</p>
<p>The grading all depends on the GSI you get and your personal interest in the subject matter. The more intriguing you find the class to be, the more likely you’d get a good grade. If you’re interested-- or at least think that you may become interested-- in Slavic literature, then go for it. For me, I knew very little about the Nordic countries before I took Scandinavian R5B but now I’m very interested in all aspects of Scandinavia-- particularly the comprehensive welfare systems they have set up (I’m a poli sci major). I’m even thinking about studying abroad in Sweden this summer. :)</p>
<p>Anyways, the Spring 2010 course themes/descriptions aren’t up yet, but here are the ones from Spring 2009:
[Dept</a>. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/slavic/sls09description.html#r5b1]Dept”>http://ls.berkeley.edu/dept/slavic/sls09description.html#r5b1)
This should give you an idea of the types of books you’d read in a Slavic R5B course.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>