A student who has completed this course or has acquired equal knowledge will be able to
• handle everyday life and work situations orally and in writing and discuss activities in the past
• communicate in the Russian-speaking countries being aware of their unique cultural characteristics
• take into account cultural diversity
• plan their future language studies and start their exchange abroad.
Contents
• discuss one’s own daily and weekly program
• describe one’s living environment
• discuss university studies
• describe work experience and work life
• express one’s own opinion
• digital communication in the target language
• describe travel plans and travelling
• deepen one’s own cultural knowledge of the Russian-speaking countries and their cultures
Execution methods
1. CONTACT, BLENDED, ONLINE
2. If you already have reached the learning outcomes of this course you can demonstrate your knowledge. Ask your course instructor for more information. Additional information concerning recognition of prior learning (RPL):
3. Course completion is also possible through Work & Study concept.
Learning materials
Announced at the start of the course
Intro
Welcome to continue studying Russian! You will deepen your knowledge of what you have learnt in the Russian 1 course. You will learn how to discuss your own education and work experience and how to handle the most common work life situations. Together with the other students you will improve your argumentation and get to use Russian in digital communication. You will further advance cultural and intercultural skills.
Further information
Co-ordinating Lecturer Elisabet Rappu
Starting level and linkage with other courses
Russian 1 course or equal knowledge
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student knows how to use the Russian language in the most common everyday and work life situations. He/she has mastered the basics of pronunciation, the most common language basics and also partly the active vocabulary. He/she knows some general characteristics of the language area and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she has acquainted him/herself with the diversity of the Russian-speaking environment.
Assessment criteria - grade 3
The student knows how to use the Russian language quite independently and naturally in the most common everyday and work life situations. He/She has mastered the pronunciation, many language basics and how to apply what is learnt to different language situations. He/She knows the general characteristics of the language area and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she understands the diversity of the Russian-speaking environment much better than before.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
The student knows how to use the Russian language quite independently and naturally in different everyday and work life situations. He/She has mastered the pronunciation, many language basics and he/she applies fearlessly what he/she has learnt to different language situations. He/She knows the general characteristics of the language area very well and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she understands and is able to promote the diversity of the Russian-speaking environment.