Russian Business Communication 2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Period 3 Contact hours Tue 13:00 – 15:30 on Zoom.

week 3 Mandatory kick-off session. Краткое резюме.
week 4 Собеседование при приеме на работу.
Действительное причастие настоящего времени.
week 5 Назначение встречи.
week 6 Деловой визит. Прием гостей.
week 7 Подготовка к презентации компании.
week 9 Презентация компании в классе в парах/ Compulsory.
week 10 Revision. Действительное причастие прошедшего времени.
week 11 Compulsory spoken exam (Zoom).

Period 4. Contact hours Tue 13:00 – 15:30 on Zoom.
weeks 13-19 Zoom sessions (+ Promentor)
week 20 Written exam (Zoom).

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The options that are appropriate for the course:
Contact lessons and assignments and exams OR
Exams and assignments
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Materials

Part 3. Speaking proficiency
Skorikova, T. 2017. Vstrechi. Peregovory. Perepiska. Russkiy Yazyk. Moscow.

Part 4. Writing proficiency
Salenius, 2014, Venäjänkielinen liikeviestintä, Promentor (verkkomateriaali)

Teaching methods and instruction

Updated 5.1.2021
The course involves virtual sessions on Zoom (3 h / week), practising, assignments completion, as well as written and spoken tests, totaling 135 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.
Zoom work: 42 h (3 h / week)
Oral exam and listening comprehension: 2 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): 88 h
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h
All alternative ways of completing the course should be priorly agreed with the teacher.
Failing to do that will result in failing the course.

The options that are appropriate for the written part of the course, Period 4:
Zoom lessons and assignments and exams OR
Exams and assignments
The assessment of one’s own learning 1 h

Working life connections

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

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

Exam and re-examination:
Oral exam - Week 11, 2021 on 16.3. at 13:00-15:30, Zoom.
Time slots to be agreed in class .
Written exam - Week 20, 18.5., Zoom.
Re-examinations are held according to Haaga-Helia’s schedule.

Internationality

Multicultural teamwork opportunities for students in and out of the classroom,
business cases from a number of Russian-speaking countries.

Completion alternatives

Period 3:
Mandatory attendance of the first session where assignments, submission types and due dates are discussed, and where the pairs are formed for the company presentation. At the end of the kick-off session remote participation is agreed individually, with the exception of the business presentation (preferably, in class), and the exam, mandatory for everyone.

Period 4:
Complete either of the following options
a) Virtual sessions on Zoom, Moodle and Promentor assignments, Moodle tests and the exam OR
b) (please, agree with the teacher in advance) Moodle and Promentor assignments, Moodle tests and the exam
 

Learning assignments

Period 3
The students are encouraged to use mobile or web-based video- or audio-recording free tools to complete and submit the below assignments:
Oral assignment 1: Краткое резюме.
Oral assignment 2: Диалог. Собеседование при приеме на работу.
Oral assignment 3: Диалог. Деловой разговор по телефону.
Назначение встречи.
Oral assignment 4: Диалог. Деловой визит. Знакомство с деловыми партнерами. Small talk.
Oral assignment 5: В классе в парах. Выставка+презентация компании.

Period 4: Portfolio (8 letters) and Moodle-based vocabulary and grammar tests

Assessment methods

Assessment components and their respective weights
Period 3

Oral exam 40 %.
Oral assignments (5) – 10%

Period 4
Moodle vocab and grammar tests – 10%
Portfolio 10 %
Written exam 30 %.