Course detail

Russian 1

FSI-R1 Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester

The course is intended to teach Russian as a foreign language at general level. It is focused on practical, everyday communication for the international workplace.

Language of instruction

Russian

Number of ECTS credits

2

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with general vocabulary and simple grammar for everyday communication.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for beginners or false beginners.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having worked out all assigned
tasks in e-learning (with 60% points as minimum).

Aims

The aim of the course is to equip students for real-life tasks, such as describing problems or giving instructions, that arise in daily life.

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

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective

Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Introduction, Unit 1 – Cyrillic alphabet, writing, pronunciation.
Unit 1 – Introducing each other, basic phrases, nouns.
Unit 1 – Greetings, numbers, stress in pronunciation, nouns after numbers.
Unit 1,2 – Introducing each other, intonation, verb forms – timing (“learn, study, speak”).
Unit 2 – Salutations, personal data, expressing thanks and apology, pronouns.
Unit 2 – Family, education, jobs. Expressing possession – verb “have”.
Unit 2,3 – Talking about oneself, revision, questions and answers, basic communication phrases. Possessive pronouns. Verb “live”.
Unit 3 – Hobbies. Expressing likes and dislikes. Verb forms – timing I and II.
Unit 3 – Reflexive verbs. Past tense.
Unit 3,4 – Revision. Declension of nouns.
Unit 4 – Jobs, institutions. Prepositions with places. Verbs related to work.
Unit 4 – Talking about oneself.
Revision, credits.