PřF:JRP03 Russian for Science 3 - Course Information

JRP03 Russian for Science 3

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
PhDr. Hana Němcová (assistant)
PhDr. Květoslava Štěpánková (alternate examiner)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Hana Ševečková, M.A.
Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Lenka Pavlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Science Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Science

Timetable of Seminar Groups

JRP03/01: Wed 16:00–17:50 J5, K. Štěpánková

Prerequisites

The knowledge of Russian on the B1 level.

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

there are 146 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

level B1- russian for specific purposes The main objectives of the course are the following: . to improve the language skills necessary for studying the speacialist literature al objectives: 1. to develop sufficient reading abilities for students to be able to work with foreign texts 2. to develop speaking abilities for everyday commucation needs 3. to develop listening abilities for everyday communication needs 4. to develop sufficient written abilities for students to express themselves in respective fields of study 5. to review basic principles of grammar in new contexts General tasks: Students will learn: 1) *cursory reading, text comprehension (skimming) *text information gathering (scanning) *grasping of main concepts within a given text *identification of main themes and various arguments withing given texts *inductive and deductive thought processes *discerning between fact and opinions *summarizing texts 2) To be able to speak about oneself, life, his or her studies 3) general aswell as specific understanding of spoken word (listing to recordings) 4) Resume writing and filling out of various application forms 5) consolidation of grammar in various contexts

Syllabus

• Syllabus: 1.biological, geographical, geological, chemical, mathematical and physical topis according to current importance and interest (necessary vocab) 2.general topics: study, residence, hobby, travel, dish, health, communication(necessary vocab) 3.grammar:gender, declination, conjugation, particip, verbs be,have, modal constructiones, pasiv, conditional, conjunctions, clause subordinal, prepositions,derivation, verb adjective, wordorder, verb substantive, abbreviations, parenthesis 4.presentation:

Literature

• Presentations in Russian

Teaching methods

Listening exercises from audio and video sources with accompanying questions and ensuing discussion, reading comprehension of written texts dealing with popular science themes as well as specific scientific texts, translations into Czech language, development of curricula, formal letter writing, exercises in basic grammar within scientific content and style, word derivation, expansion of casual as well as scientific vocabulary, working with dictionaries, casual and scientific conversation. presentations field of study

Assessment methods

One written credit test at the end of the semester. The condition for a successful finishing of the course is passing the test(65%) and 85% attendance in the seminars.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• JRP04 Russian for Science 4
• JR002 Advanced Examination in Russian for Specific Purposes - Science (B2)

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
  
• Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/sci/autumn2012/JRP03