RJ1063 Practice Language Course 4

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Aneta Čermáková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anastasija Sokolova, Ph.D.
Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of Russian Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Russian language at the level A2+.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to improve language and communication skills in Russian, specifically:

– expanding vocabulary on selected topics;
– the acquisition and consolidation of selected grammatical topics; – developing reading comprehension skills, listening to texts and videos in Russian (including authentic ones);
– improving oral (monologic and dialogic; prepared and spontaneous) and written (short texts, coherent essays; handwritten vs. typed) expression;
– learning and consolidating the basic rules of punctuation and their use in written expression;
– understanding of problematic linguistic phenomena through comparison with Czech or another foreign language;
– consolidation of knowledge and skills in phonetics and phonology; – acquiring the habits of working with various electronic resources (dictionaries, corpora, AI, etc.);
– consolidation of existing knowledge at all levels of the language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:

– communicate in Russian within the topics covered;
– apply new grammar and vocabulary in oral and written expression;
– understand written and oral texts in Russian at B1-B2 level;
– correctly pronounce acquired Russian words and intonate Russian sentences;
– look up necessary vocabulary and grammar by different online-tools;
– explain difficult linguistic phenomena in comparison with Czech.
Syllabus
  • 1. Description of the house. Cleaning.
  • 2. Weather forecast.
  • 3. St. Petersburg.
  • 4.-5. Character and features.
  • 6. Music.
  • 7.-9. Fashion, style and clothing. In a clothing store.
  • 10.-11. Behind the wheel.
  • 12. Revision.
Literature
    required literature
  • JANEK, Adam and Julija MAMONOVA. Učebnice současné ruštiny : vhodné i pro samouky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2011, 410 s. ISBN 9788025128589. info
    recommended literature
  • GOLOVATINA, Varvara, Maria MOLCHAN a Veronika MISTROVÁ. Tvoj šans 3. Fraus, 2022. ISBN 978-80-7489-577-7.
  • MOZELOVA. Irina. Novyj suvenir 4. Rabochaja tetrad. Moskva: Mozi-House, 2021. ISBN 978-5-6045242-6-8.
  • MOZELOVA, Irina. Novyj suvenir 3 : učebnik : russkij jazyk dlja inostrancev : pervyj sertifikacionnyj uroven' (srednij uroven') B1. Moskva: Mozi House, 2019, 184 stran. ISBN 9785604193709.
  • MOZELOVA, Irina. Novyj suvenir : učebnik : russkij jazyk dlja inostrancev : vtoroj sertifikacionnyj uroven' (uroven' vyše srednego) B2. Pervoje izdanije. Moskva: Mozi House, 2021, 183 stran. ISBN 9785604524251. info
  • KABYSZEWA, Irina and Krzysztof KUSAL. Ruština : školní kurz gramatiky. Dubicko: INFOA, 2011, 319 stran. ISBN 9788072406739. info
  • GLAZUNOVA, Ol‘ga Igorevna. Grammatika russkogo jazyka v upražnenijach i kommentarijach : morfologija. 3-e izd. Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust, 2005, 423 s. ISBN 5865472925. info
  • MISTROVÁ, Veronika, Danuše OGANESJANOVÁ and Jelena TREGUBOVÁ. Cvičebnice ruské gramatiky :12000 příkladů s řešením na protější straně. 1. vyd. Praha: Polyglot, 2004, 569 s. ISBN 80-86195-29-5. info
  • BALCAR, M. Ruská gramatika v kostce. Voznice: LEDA spol. s r. o., 1999, 125 pp. ISBN 80-85927-56-X. info
Teaching methods
– reading and listening to Russian texts;
– translation, supplementary and other exercises, including interactive ones;
– work in pairs and groups (role plays, etc.);
– essays;
– writing posts in the IS discussion forum;
– making audio and video recordings;
– making presentations/posters and presenting them at the seminar (self- and project work);
– regular completion of compulsory homework;
– continuous self-studying.
Assessment methods
Admission to the examination is conditional on fulfilled attendance and continuous completion of homework.

The course ends with an examination consisting of two parts.
The written part tests grammatical and lexical knowledge based on the topics covered in the semester. The test must be passed with 75%.
The written test is followed by the oral part, which includes:
– analysis and correction of errors in the test,
– a conversation on one of the lexical topics learned during the semester (via a photo/picture),
– creating a dialogue in pairs on a given situation.
Duration of the oral part: 20-30 minutes.

Linguistic accuracy and level of communication and interaction skills in written and oral expression are assessed.

Language of instruction
Russian
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: v kombinovaném studiu 24 hodin.
Teacher's information

1. Attendance shall be recorded. Students are required to excuse absences (attendance and homework completion are prerequisites for admission to the exam);

2. Registration and enrolment in RJ1030 is highly recommended (the content of which is an extension of the basic conversational topics of the compulsory course Practical Language Exercises and their application in practice with the main emphasis on the development of dialogical and monological speech);

3. Course completion information for students going abroad: a) On the basis of individual assessment, a course abroad with equivalent content may be recognised if it is duly taken and completed; b) Otherwise, in order to be admitted to the examination, it is necessary to submit the compulsory homework and to pass a written and oral examination upon return from abroad.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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