Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will be able to:
- understand clearly spoken Russian about familiar topics
- participate in Russian conversations about everyday situations
- read and write simple Russian texts, such as short dialogues
- use parts of basic Russian grammar correctly.
Course Content
In the course students practice and improve their basic reading skills and acquire an elementary Russian vocabulary. Students also practice their oral proficiency through dialogues that deal with everyday Russian life. The course include the reading of short texts and various listening, pronunciation and writing exercises as well. The course also include work with basic grammatical structures.
Assessment
- Active participation in seminars
- Written assignments
- A final written test
Grades
The grading scale used for the final course grade is U–VG.
To achieve the grade of VG for the whole course, VG is required on at least 5 credits.
Grades are reported as follows:
- Reading comprehension - 2.5 Credits | U–VG
- Basic oral language proficiency 2 - 2.5 Credits | U–VG
- Basic written language proficiency 2 - 2.5 Credits | U–VG
Prerequisites
- Russian I: Basic Course 1, 7.5 credits on First cycle. No knowledge of Swedish is required.
Other Information
Swedish and/or English are used as support languages, but Russian is used as the language of instruction as much as possible.
This course overlaps previous course code GRY28F and the course Russian for Beginners II, 7.5 credits.
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.