The conversation course for the second semester of first-year Russian, this course consists of a one-hour block of instruction offered Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Students are provided with a conversational environment in which they have an opportunity to practice vocabulary introduced in the course. They are also introduced to various intermediate-level conversational topics and subject areas with which they will need to be familiar in order to operate in an all-Russian environment and to prepare them for future ministry. Course placement may be determined by an entrance exam for those students who may have the proficiency for this course but have not completed the prerequisite. Prerequisite: RUS 2210