Vår 2012

RUS-3042 Practical Russian 2 - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education

Type of course

The course may be taken as a singular course by students who fill the requirements for a Master¿s Degree in Russian language or Russian literature.

Course contents

Translation of relatively difficult texts from Norwegian into Russian, with practical grammar and oral practice in Russian. Foreign students who do not speak Norwegian will be given alternative assignments (short essays in Russian or translations from English into Russian).

Required previous qualifications/courses:
A Bachelor's degree with intermediate courses (90 ECTS) in Russian.

Objective of the course

After completing the course the students should have the following knowledge and abilities:

Knowledge and understanding:

you will learn about complex grammatical constructions in Russian
you will learn about the stylistic techniques that characterize various genres
you will acquires a better practical Russian proficiency (orally and in writing), and deeper knowledge of Russian grammar

Ability:
you will be able to translate advanced texts into Russian and discuss current events in Russian
you will be able to carry out oral presentations in Russian

Language of instruction

Russian.

Teaching methods

Teaching will be in the form of weekly written assignments and conversation exercises. The students will submit an assignment weekly for correction and feedback.
Teaching consists of approximately 2-3 hours per week for 13 weeks

Assessment

Coursework Requirements: Students are required to attend at least 70 % of the classes. 70 % translation assignments must have been submitted by the given weekly deadline and must have received a pass, and one oral presentation of approx. 10 to15 minutes must have been completed with a pass during the semester.

Assessment method:
The examination is an oral test which consists of a conversation with the texts on the syllabus as a starting point.
Performance in the course is assessed with pass/fail, provided that the coursework requirements have been completed.

A re-sit examination is offered in the event of a fail or an F-grade. The deadline to register for re-sit examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.

Course overlap

RUS-3040 Practical written and oral Russian 2 5 stp

Lectures Spring 2012
Lecture	This course follows the same schedule as RUS-3040 and RUS-3045. For schedule: see RUS-3040. First lecture: Monday 16th of January at 1215 SVHUM E2004
Oral examination	Oral examination: week 23.