Course detail

Russian for Beginners

FEKT-XJR1Acad. year: 2014/2015

The course is for complete beginners in Russian.
The material is based on developing the communicative competence,especially in listening comprehension and effective reading and writing skills.
Within the course students are also informed about the country,its culture,customs and specifications.
Practising the new material and developing communicative skills is emphasized.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PaedDr. Alena Baumgartnerová

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student
-will master the writing system of Russian language:
-will apply the knowledge to be able to read and write in Cyrillic.
-will response adequately to heard and written information.
-will master basic grammar structures and their applying in speaking and writing activities.
-will be able to apply the acquired knowledge in common everyday situations.
General understanding based on reading and listening comprehension.Ability to respond adequately incommon situations, to inform, ask questions, ask for information, be able to order or ban.

Prerequisites

The course is for beginners and false beginners.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Teaching methods include language seminars and homework. Students have to actively participate in classes.
Exercises developing communication skills in both oral and written forms.
Applying vocabulary using multimedia,real situation simulations,role play,group work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit for 1st semester,test and examination at the end of 2nd semester.
Credit is aquired by passing the test based on material in lessons 1 - 12 - 40p.
Examination consists of 1 written test based on material in lessons 1 - 12 - 20p.
2 listening comprehension - 20p.
3 reading comprehension - 20p.

Course curriculum

Winter term
Tutorial 1-13
1.introduction to Russian,first steps with the Cyrillic and pronunciation.
2.Practising writing skills in Cyrillic and pronunciation,basic language structures.
3.Lesson 1 -further practising of basic patterns in speaking.
4.Greetings,basic sentence types ,specifications of word stress.
5.Lesson 2-meeting and introducing the others,intonation of questions and affirmative sentences.
6.Telephoning,making a date,specifications of forms of address,basic numerals.
7.Lesson 3-giving personal information,verb conjugation in present tense,forming negative with verbs.
8.Making an invitation,thanking,apologizing; further numerals and the case of nouns coming after numerals.
9.Expressing of enjoyment and wonder;female gender nouns,personal pronouns.
10.Lesson 4-explaining misunderstandings;future tense,further numerals.
11.More personal information;possessive adjectives,shifting stress with verbs.
12.Changing intonation according to the meaning of the sentence;verb conjugation;revision.
13.Semester test.
Summer term
Tutorial 1-13
1.Lesson 5 - my family,invitation(accepting and rejecting);I and II verb conjugation.
2.Giving information about spending leisure time,profession,conjugation of reflexive verbs.
3.Possessive pronouns,reading comprehension,listening.
4.Lesson 6 - occupation.Declension of nouns,ordinal numbers.
5.Spending leisure time,expressing personal impressions;saying the date,pronoun declension.
6.Interests and hobbies,reading comprehension,listening,question intonation.
7.Lesson 7 - enrolling to language course,finding the way round the building;past tense;the polite form of addressing people.
8.Making an appointment,pronoun and noun declension.
9.Asking the way and giving directions,means of transport;verb conjugation,reading comprehension.
10.Lesson 8 - Going shopping;verb conjugation,pronunciation of preposition patterns.
11.Writing an address,a letter,answering the advertisement,verb patterns.
12.Reading comprehension,listening,pronoun declension.
13.General revision

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquiring basic skills
-reading comprehension of adapted texts,
-listening comprehension,
-ability to communicate naturally in writing and orally in various common everyday and topic situations.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

75% active tuition attendance.
Fulfilling the tasks.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

A.Baumgartnerová:Materiály k samostudiu.
Nekolová,Camutailová,Vasiljeva-Lešková:Ruština nejen pro samouky.Leda,Praha 2002
S.Jelínek, L.F.Alexejeva, R.Hříbková, H.Žofková: Raduga po-novomu 1- pracovní sešit. Fraus 2007.
S.Jelínek, L.F.Alexejeva, R.Hříbková, H.Žofková: Raduga po-novomu 1- učebnice ruštiny. Fraus 2007.

Type of course unit

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

PaedDr. Alena Baumgartnerová

Syllabus

Lesson 1-12 -introduction to Russian,first steps with the Cyrillic and pronunciation
Practising writing skills in Cyrillic and pronunciation,basic language structures
Further practising of basic patterns in speaking
Greetings,basic numerals,specifications of stress
Meeting and introducing,intonation of questions and affirmative sentences
Telephoning,making a date,specifications of forms of address
Giving personal information,verb conjugation in present tense,forming negative with verbs
Making an invitation,thanking,apologizing; further numerals and the case of nouns coming after numerals
Expressing of enjoyment and wonder;female gender nouns,personal pronouns
Explaining misunderstandings;future tense,further numerals
More personal information;possessive adjectives,shifting stress with verbs
Changing intonation according to the meaning of the sentence;verb conjugation;revision
Semester test
Lesson 13-21-invitation(accepting and rejecting);I and II verb conjugation
Giving information about spending leisure time;conjugation of reflexive verbs
Weekly programme;verb conjugation
Going to the theatre and cinema(invitation); ordinal numbers
Expressing personal impressions;saying the date,pronoun declension
Address writing,answering to advertisement; intonation of various types of questions
Enrolling to language course,finding the way round the building;past tense;the polite form of addressing people
Asking and giving answers about study;pronoun and noun declension
Asking the way and giving directions,means of transport;gender of nouns
Going shopping;verb conjugation,pronunciation of preposition patterns
Expressing possibility,impossibility and prohibition,cause and comparison,nouns which do not declinate
Expressing enjoyment and regret,travelling impressions;intonation of complex sentences.General revision
Semester test

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Russian for Beginners

Type of course unit