Course detail

Russian for Beginners

FEKT-XJR1Acad. year: 2017/2018

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

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

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.

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,
listening comprehension,
ability to communicate in writing and orally in 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.

Recommended reading

Ruská gramatika v kostce.M.Balcar.Leda Praha,1999.
Začínáme s ruštinou.A.Wilkes&J.Shackell,Fraus 1997.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch EE-FLE , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general