Course detail

Russian for Beginners

FAST-BYR1Acad. year: 2020/2021

Topics - introducing, greetings, phoning, basic information about myself, nationalities, on a visit, family.
Phonetic and graphic side of language - russian alphabet, accent, intonation, pronunciation, spelling.
Grammar – addressing, numerals, conjugation of verbs, basic paradigms of nouns, personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive verbs, verbal phrases.

Language of instruction

Czech

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is the mastery of elementary Russian, which means written and spoken Russian alphabet, basic vocabulary and basic grammatical features, then the ability to read, translate and make very simple Russian texts.

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Mastery of elementary Russian, which means Russian alphabet in both written and spoken form, basic vocabulary and grammar. The ability of reading, translating and making very simple texts.

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

JELÍNEK, Stanislav. Raduga 1: po-novomu. Plzeň: Fraus, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7238-659-8. (RU)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1.Introductory lesson, Russian alphabet - reading, writing 2.1L-introducing, dialogues, exercises, opposition, stressed and unstressed syllables, practising Russian alphabet, reading, writing - letters "t,a,k,o,m,b,z,e,n,v,u,je,ja" 3.2L-Meet sb., reading and listening of dialogues, new vocabulary and phrases, letters "i,l,č,š,y", Russian rhymes 4.2L-greetings, phoning, dialogues, exercises, stressed and unstressed syllables, intonation of interrogative and declarative sentences, nominative of nouns in addressing, formal and informal addressing 5.2L-letters "g,d,j,r,s,měkký znak", numerals 1-10 in nominative, practising grammar and vocabulary, role playing 6.3L-Do you speak Russian?, listening and reading of dialogues, letters "ž,f,c,šč,ch,jo,ju, tvrdý znak", Russian rhymes, days in a week, numerals 11-20 7.3L-basic information about myself, nationalities, dialogues, exercises, flexible accent, intonation of declarative and interrogative sentences 8.3L-"don´t/not" with verbs, conjugation of verbs "live, know, speak" in present tense,practising grammar and vocabulary, role playing 9.4L-on a visit, dialogues, exercises, unstressed "o,a", intonation of exclamatory sentences, nominative of numerals 30-90 and 100-900 10.4L-nouns after numerals, nouns (brother, mother), personal pronouns, conjugation of verbs "call,be,learn,look", song, revision 11.5L-family, dialogues, exercises, intonation of questions, nouns after numerals 2,3,4, role playing 12.5L-personal and possessive pronouns, conjugation of verbs "work,learn", family relations, additional text, revision 13.Revision, summary, games