Course detail

Russian for Pre-Intermediate Students

FAST-VYR003Acad. year: 2020/2021

Topics - classes, orientation in the city, means of transport, shopping, Moscow and Petrohrad, Prague
Grammar – prepositional phrases, inflexion of nouns and pronouns, conjugation of verbs, infinitive, inanimate and animate nouns, indeclinable nouns

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will accomplish the aim of the subject if he achieves a pre-intermediate level of Russian both in vocabulary and grammar and if he is also able to read, translate and make slightly difficult Russian texts.

Prerequisites

Students should master Russian alphabet well, vocabulary and conversation on the following topics - introducing, phoning, basic information about myself, nationalities, on a visit, family, jobs, free time, hobbies, school. Students should accomplish the following grammar - numerals, conjugation of verbs, reflexive verbs, inflexion of nouns and pronouns, date, past tense, using "vy" when addressing a person.

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

The aim of the subject is to achieve a pre-intermediate level of Russian both in vocabulary and grammar. Then the ability to read, translate and make slightly difficult Russian 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

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's, 1. year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-UAD Bachelor's, 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-EP Bachelor's, 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-ESBD Bachelor's, 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's, 2. year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BAK-PM Bachelor's, 2. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Introduction, revision 2. L2-revision of topic School, Classes - reading and listening of texts, new vocabulary, school subjects 3. L2-Classes, timetable, dialogues, inflexion of pronouns (who, what), prepositional phrases (after) 4. L2-Classes, types of school, inflexion of nouns (masculine, feminine gender, singular number), revision of grammar and vocabulary, additional text, role play 5. L3-Orientation in a city, dialogues, underground in Moscow, conjugation of verbs "go/drive, can" 6. L3-Means of transport, infinitive clauses, revision of grammar and vocabulary, additional text, role play 7. L4-Shopping, dialogues, exercises, conjugation of verbs "buy, ask, take", 1st and 2nd case of some plural nouns 8. L4-Shopping, clothes, flowers, food, flexible "-o-, -e-" in nouns, 4th case of inanimate and animate plural nouns, revision 9. L5-Moscow - sights, texts, exercises, inflexion of nouns (neuter gender, singular number) 10. L5-Petersburg - sights, texts, exercises, indeclinable nouns, prepositional phrases (after) - summary 11. L6-Prague - sights, dialogues, 1st and 2nd case of plural nouns (feminine, neuter gender) 12. L6-Prague, exercises, text, inflexion of nouns in plural – summary 13. Revision, summary, games, role play