This language module is designed for absolute beginners. No previous knowledge of the language is required. Through a variety of methods, students will develop a very basic competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking and an understanding of basic grammar. At the end of this 12 week-module, students will have reached an A1 proficiency level in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and will be able to carry out very simple everyday tasks in the language. Students will be able to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. They will be able to introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have. They will be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. They will have a basic understanding of significant aspects of life and culture of the country and intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level.
Syllabus
Functional Content:
- Introducing Russian Alphabet
- Russian pronunciation: the key sounds
- Russian names
- Greeting and parting
- Asking and giving personal information
- Identifying people, places and things
- Expressing location
- Expressing existence and availability
- Talking about the present
Grammatical content:
- Questions and statements
- Syllable stress in Russian words
- Gender of nouns
- Plural of nouns
- Personal pronouns: formal and informal
- Prepositional case: nouns
- Possessive pronouns
- Introduction to Present tense
Lexical content:
- Getting acquainted: name, profession, age
- Small talk: How are you?
- Countries and nationalities
- Introducing your family
- Numbers and days of the week
- Work and study
- Describing the weather
Recommended Reading
Students need to acquire a copy of the textbook Beginner's Russian with Interactive Online Workbook by Anna S. Kudyma , Frank J. Miller, Olga E. Kagan, Publisher: Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. 2010/2018. Approx. £25.
We recommend our students to buy their textbooks from Blackwell’s on campus. They have a price match policy and you can pre-order over the phone with them and pick the book when you are on campus.
Lecturer: Yuliana Kolyada
I am a passionate language teacher and learner. I was born and educated in Ukraine in the times when Russian language and literature formed a significant part of the National Curriculum in most of the educational establishments. I have a Master’s degree in Linguistics and Oriental Studies from the Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Over the past 15 years, I have been teaching Russian at different levels and in different institutions in the UK.
Fees for language courses are £180/£90.
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