Syllabus

Russian for Mother Tongue Teachers: Language Structure in a Contrastive Perspective

Code
GRY37X
Points
15 Credits
Level
First Cycle
School
School of Language, Literatures and Learning
Subject field
Russian (RYA)
This course can be included in the following main field(s) of study
Russian1
Progression indicator within (each) main field of study
1G1N
Approved
Approved, 04 December 2023.
This syllabus is valid from 04 December 2023.
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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate systematised knowledge of the structure of Russian in terms of phonetics, morphology, syntax and lexicon
  • analyse various linguistic phenomena in Russian in comparison with Swedish in terms of phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic features
  • use Russian and Swedish grammatical concepts when analysing the structure of Russian
  • perform phonetic, grammatical and lexical analyses of multilingual students‘ Russian language development.

Course Content

In the course, the structure of Russian is studied in a language-typological and cross-linguistic perspective, in terms of mainly phonetics, morphology, syntax and lexicon where contrastive elements between Russian and Swedish occur. Special emphasis is on the difficulties of learning Russian as a mother tongue in a limited language environment. Learners‘ language use is analysed.

Assessment

  • Active participation in seminars
  • Oral presentations
  • Written assignments
  • Written home examination

Grades

The grading scale used for the final course grade is U–VG.

To achieve the grade of VG for the whole course, students require VG on at least 9 credits.

Grades are reported as follows:

  • Seminars and Oral Presentations - 6 Credits | U–VG
  • Written Analyses and Assignments - 6 Credits | U–VG
  • Written Home Examination - 3 Credits | U–VG

Prerequisites

  • General entry requirements and Mother Tongue Russian 2

Other Information

The languages of instruction are Russian and Swedish.

This course cannot be counted towards the same degree along with courses that have equivalent content.

If the student has received a decision/recommendation granting study support from Dalarna University because of a disability, then the examiner has the right to offer an alternative examination arrangement. The examiner takes into account the objectives in the course syllabus when deciding whether the examination can be adapted in accordance with the decision/recommendation.