Course detail

Russian for Beginners

FAST-VYR001Acad. year: 2024/2025

Topics - introducing, greetings, phoning, nationalities, on a visit, family
Phonetic and graphic side of Russian language - Russian alphabet, accent, intonation, pronunciation, spelling
Grammar – addressing people, numerals, conjugation of verbs, basic paradigms of nouns, personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive verbs, verbal phrases

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Entry knowledge

None.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Mastery of elementary Russian, which means Russian alphabet in both written and spoken form, basic vocabulary and grammar. The ability of reading, translating and making very simple texts.
Student will accomplish the aim of the course, which is the mastery of elementary Russian, which means written and spoken Russian alphabet, basic vocabulary and basic grammatical features, then the ability to read, translate and make very simple Russian texts.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Materiály zpracované vyučující kurzu. Doporučená literatura: JELÍNEK, S. a kol. Raduga 1 po-novomu, Plzeň, Nakladatelství Fraus, 2007 [128 str.] ISBN 978-80-7238-659-8 (RU)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-VP Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's

    specialization --- (do 2022) , 4 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization --- (do 2022) , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Syllabus

  • 1.Introductory lesson, Russian alphabet - reading, writing
  • 2.1L-Introducing people, dialogues, exercises, negative forms, stressed and unstressed syllables, Russian alphabet practice, reading, writing - letters "t, a, k, o, m, b, z, e, n, v, u, je, ja"
  • 3.2L-Meeting people, reading and listening of dialogues, new vocabulary and phrases, letters "i, l, č, š, y", Russian rhymes
  • 4.2L-greetings, phoning, dialogues, exercises, stressed and unstressed syllables, intonation of interrogative and declarative sentences, nominative of nouns in addressing people, formal and informal addressing of people
  • 5.2L-letters "g, d, j, r, s", numerals 1-10 in nominative case, grammar and vocabulary practice, role play
  • 6.3L-Do you speak Russian?, listening and reading of dialogues, letters "ž, f, c, šč, ch, jo, ju", Russian rhymes, days in a week, numerals 11-20
  • 7.3L-basic personal information, nationalities, dialogues, exercises, flexible accent, intonation of declarative and interrogative sentences
  • 8.3L-negative forms of verbs, conjugation of verbs "live, know, speak" in present tense, grammar and vocabulary practice, role play
  • 9.4L-On a visit, dialogues, exercises, unstressed "o, a", intonation of exclamatory sentences, numerals 30-90 and 100-900
  • 10.4L-Birthday, personal pronouns, conjugation of verbs "call, be, learn, watch", song, revision
  • 11.5L-Family, dialogues, exercises, intonation of questions, nouns after numerals 2, 3, 4, role play
  • 12.5L-personal and possessive pronouns, conjugation of verbs "work, learn", family relations, additional text, revision
  • 13.Revision, summary, games