FF:CJV_D_R Russian for PGS - Course Information

CJV_D_R Russian for Doctoral Studies

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

(FAKULTA(FF))&&(TYP_STUDIA(D))&&(!OBOR(RJ)&&!OBOR(RULI))
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 offered to students of any study field.

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

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
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Výstupní úroveň C1 podle ERR.

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