Date Posted: 06/23/2026
Req ID: 48955
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Slavic & East Eur Lang/Cultures
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Course Number and Title: SLA280H1S – Introduction to Russian Asia: From Central Asia to Siberia

Course Description: Introduction to geography, languages, people, literature, and the history of Russian Asia. Includes readings in history, exile narratives, articles on the linguistic geography of the languages of Russia including Russian, Siberian languages such as Yakut and Tungus, Turkic languages of Central Asia, Korean and Chinese as minority languages, with a special focus on language contact and language politics. 

Estimated course enrolment: 30

Estimated TA support: 0

Class schedule: Tuesday, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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