Høst 2022

RUS-3041 Practical Russian 1 - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for språk og kultur

Type of course

This course is intended for students in the Master's Degree Programme in Russian Language and Literature,the Master's Degree Programme in Russian studies and the Master's Degree Programme in Language and Social Studies with integrated practical-educational training. This course may be taken as a single course by students who meet the admission requirements for the Master`s Degree Programme in Russian language and literature.

Course overlap

RUS-3040 Practical written and oral Russian 2 5 stp

Course contents

Translation of relatively difficult texts into Russian, with practical grammar and oral practice in Russian.

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the spring semester and 1 December for the autumn semester. Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Admission requirements

A bachelor's degree (180 ECTS), or equivalent qualification, in Russian or Russian Studies (with specialization in Russian) with a minimum of 80 ECTS in the Russian coursework. An average grade equivalent to C or better in the Bachelor degree is required. For more information, please contact the Student Advisor.

Application Code: 9371

Objective of the course

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

Knowledge

The students have:

knowledge about complex grammatical constructions in Russian
knowledge about the stylistic techniques that characterize various genres

Ability

The students are:

able to translate advanced texts into Russian and discuss current events in Russian
able to carry out oral presentations in Russian

Language of instruction

Russian.

Teaching methods

The semester is divided into three sections of 5 weeks each. Teaching and lectures will vary between the different sections.

Teaching will be in the form of weekly translation assignments and conversation exercises. The students will submit a translation assignment weekly for 15 weeks for correction and feedback.

Teaching consists of approximately 2-3 hours per week for 15 weeks.

Quality assurance of the course: The course will be evaluated once every third year.

Date for examination

Oral exam 25.11.2022

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.