Course detail

Professional Russian – Part 1

FAST-BYR5Acad. year: 2020/2021

The subject is designed to help students to deal with professional Russian texts at the B1-B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. Students should master key phrases of academic Russian as well as elementary professional terminology so that they are able to effectively find out information in professional resources. Emphasis will also be put on the development of listening and active communication skills (obligatory PowerPoint presentations on the given technical topic).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will accomplish the aim of the course if he acquires essential technical civil engineering terminology, characteristic features of Russian technical style and extend his communicative skills in Russian language.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of general Russian at B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference.

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

Acquisition of essential technical civil engineering terminology.
Characteristic features of Russian technical style.
Development of communicative skills.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Syllabus

1st Week - Studying at university and application of information technology 2nd week - Civil engineering branches 3rd week - Basic engineering terminology 4th week - Building materials 5th week - Building construction 6th week - Numbers, units and measures 7th week - How to Give a Presentation in Russian 8th - 12th week - Technical civil engineering texts involving topics from particular fields of study 13th week - Credit test