Course: Business Correspondence in Russian

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Course title Business Correspondence in Russian
Course code KFL/OKRX
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Russian
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bergmannová Ivana, specialista in philologie PhD.
Course content
The course aims to improve written and verbal presentation in public sphere (especially business sphere), communication with emphasis put on practical use, introducing of basic types of business letters (order, reminder, offer), various contract types, their content and other business texts, methods and forms of modern communication and main principles of correct business communication. Source of specific competences is especially analysis of didactically modified and authentic business correspondence texts, correction and auto-correction of students´ works.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 37 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to distinguish different forms of business correspondence
to characterize in Russian the different forms of business correspondence
to list and describe the formal principles of writing business letters in Russian
to list and identify individual parts of a Russian written business letter
to compare Czech-written and Russian-written business letter and identify stylistic and formal differences
Skills
to communicate in Russian B2 at B2 level
to compile your own business letter in accordance with the formal principles of each type of business letter
to use lexicographical manuals when writing business letters in Russian
to recognize, correct and, if necessary, to reformulate language and content errors in written speech
to compile your own written statement in accordance with the content of the various types of business letters
to analyze the content and structure of sample business letters in German
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
in Russian to describe the specifics of each commercial form
to describe the content structure of the different forms of business correspondence in German
to explain the key terms used in business communication (especially in emails and letters)
to characterize content and formally the individual components of a Russian written business letter
to assign appropriate equivalent terms and steady turnarounds in Czech and Russian business correspondence
Skills
on the basis of an analysis of the content structure to compile business letters in Russian language, in accordance with all the formal principles of each type of business letter
to apply the principles of working with lexicographical manuals, portfolio and verification by means of an Internet search for writing business letters in Russian
to analyze its own communications of the administrative functional style, perform the autocorectory based on the acquired knowledge and comment this in Russian
to analyze the content and structure of both sample and authentic business letters
to identify language and content deficiencies in communications created by other authors and to design their own solutions based on acquired knowledge
in building their own communications, take into account the stylistic specifics for the administrative functional style
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Individual study
Textual studies
Students' portfolio
Skills
Seminar
Textual studies
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
Discussion
Competences
Seminar
Textual studies
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Discussion
assessment methods
Knowledge
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Self-evaluation
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • Dynda, Antonín; Dyndová, Eva. Česko-ruská obchodní korespondence. 1. vyd. Praha : Pragoeduca, 1998. ISBN 80-85856-64-6.
  • Horvátová, Marie; Hutarová, Marcela. Ruská obchodní korespondence a jednání : pro hospodářskou praxi. Vyd. 1. Praha : Ekopress, 2001. ISBN 80-86119-40-8.
  • Hutarová, Marcela; Hucl, Vladimír. Ruská obchodní korespondence. Vyd. 1. Praha : Ekopress, 1997. ISBN 80-901991-8-6.
  • Hutarová, Marcela. Obchodní korespondence v ruštině. 3. dotisk 1. vydání. Praha : Vysoká škola ekonomická, 1995. ISBN 80-7079-519-0.
  • Kirsanova, M. V.; Aksenov Ju. M.; Anodina, N. N. Delovaja perepiska: učebnoje posobije. Moskva: Infra-M, 2006. ISBN 5-16-002549-9.
  • Kornejev, I.K.; Pšenko, A.V. Dělovaja perepiska i obrazcy dokumentov. Moskva: Prospekt, 2009. ISBN 978-5-392-00544-4.
  • MĚŠŤAN, J. Ruský obchodní dopis se vzorovými dopisy. Písek: J&M., 1998.
  • Mrověcová, Ljuba. Obchodní ruština = [Russkij jazyk v torgovle] : vše, co potřebujete pro rozvoj písemného i ústního projevu. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2007. ISBN 978-80-251-1598-5.
  • Panfilova, A. P. Delovaja kommunikacija v professional´noj dejatel´nosti: učebnoje posobije. Sankt-Petěrburg: Znanije, 2004. ISBN 5-7320-0725-0.
  • Vavrečka, Mojmír; Kupcevičová, Jelena. Obchodní korespondence v ruštině. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2005. ISBN 80-251-0588-1.


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