RJ_02Eng Russian for Beginners II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tereza Bojanovská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Zbyněk Michálek (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Bc. Zbyněk Michálek
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( RJ_01 Russian for Beginners I || RJ_01Eng Russian for Beginners )&&(!NOWANY( RJ_02 Russian for Beginners II ))
The student must have his/her own student’s book (in any form). The course is only in English, so the good knowledge of English language is required (both Czech and foreign students are welcomed). For students who speak only Czech there is another course RJ_02 available.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
Course objectives (in Czech)
The course is aimed at the good grasp of the basics of this East Slavic language in its written and spoken forms. Students should get the idea of phonetics and morphology of the Russian language and the ability to communicate in Russian on common topics of everyday life. Students will also learn basic realia concerning Russia and the Russians, Russia’s life and institutions, history, art, geography, and area studies of Russia in general. After finishing the course, the student will have A2 level according to CEFR.
Learning outcomes (in Czech)
After finishing the course, the student:
– will gain basic knowledge about Russian language (phonetics and morphology);
– will be able to communicate in Russian on common topics of everyday life (at A2 level);
– will learn basic realia about Russia and Russians (history, art, geography).
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Vocabulary, topic: Talking about Working and Going to School; Filling Out Applications; Talking about Work and Study Schedules. Grammar: The Verb работать; Negative Sentences; The Verb учиться; Prepositional Case (Singular): Adjectives and Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns; Prepositional Case of Personal Pronouns; Prepositional Case (Plural): Nouns; Prepositional Case (Plural): Adjectives and Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns.
  • Vocabulary, topic: Telling time; Discussing mealtimes; Talking about daily activities; Saying where you are going; Expressing frequency of actions. Grammar: Time expressions: Hours and the nouns время and час; Verbs завтракать, обедать, ужинать; Time expressions: At what time; Reflexive verbs; Conjunctions of verbs; Accusative case: Inanimate nouns; Expressing directions: в/на + accusative; Time expressions: Frequency of actions; Verbs of motion: идти versus ходить.
  • Vocabulary, topic: Talking about literature and art; Expressing emphasis and preference; Talking about sports; Talking about music. Grammar: Accusative of personal pronouns: Review; Accusative of adjectives and possessive and demonstrative pronouns (inanimate); Emphasis and preference; Syntax; The verb играть: Games; Conjugation of verbs with suffix -ова-/-ева-; The verb играть: Musical instruments.
  • Vocabulary, topic: Talking about the seasons; Talking about free-time activities; Discussing past activities; Telling about your vacation. Grammar: Syntax: The noun время and the seasons; Time expressions: Seasons; Verb + verb constructions: я люблю/умею плавать; Impersonal constructions: можно; Past tense of verbs; Verbs of motion: ходил and ездил; Time expressions: How long (две недели) and How long ago (два года назад); Relative pronoun который.
  • Vocabulary, topic: Talking about places to study; Talking about college-level studies; Talking about admission procedures, teachers, and course work; Discussing student accommodations; Discussion secondary education. Grammar: Prepositional case: Review; Ordinal numbers; Изучать versus учиться and заниматься; Nouns with parallel modifiers; Русский язык versus по-русски; The genitive case (singular): Nouns, adjectives, and possessive and demonstrative pronouns; Substantivized adjectives.
  • Vocabulary, topic: Talking about eating and drinking; Counting money, Talking about things you have and do not have; Comparing quantities and measurements; Comparing prices; Shopping for food/ Grammar: Verbs есть, пить, продавать, and купить; The genitive case with numerals; The genitive case to express possession: у Ивана есть/был; The genitive case with negatives: у нас нет/не было; The genitive case to express absence Ивана нет дома; The genitive case with quantity and measurement: бутылка, молока, 200 г колбасы, сколько, много, мало, больше, меньше; Accusative versus nominative; Дорогой/дорого and дешёвый/дешево.
  • Vocabulary, topic: Describing past activities, describing future activities; Talking about TV and movie schedules; Making invitations; Talking on the telephone; going to the theatre. Grammar: Verbal aspect: Overview; Verbal aspect in the past tense, Verbal aspect in the consecutive action; Verbal aspect in the future tense; Verbs of motion; Animate accusative (singular).
Literature
    required literature
  • Troika: A Communicative Approach to Russian Language, Life, and Culture, 2nd Edition.
Teaching methods (in Czech)
The language course in its classical version: work with the student’s book, occasionally also the teacher’s necessary theoretical explanations, home tasks, additional materials according to attenders’ needs and interests, videos, audios, online quizzes etc.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course is completed by the test that verifies the knowledge acquired by students; to get credit, it is necessary to achieve at least 60 % points. To successfully finish the subject, the regular attendance is required—the maximum of two absences from the enrolment of the course.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: The foreign language course for the students not specializing (majoring) in Russian.
Information on course enrolment limitations: The course IS NOT INTENDED for the native speakers of Russian as well as for the students of Russian studies at the Faculty of Education and/or the Faculty of Arts. These students will not be allowed to attend and/or to complete the course!
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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