Practical Classes and workshops-60 hours Total: 60 hours
Exclusions
None
Description
Students translate texts on a range of themes on a weekly basis, sometimes extempore. Weekly grammar classes deal with the more complex areas of Russian grammar, morphology and syntax. Audio and video materials are used to develop aural comprehension skills. Essay-writing skills are taught by the analysis and discussion of texts on topical issues. Students engage in guided analytical reading to broaden their vocabulary. Students sometimes translate English texts into Russian.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
have achieved level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
recognise, understand and use a wide variety of the fundamental grammatical and syntactic features of the Russian language, using an appropriate difficulty with the aid of a dictionary;
present in Russian-language essays their analysis of current issues;
produce accurate written and spoken Russian of appropriate complexity;
appreciate some of the fundamental cultural differences that can lead to confusion and misunderstandings when westerners do business in Russia.
Assessment
13735-01 : Translation Cont Ass : Class Test (30%)
13735-02 : Essay Cont Ass : Coursework (30%)
13735-03 : Oral Cont Ass : Class Test (15%)
13735-04 : Aural Cont Ass : Class Test (10%)
13735-05 : Grammar Cont Ass : Class Test (15%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions
Autumn Semester Spring Semester
Continuous assessment of translation (30%); Translation exam (1 hr, 30%)
Continuous assessment of essay (30%) Essay exam (2 hrs, 30%)
Continuous assessment of oral (15%); Continuous assessment of oral (5%);
Oral exam (20 mins, 10%)
Continuous Assessment of Aural (10%) Continuous Assessment of Aural (10%)
Continuous assessment grammar (15%) Continuous assessment grammar (15%)
Reassessment: reassessment of failed component.
Other
none
Reading List
Ozhegov and Shvedova. Tolkovyi slovar' russkogo iazyka
The Oxford Russian Dictionary
Derek Offord. Modern Russian: An Advanced Grammar Course