Course: Russian Conversation 1

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Course title Russian Conversation 1
Course code UJP/RK1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction 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)
  • Kastlová Jitka, Mgr. CSc.
Course content
1. Introduction to the subject. Course information. Topics for a seminar work. 2. School and education in Russia vs. the Czech Republic. 3. Getting around the town, buildings, streets, urban transport. Hotel accommodation, airport, railway station. Orientation in the metro. 4. Moscow, St Petersburg, Prague, your hometown. Tourist guide - job description. Introduction to contemporary Moscow and St. Petersburg. 5. At the restaurant, menu. Russian cuisine. Visiting the restaurant. 6. Free time activities and hobbies. Souvenirs. Russian folk art (examples). Russian gallery (examples). 7. Travelling - options, offers, equipment. Favourite places of interest in Russia, in Czech Republic. 8. At the travel agency. Organization of business trip, vocations, tours. Russian national holidays - examples and celebrating. 9. Formal and informal letters. Expressions of everyday communication (greeting, polite questions and answers, phone calls, meetings). 10. Cultural facilities in a town - theater, cinema, exhibitions. Visit cultural performance. Important figures of Russian culture. 11. Art, architecture, books, films and music. Samples of the musterpices of Russian literature, music, cinema. 12. Final credit test. 13. Feedback on seminar papers. Final assessment of the course.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Collaborative instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Individual study
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
compare different verb patterns in Russian and Czech; identify reflexive and irregular verbs; compare the declension of nouns; differentiate and use verbs of motion; read and analyse advanced texts
Skills
read and analyse advanced texts; speak in Russian about general and advanced topics using the knowledge of phonetics, orthography and grammar; write a simple coherent text on a known topic or a topic of interest; express the basic ideas of a newspaper or internet article
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
compare different verb patterns in Russian and Czech identify the forms of adjectives identify verbs related to learning and dressing differentiate verbs used to express necessity, possibility (impossibility) name the most famous monuments of a city name human character traits and fashion styles
Skills
correct use of the shifting word stress correct use of past and future verb forms use ordinal numbers to express years and decimals correct use of verbs expressing opening and closing describe and prepare a simple narrative about the weather, the seasons describe the activities of environmental organizations describe the situation at an airport describe the process of arranging hotel accommodation summarize and analyse information obtained by listening to a text find relevant information in a text
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Multimedia supported teaching
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Skills
Collaborative instruction
Discussion
Skills demonstration
Competences
Multimedia supported teaching
Discussion
Collaborative instruction
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • výukové materiály UJP (projekt Inova).
  • Barnet, Vladimír. Ruština pro pokročilé. 4., upr. vyd. Voznice : Leda, 2003. ISBN 80-7335-013-0.
  • FOZIKOŠ, Andrej; REITEROVÁ, Taťjana. Reálie rusky mluvících zemí : osnovnyje fakty iz istorii i dejstvitel'nosti Rossii i Belarusi. Plzeň : Fraus, 1998. ISBN 80-85784-76-9.
  • Tahovská, Ladislava. Ruština poslechem : cvičení a testové úlohy. 1. vyd. Praha : Leda, 2005. ISBN 80-7335-049-1.
  • Žofková, Hana. Česko-ruská konverzace. Praha, 2003.


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