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- UCAS course code
- NR17
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Russian Language 4
Unit code | RUSS51040 |
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Credit rating | 20 |
Unit level | Level 2 |
Teaching period(s) | Full year |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This course unit consolidates knowledge of the fundamentals of Russian grammar (such as case and aspect); considers more advanced issues (such as gerunds and participles); develops the active command of spoken Russian. Classes are complemented by a range of independent language learning activities delivered via Blackboard.
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Russian Language 3 | RUSS51030 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Not available as a free choice unit. If the level is appropriate, however, the convenor may admit an external student.
Aims
• To attract students who will benefit from studying a modern foreign language.
• To prepare students for their period of residence abroad in Russia.
• To widen participation within the body of students studying Russian.
• To contribute to society through the development of knowledge about different cultural customs and traditions and multiculturalism
Syllabus
Oral Topics :
- Global international language.
- TV.
- Art. Graffiti.
- Sub-cultures.
- Fate is character.
- Internet.
- Gadgets.
- Science and mankind.
- Our future.
- Tourism.
- Participles.
- Gerunds.
- Numerals.
- Impersonal constructions.
Teaching and learning methods
Oral/aural skills will be developed through a parallel series of practical classes and work assignments to be undertaken by students in their own time in the Language Centre.
Extensive resources will be available via Blackboard. These will include copies of handouts and PowerPoint presentations used in class; required homework exercises; links to online language learning and translation resources and to required and recommended readings (where appropriate).
Knowledge and understanding
By the end of this course students will be able to:
• Handle grammatical structures appropriate to the level of study (formation and usage of gerunds [verbal adverbs]; formation and usage of active and passive participles [verbal adjectives]; short-form participles and adjectives; numbers; impersonal constructions)
• Read and translate authentic Russian-language texts on topics such as the mass media; the Russian government and Russian politics; and economics and business.
• Communicate in written form and orally on a range of complex topics (such as the Russian mass media, Russians today and everyday life in Russia, politics and business).
Intellectual skills
During this course students will deal with:
• Problem solving.
• Synthesis and analysis of data and information.
• Critical reflection and evaluation.
Practical skills
During this course students will be able to:
• Use library, electronic and online resources.
• Improve communication and negotiation skills.
• Speak, read and write in Russian.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
By the end of this course students will be able to improve their:
• Computer Literacy.
• Teamwork.
• Time Management.
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Capacity to analyse and make critical judgements.
- Innovation/creativity
- Ability to maintain independence of thought.
- Oral communication
- Ability to speak a modern foreign language. Ability to express ideas clearly and confidently in public.
- Written communication
- Ability to express oneself clearly in writing.
- Other
- Ability to maintain independence of thought. Ability to use discipline-specific knowledge (language, culture, traditions and customs) in everyday situations and to become a valuable member of multicultural team /society
Assessment methods
Assessment task | Formative or Summative | Weighting within unit (if summative) |
Continuous assessment of class work, consisting of two in-class grammar Progress tests (one in each Semester); | Summative | 20% (10% each) |
Continuous assessment in oral classes, consisting of two Progress Tests (one in each Semester); | Summative | 20% (10% each) |
Oral examinations, held at the end of each Semester
| Summative | 30% (15% each) |
A written exam, held at the end of Semester 2 | Summative | 30% |
Students will be expected to submit a piece of work as requested by their tutor every week. | Formative | This coursework is formative and it does not count towards the final course result. However, it is essential to do it consistently in order to gradually get the necessary preparation for the final exam |
Resit Assessment:
Oral Exam
Written Exam
Feedback methods
Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
In-class tests will be marked within a week. All individual comments and feedback will be written on a special feedback form; if required, guidance on how to improve performance in further assessments will also be provided on this form. Generic feedback to the whole class will be also given during the lesson following the in-class test.
| Summative |
Oral classes: students will receive oral feedback during oral sessions as well as written comments on their prepared written topics.
| Formative |
After the oral exams at the end of each semester, and the written exam at the end of semester 2, special feedback forms will be available for all students upon request.
| Summative |
Recommended reading
- Elena Simms, Tatiana Romanova "Russian in a Contemporary World" A Textbook for Intermediate Russian (Routledge, 2019)
Reference Grammars:
- Derek Offord, Modern Russian: An Advanced Grammar Course (London: Bristol Classical Press, 1997)
- Terence Wade, A Comprehensive Russian Grammar (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000)
- Dual-Language Dictionaries:
- The Oxford Russian-English, English-Russian Dictionary (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998)
- E. M. Mednikova & Iu. D. Apresian (eds.), New English-Russian Dictionary (Moscow: Russkii Iazyk Publishers, 1993)
- Single-Language Dictionaries:
- S. Ozhegov, Slovar’ russkogo iazyka (Moscow: Russkii Iazyk Publishers, 2000)
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Seminars | 33 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 167 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Elena Simms | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
Scheduled activity hours include
Grammar Classes: 44.0
Oral seminars: 88.0