Russian Language

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:6.00

Study Course Accepted:14.03.2024 09:14:48

Study Course Information
Course Code:		VC_136		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		6.00		ECTS:		9.00
Branch of Science:		Linguistics		Target Audience:		Political Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Svetlana Muhejeva
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Faculty of Social Sciences
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								22
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								22
Full-Time - Semester No.3
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								22
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								22
Part-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								22
Part-Time - Semester No.3
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		11	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		22
Total Contact Hours								22
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
No prior knowledge of Russian required.
Objective:
To ensure that having completed the course, students are able to use Russian for communication in daily life in accordance with the description of skills corresponding to level A1 of the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment”.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to the Course. Language as a reflection and component of culture			Classes		1.00	auditorium
2	First contacts: greeting and saying goodbye, getting acquainted. Addressing someone formally and informally.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Numbers. Time periods. Clock time. Gender, number, genitive case of nouns.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	Politeness. Formal and informal communication.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	My family and I, family members and relatives.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
6	My daily routine. Working day. Present tense of verbs.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
7	Calendar, names of months and days of the week. Time planning.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	City. Places and activities in the city. Locative case of nouns. Finding one’s way in a city. Money, shopping.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
9	Stories about past events. Past tense forms of verbs. Accusative case of nouns.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
10	Work, working conditions. Profession, career. Instrumental case of nouns.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
11	Biography, stages of life, education. Biographies of prominent politicians. Declensions of adjectives.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
12	Seasons, weather. Hobbies, travel. Discussing future plans. Types of verbs.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
13	Holidays and traditions. Russian modal verbs.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
14	Diet. Amount of food, cooking. Imperative mood. Recommendations. Communication in a cafe.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
15	Healthy lifestyle. Sports. Comparative degrees of adjectives in Russian.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
16	Law and order. Types of crimes. Police and court functions.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
17	Revision. Preparing for exam			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction to the Course. Language as a reflection and component of culture			Classes		1.00	auditorium
2	First contacts: greeting and saying goodbye, getting acquainted. Addressing someone formally and informally.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Numbers. Time periods. Clock time. Gender, number, genitive case of nouns.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	Politeness. Formal and informal communication.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	My family and I, family members and relatives.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
6	My daily routine. Working day. Present tense of verbs.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
7	Calendar, names of months and days of the week. Time planning.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
8	City. Places and activities in the city. Locative case of nouns. Finding one’s way in a city. Money, shopping.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
9	Stories about past events. Past tense forms of verbs. Accusative case of nouns.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
10	Work, working conditions. Profession, career. Instrumental case of nouns.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
11	Biography, stages of life, education. Biographies of prominent politicians. Declensions of adjectives.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
12	Seasons, weather. Hobbies, travel. Discussing future plans. Types of verbs.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
13	Holidays and traditions. Russian modal verbs.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
14	Diet. Amount of food, cooking. Imperative mood. Recommendations. Communication in a cafe.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
15	Healthy lifestyle. Sports. Comparative degrees of adjectives in Russian.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
16	Law and order. Types of crimes. Police and court functions.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
17	Revision. Preparing for exam			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Homework with specific tasks; exercises, writing letters using given examples; active learning of vocabulary and grammar. 4 presentations, 4 test works during the year. Students are obliged to complete the study course assessment questionnaire at the end of the course.
Assessment Criteria:
Attending classes is mandatory. Attendance – 10%. Average assessment of test works – 40%. Final examination (exam) – 50%.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		After a successful mastering of the study course the student will know the vocabulary of the standard Russian language, understand simple statements and questions, use the necessary phrases for initiating a conversation, maintaining it, transferring information; be familiar with the formation and use of the most common Russian language structures, present, past and future tenses of the verb.
Skills:		After a successful mastering of the study course the student will be able to: understand simple texts on familiar everyday topics, write letters and invitations, short messages, write down simple information, able to form a monologue and dialogue on different topics related to life and studies.
Competencies:		After completing the study course, the student will be able to use the language structures learned in daily communication.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Нахабина, М.М., Антонова, В.Е., Жабоклицкая, И.И., Курлова, И.В.,Смирнова, О.В., Толстых, А.А. (2015) Русский сезон: учебник по русскому языку. Элементарный уровень. Москва: Институт русского языка и культуры МГУ им. М.В. Ломоносова: СанктПетербург.: Златоуст.
2	Шкатулка: Пособие по чтению для иностранцев, начинающих изучать русский язык / Под ред. О.Э. Чубаровой. (2018) Москва: Русский язык. Курсы.
Additional Reading
1	Crystal, D. (1987) The Cambridge encyclopedia of language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2	Thomes, J. (1995) Meaning in Interaction. An introduction to pragmatics. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
3	Ilustrētā angļu-latviešu-krievu vārdnīca. Sast. Radecka, J. (2005) Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.
4	5 valodu angļu-franču-vācu-latviešu-krievu vizuālā vārdnīcā. (2003) Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC; London, New York, Toronto, Munich & Dehli: Doring Kingsley Limited copyright.
5	Милорадович, Ж.М. (1997) Pусско-английский, -немецкий, -французский англо-, немецко-, французско-русский cловарь. Москва: Вече.
6	Ожегов, С.М. (1988) Словарь русского языка под редакцией Шведовой Н.Ю. Москва: Русский язык.
7	Оксфордский русско-английский словарь. Сост. Уилер, М. (1996) Москва: Барклая и Ко.
Other Information Sources
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3	Винни Пух. Песенка Винни Пуха, directed by Fyodor Khitruk (1969; Soyuzmultfilm)
4	Пиф-паф, ой-ой-ой! Пятая часть-- опера, directed by Vitaly Peskov & Harry Bardin (1980; Studio Ekran)
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6	Закаляйcя. A single from the film "Первая перчатка" directed by Andrei Frolov (1946; Mosfilm)
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9	Папа, a single by Vyacheslav Myasnikov (2016). Show "Медкомиссия невыполнима" by Uralskie Pelmeni (2016; accessed on 30 September 2020)
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