RUS-90003 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Russian 2 or equivalent (e.g. CEFR A1.1)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module will develop students' Russian language communication skills, enabling them to speak, listen, read, and write when carrying out simple and routine tasks they are likely to encounter in socialising, living, studying or travelling in Russia. Functions and topics such as giving descriptions of events and places, talking about impressions, likes and dislikes, and making social arrangements will be covered.
Students will also become familiar with some aspects of cultural specific behaviour.

This module aims to develop and consolidate Russian language skills acquired in Russian 2, as well as an understanding of Russian life and culture.
To develop and reflect upon strategies for successful language learning.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Recognise and understand familiar words, and basic sentences related to areas of immediate relevance (e.g. personal information) when people speak slowly and clearly: 1,3
Read and extract key information from short, simple sentences and texts written in Russian, and translate them to English: 1,2
Interact in very simple, familiar situations, asking and answering simple questions in areas of immediate need, provided the other person talks slowly and clearly: 3
Write simple sentences and texts providing personal information in Russian: 1,2
Understand and use simple grammatical structures and rules and compare them to English: 1,2,3
Recognize and act upon very basic cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate knowledge of common traditions in Russia: 1,2,3

Study hours

22 hours of contact time in class.
40 hours assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level self-assessment form
Students are only permitted to take one Russian language module per semester

Description of Module Assessment