Course: Russian for Anthropologists

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Course title Russian for Anthropologists
Course code KSA/ROAN
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, Russian
Status of course unspecified
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.
  • Vytejčková Lucie, Mgr. PhD.
  • Tesařová Jaroslava, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Selected texts will cover topics of social, cultural, biological and linguistic anthropology as well as ethnography and folklore (theory of human origin, Neanderthals, Neolithic revolution, peoples in the Caucasus, "russkaja usad´ba, rituals of Eastern Slavs"). students will also get acquainted with the language formulations used in professional work (dissertation, diploma thesis, conference paper).Consolidation and deepening of knowledge of the grammar system of Russian on the basis of the discussed texts.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Individual study, Students' self-study, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 38 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use the Russian language at B2 level according to SEPR
to get acquainted with Russian written professional literature
at a basic level to explain the differences between the key concepts of the field in Russian language
Skills
to react adequately to listening texts devoted to questions from anthropology
to participate actively in a couple/group discussion on a given topic from anthropology
to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in the Russian language
to independently summarize and interpret the basic theses of the professional text
to use original professional texts in the Russian language
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to understand a professional text in Russian language
to understand a wide range of original Russian texts in the field of cultural and social anthropology
to characterize key personalities of Russian-speaking countries
Skills
to communicate at a professional level in Russian
to communicate about basic anthropological issues in Russian
to understand written and spoken word and respond to it
to demonstrate the expansion and deepening of their language skills on different types of tasks
to interpret the listening text adequately
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Seminar
Competences
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Skills
Seminar work
Competences
Oral exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Etno-žurnal.
  • -. Institut etnologiji i antropologiji RAN.
  • Mežetničeskije fol'klornyje svjazi. Nauka, Sankt-Peterburg, 1993.
  • -. Narody Rossiji.
  • Russkij fol'klor. [T.] 29, Materialy i issledovanija. [T.] 24. Nauka, Sankt-Peterburg, 1996.
  • Csiriková, Marie; Golčáková, Bohuslava. Ruská gramatika : ve cvičeních. Voznice : Leda, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7335-263-9.
  • ČÁRA, Vladimír; BALCAR, Milan; LADMANOVÁ, Jarmila. Ruská mluvnice pro střední školy. Praha : SPN, 1986.
  • GOLČÁKOVÁ, Bohuslava. Čítanka antropologických textů v ruštině.
  • Kononěnko, Boris Ivanovič. Kuľtura. Civilizacija. Rossija. Moskva : Ščit-M, 2003. ISBN 5-93-004-137-7.
  • NIKITJUK, B.A. Konstitucija čeloveka. VINITI, Moskva, 1991.
  • Nikonov, V. A. Etnonimy. Moskva : Nauka, 1970.
  • ŠROUFKOVÁ, Miloslava; PLESKÝ, Rostislav; VENCOVSKÁ, Marta. Rusko-český česko-ruský slovník. 1. vyd. Praha : LEDA, 1998. ISBN 80-85927-41-1.


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