Intermediate and Advanced Russian 1, 5 cr - RUS8PO801
Course unit language
English
Upcoming implementations
No upcoming implementations yet.
Current implementations
No ongoing implementations yet.
Past implementations
No past implementations yet.
Learning objectives
The student can produce written and oral messages in the target language as well as communicate using the essential vocabulary and the constructions of the study material while taking the cultural aspects into account. The student shows good service and sales orientation and business-like conduct. The student is able to operate with tasks both in teams and independently.
Contents
The student and the teacher plan together the contents of the module in the beginning of the module. The content areas are reading, writing, listening, speaking and conversation in the target language.The level and the learning goals of these five areas are agreed in the beginning of the module together with the teacher.
The module's scope is 5 credits and requires 135 hours of student's work. The module is planned to be carried out in one semester (18 weeks). The students carry out their studies mainly independently, nevertheless with a continuous dialogue with the teacher. The work load is devided as follows:
Starting session with all the students of the module (2 h)
Creating the individual study plan with the teacher
Coaching sessions with the teacher
Group or pair work with other student(s) of the same target language
Participating in the Campus International Day's program
Independent regular studying (about 100 h = 5 h/week)
Presentation of the learning outcomes in the final session with other students of the module
Implementation methods, Demonstration and Work&Study
a) Inquiry learning:
Independent study
Peer-to-peer learning
Coaching sessions
Company visits
online courses
The assessment of one's own learning
b) Approval of knowledge shown otherwise (opinnollistaminen / Work & Study), if the student succeeds in learning the contents in his workplace / in his hobby. Additional information is available from the study supervisor or the responsible teacher.
c) Demonstration (of earlier skills and knowledge in the course content). More information from responsible teachers or academic advisors.
Assessment of one“s own learning is a compulsory part of each course.
Learning materials
Books on the content topics
E-books and online articles
Online tutorials
Companies' web-portals
Relevant media, news agencies, quality press etc.
Social networking tools
Exercises, tests
Instructor's own materials, materials produced by the students
Starting level and linkage with other courses
This star level module is a part of advanced level studies in the Porvoo campus competence-based curriculum. In this module the student deepens his/her knowledge and skills in Russian language. The module advances the following competences: skillful oral and written communication in a foreign language, global mindset and cultural awareness and customer understanding and service. The module follows the global mindset activities in Learning Camps and is linked to environment and customer competence studies. The module requires earlier Russian studies of at least 6 moths of regular lessons. The students' language level is tested before the module.
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student can produce short written and oral messages in the target language. though s/he has many difficulties in the pronunciation and the written outcome.The student uses the essential vocabulary and the constructions of the study material satisfactory. S/he has returned the assignments with deficiencies and/or not on time. The student has quite a lot to improve in service and sales orientation and business-like conduct. The student is able to operate only when aided by other students and supervisors. S/he has reached her/his individual learning goals only partly.
Assessment criteria - grade 3
The student can produce written and oral messages in the target language. though s/he has some difficulties in the pronunciation and the written outcome.The student uses quite well the essential vocabulary and the constructions of the study material. S/he has returned most of the assignments on time. The student shows good service and sales orientation and business-like conduct. The student is able to operate with tasks both in teams and independently. S/he has reached her/his individual learning goals quite well.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
The student can produce long written and oral messages in the target language with good pronunciation and correct written outcome.The student masters the essential vocabulary and the constructions of the study material. S/he has returned all the assignments on time. The student shows good service and sales orientation and business-like conduct. The student displays a culturally aware business-oriented approach and is able to lead team work. S/he has reached her/his individual learning goals very well.