Russian 3

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD07CYVE112
Type: Free choise
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Simon, Heli
Teacher Team: Uitti, Päivi
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire further knowledge of basic vocabulary grammatical structures for practical situations. Upon completion of the course, students will be competent in handling normal situations of writing and speaking. They will also understand clear speech and simple texts:
- Shopping
- Communicating at fairs and exhibitions
- Sightseeing
- Talking about interests, the weather
- Living and the environment
- Birthdays
- At the chemist's and seeing a doctor

- Singular dative of nouns
- Singular prepositional of adjectives
- Genitive
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- Short adjectives
- Conditionals
- Demonstrative pronouns
- Relative pronouns
- Conjunctions
- Particles

Student's Workload

lectures and guided practice 36 h
independent work 44 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Russian 1 and Russian 2

Contents

Students will continue learning about the Russian culture and society, as well as the following topics:
- Shopping
- Communicating at fairs and exhibitions
- Sightseeing
- Talking about interests, the weather
- Living and the environment
- Birthdays
- At the chemist's and seeing a doctor

- Singular dative of nouns
- Singular prepositional of adjectives
- Genitive
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- Short adjectives
- Conditionals
- Demonstrative pronouns
- Relative pronouns
- Conjunctions
- Particles

Recommended or Required Reading

- Alestalo: Kafe Piter 1. Finnlectura 2011.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Oral practice such as dialogues, pair and group work
- Written assignments

Assessment Criteria

5: Students are able to active, independent and understandable communication in everyday oral situations. Pronunciation is like a native Russian speaker. Students understand speech in normal tempo and written texts. They can write understandable text which may have minor mistakes. Students are able to tell many sides and deeply about cultural themes.
3: Students are able to communicate independently in everyday oral situations, mistakes don’t disturb communication. Pronunciation is mainly understandable. Students can understand main points in a slowly spoken speech and easy texts. Students are able to write understandable texts even they still make some mistakes. Students are able to tell the most important facts about cultural themes.
1: Students are able to communicate in some everyday oral situations when helped. Students make mistakes in pronunciation. Students understand some slowly spoken speech and can find the theme and understand some words and expressions in written texts. Students are able to read and write texts but the amount of mistakes can make communication difficult. Students can tell some facts about cultural themes.

Assessment Methods

- Active participation in classroom study
- Active demonstration of oral skills
- Completion of oral and written assignments
- Exams

All parts must be successfully completed to receive a grade for the course.

Work Placement

None.

Further Information

The course may partially count as R&D credits.

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