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, if needed, conducted online), practising, 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.
Contact/online teaching hours: 33 h (3 h / week)
Oral exam and listening comprehension: 3 h (at the end of the first period)
Final written exam: 2 h (at the end of the second period)
Self-directed learning (weekly tasks, learning assignments submission and preparing for the exam): 36 h
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h
In Period 1 attendance of 80% of the contact hours is mandatory.
The options that are appropriate for the written part of the course, Period 2:
Contact lessons and assignments and exams OR
Exams and assignments
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Part 1. Spoken proficiency
Akishina, T. & Skorikova, T. 2013. Business Contacts: Russian Language Course. Russkiy Yazyk. Moscow.
Ojanen, Laurila-Hellman, Prokkola 2011. Sekret uspeha 1. Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu, Helsinki

Part 2. Written proficiency
Salenius, 2014, Venäjänkielinen liikeviestintä, Promentor (verkkomateriaali)

The contents of the course reflect the typical needs and situations occurring in working life daily.

Pasila Campus

Exam and re-examination
Oral exam - Tuesday 13.10.2020, held online via Zoom and Teams.
time slots to be agreed on Moodle.
Written exam - Tuesday 8.12.2020 at 13:00 – 15:30, classroom TBC.
Re-examinations are held according to the respective Haaga-Helia’s schedule.

English

22.08.2022 - 16.12.2022

Period 1 The students are encouraged to use mobile or web-based audio-recording free tools to complete and submit the below assignments: Oral assignment 1: ??????? ??????. Oral assignment 2: ??????. ????????????? ??? ?????? ?? ??????. Oral assignment 3: ??????. ??????? ???????? ?? ????????. ?????????? ???????. Oral assignment 4: ??????. ??????? ?????. ?????????? ? ???????? ??????????. Small talk. Oral assignment 5: ? ?????? ? ?????. ????????+??????????? ????????. Period 2 Complete a portfolio containing the letter types marked in bold in the program: • 7 business messages, return 1st version Wed 2.12.2020 by 23:59, the final version Wednesday 9.12.2020 by 23:59 Return the portfolio into Moodle in one Word file (all letters in one file, each letter on a separate page). One letter should be written according the Russian Business Letter standard. If the portfolios are not returned on time they will be marked as accepted but they will not be commented upon

13.06.2022 - 19.08.2022

Course programme
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The teacher retains the right to update the programme

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CONTACT
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Should a student wish to have their Russian proficiency recognised without participating in the course, they ARE REQUESTED to contact the teacher in charge of the course and agree PRIOR to the start of the course.
Any RPL request coming after the course has progressed for 2 weeks will be transferred to the next implementation. This is done to increase quality of the submissions and to avoid disruption of the course flow.

Spoken part 50 %.
Written part 50 % (includes written test and learning assignment)

Elisabet Rappu

15 - 30

Assessment components and their respective weights
Oral exam 40 %.
Oral assignments (5) – 10%
Written exam 40 %.
Portfolio 10 %

MUBBA Degree Programme for Multilingual Management Assistants

0.00 cr

H-5