In the first year of Russian study, communication and the sounds of the language are learned through dialogues, exercises and situations. The students learn to understand, speak, read, and write a limited amount of material. Students must learn to apply grammatical principles of the language to form new ideas and to communicate them. Cultural information is taught about countries where the target language is spoken. Letters of the Russian alphabet are gradually introduced and practiced in the Russian 1 course.
Middle School: Students need to pass the end of the year assessment in order to obtain the high school credit.
