Department of Slavonic Studies
Paper RU C1
Translation from and into Russian
The examination paper consists of two sections: a translation from Russian into English of one passage of about 450 words, which will normally be linguistically more demanding than those set in Part IB; and a translation from English into Russian of one passage of about 300 words.Teaching
Students will be assigned a group and teaching will be arranged in fortnightly classes. These classes will focus on the relevant skills required for the understanding the different elements of this paper. For the 'Translation from Russian' element, students will work on a wide range of passages of different periods, styles and registers, with particular attention given to syntax, vocabulary and grammatical structures. For the 'Prose Composition/Translation into Russian' element, students will practise translating from various styles and registers of English, developing a command of grammar, vocabulary and idiom. Written work is to be prepared for each fortnightly class. Useful Links:
