PdF:RCSZ_RJC1 Russian for Academic Purposes - Course Information

RCSZ_RJC1 Russian for Academic Purposes

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Květoslava Štěpánková (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Kollárová (assistant)
PhDr. Jiří Vacek, CSc. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Jiří Vacek, CSc.
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

You should have a C1 CEFR (Common European Framework) level of Russian language competence to pass this exam or obtain recognition.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY where the student writes an essay on the dissertation topic or can obtain recognition based on previous work (see REQUIREMENTS below). There is NO participation component.

Syllabus

• RUSSIAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR FF DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
• The AIM of this course is to test that the student has at least a C1 level (CEF - Common European Framework) of Russian in ACADEMIC WRITING.
• Students are obliged to either:
• write an essay (on the dissertation topic) organized by the Language Education Centre for the Faculty of Arts, MU Brno (FF CJV), or
• have the exam RECOGNIZED on the basis of an exam that was done before, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This Russian essay writing is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date.
• Exam registration involves
• signing up in IS and
• providing a list of 5 topics (for an essay that would be about 4 standard pages long) to be sent to FSS/FF CJV. Each topic must include a brief synopsis of about 5 lines, or 5 sentences, or 5 points. The topics must connect to the theme of the student’s dissertation and must be signed by the student’s ADVISOR in order to be accepted. At the actual sitting of the exam, the examiner will select one of the proposed topics.
• RECOGNITION OF EXAM is possible if one of the following is provided:
• International language certificates at the C1 level of CEF
• the General State Language Exam,
• a university degree in Russian,
• a degree obtained from a foreign university where the study language was Russian, or
• PUBLICATIONS (the student’s name must be written as the main author or first co-author in all of the following cases): book, lecture, article; or PRESENTATION at a conference held in Russian (the student’s name must be written as the main AUTHOR AND PRESENTER; the student must also submit a published abstract of the presentation and a written version of the presentation itself); a rejected unpublished article (the student must also submit the text and the rejection explanation).

Literature

• Иванов П.И. Методика написания рефератов, Саратов 2000
• http://www.asu.ru/files/documents/00000569.doc
• Матюхина Н.В. Методика подготовки эссе по заданной теме, Москва 2009
• http://www.hse.spb.ru/edu/recommendations/essay-2005.phtml

Teaching methods

consultations

Assessment methods

This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY. There is no participation component.

Students are obliged to either:

write a essay on a dissertation topic (the exam) organized by the Language Education Centre for the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Studies, MU Brno (FF/FSS CJV), or
have the exam recognized on the basis of previous work, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This written Russian exam (essay on dissertation topic) is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date. Exam registration involves

signing up in IS and

a list of 5 topics (for an essay that would be about 4 standard pages long) that should be sent to FF/FSS CJV. Each topic must include a brief synopsis of about 5 lines, or 5 sentences, or 5 points. The topics must connect to the theme of the student’s dissertation and must be signed by the student’s ADVISOR in order to be accepted. At the actual sitting of the exam, the examiner will select one of the proposed topics.

Language of instruction

Russian

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: zkouška podle podmínek pro doktorské studium MU
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Kurz je určen pro studenty doktorského studia na PdF MU.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pro studenty doktorského studia PedF MU

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