Russian Business Communication 2 - Study guide

Upon successful completion of the course, the student is able to
- effectively use spoken and written Russian business language and take the Russian business culture context into account,
- to keep the conversation with a Russian counterpart,
- make up Russian PR- and business messages using Cyrillic Word processing,
- to understand participles and passive voice.

Competence level: B1
Russian Business Communication 1 or equivalent studies.

The course introduces students to spoken and written Russian business language and to Russian business culture along the following lines:
Part 1. Spoken proficiency
- Verbal self-pitch/ CV
- Meeting guests
- Fairs
- Job interview
- Presentation of a company
- Business culture

Part 2. Written proficiency
- Russian business letter standard 
- PR-letters and business letters
- Participles and passive voice

Part 1. Spoken proficiency
The student sometimes understands versatile simple oral and written messages, and is able to convey those to the recipient. Speaking and writing are inadequate with regard to sentence structure and/or pronunciation. The student is able to apply what s/he has learnt mostly in simple communication situations.

Part 2. Written proficiency
The student knows the most common business Russian words and phrases and can with big effort make up Russian PR- and business messages using Cyrillic Word processing. There is still much to improve in messages and they couldn’t be sent without correcting.

Part 1. Spoken proficiency
The student often understands versatile simple oral and written messages, and is able to convey those to the recipient. Speaking and writing are good with regard to sentence structure and/or pronunciation. The student is able to apply what s/he has learnt mostly in familiar language-using contexts.

Part 2. Written proficiency
The student knows the common business Russian words and phrases and can make up good Russian PR- and business messages using Cyrillic Word processing. There is still a little bit to improve in messages and it is recommended to make some corrections before sending them.

Part 1. Spoken proficiency
The student usually understands versatile simple oral and written messages, and is able to convey those successfully to the recipient. Speaking and writing are very good with regard to sentence structure and pronunciation. The student is able to apply the newly-acquired competencies to new diverse language-using contexts.

Part 2. Written proficiency
The student masters the common business Russian words and phrases and can make up excellent Russian PR- and business messages using Cyrillic Word processing. There is nearly nothing to be corrected in the messages.

The course involves contact hours (3 h / week), practicing, assignments completion, as well as written and oral tests, totaling 75 hours of study time, which includes directed and self-directed learning.
The course will continue during two periods.
The learning methods this course applies are as investigative and developmental as possible.

Lessons: 36 h (3 h / week)
Oral exam: 3 h (at the end of the 3rd period)
Final written exam: 2 h (at the end of the 4th period)
Self-directed learning (weekly tasks, learning assignments submission and preparing for the exam): 93 h
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Tatjana Skorikova. Vstrechi. Peregovory. Perepiska. 2020. Russki yazyk. Kursy.

Moodle materials

Business situations, context, vocabulary and examples of enterprises successfully working in the field of the Finnish-Russian trade.

Pasila Campus

3rd period:
Oral exam on Tue 14.3. at 11:00-13:30 on Zoom
Time slots to be agreed in class.

Written exam on Tue 16.5. at 11.00-12.30 in classroom 2003

Reexamination schedule will be announced during the course.

English

In addition to the language, we also get to know the Russian culture and customs. Multicultural teamwork opportunities for students in and out of the classroom.

16.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

Learning assignments will be announced during the course in Moodle.

02.01.2023 - 13.01.2023

Lessons on Tuesdays 17.1.-16.5. at 11:00-13:30. Some of the lessons will be held on Zoom, some as face-to-face teaching in Pasila in classroom 2003. No lesson on 21.2., 21.3. and 11.4.

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A. Lessons, learning assignments and exams OR

B. Learning assignments and exams
NB. This method of execution must be agreed in advance at the beginning of the 3rd period.

Individual and group feedback by the teacher,
Spoken part 50 %.
Written part 50 % (includes written test and learning assignments)

Elisabet Rappu

15 - 40

Assessment components and their respective weights:

Oral exam 30 %.
Oral assignments (5) – 20%
Written exam 40 %.
Portfolio 10 %

All exams and learning assignments must be passed to get the grade for the course.

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