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Course Syllabus

Bachelor 2018/2019

Foreign language (Russian)

Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Elective course (HSE and University of London Parallel Degree Programme in International Relations)
Area of studies: International Relations
Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
When: 1 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies: offline
Instructors: Olga Eremina, Oleg Ilyasov
Language: English
ECTS credits: 6
Contact hours: 192

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

A goal of the course is to improve the students` knowledge of the Russian language while reading texts, doing grammar and lexical exercises, pair and group in-class speaking practice, basing on their knowledge that, at the start of the course, should not be less than of A1 level. The course material is organized by topics of every-day life however learnt with more vocabulary and grammar peculiarities.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • students will be able to understand simple everyday communication
  • students will know vocabulary on the topics listed in syllabus
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Students will know grammar and lexic constructions (Grammar: 1. Case system (nouns, adjectives, personal and possessive pronouns, and ordinal numbers): 1.1. Prepositional case, 1.2. Acusative case, 1.3. Genitive case, 1.4. Dative case, 1.5. Instrumental case)
  • Students will know how verbs work in Russian language. Russian verb: .1. Verbs of motion, including prefixed verbs.2. Aspects and tenses of Russian verb 3. Reflexive verbs 4. Conjugation, type 1 and type 2
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Unit 1 – Self-portrait. Personal information
  • Unit 6 – Health
  • Unit 5 – Weather and seasons
  • Unit 4 – Food and restaurants
  • Unit 3 – Shopping
  • Unit 2 – In the city
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking in-class achevements
  • non-blocking Class work(quizzes, presentations)
  • non-blocking Final test
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (2 module)
    0.4 * Class work(quizzes, presentations) + 0.2 * Final test + 0.4 * in-class achevements
  • Interim assessment (4 module)
    0.2 * Class work(quizzes, presentations) + 0.25 * Final test + 0.25 * in-class achevements + 0.3 * Interim assessment (2 module)
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Filosofova, T., & Spöring, M. (2012). Da! A Practical Guide to Russian Grammar (Vol. First edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=668935
  • Levine, J. S. (2009). Russian Grammar (Vol. 2nd ed). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=277328
  • Wade, T. L. B., & Gillespie, D. (2011). A Comprehensive Russian Grammar (Vol. 3rd ed). Chichester, West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=336691

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Mark Kiken. (2008). Russian Grammar. [N.p.]: QuickStudy Reference Guides. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1534507