Course detail

Russian for Beginners

FAST-VYR001Acad. year: 2025/2026

Topics – introductions, greetings, phone conversations, nationalities, visiting someone, family.

Phonetics and orthography of the Russian language – Cyrillic alphabet, stress, intonation, pronunciation, spelling.

Grammar – forms of address, numerals, verb conjugation, basic noun declension patterns, personal and possessive pronouns, reflexive verbs, verb phrases.



Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

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

The scope of supervised instruction and the method of its implementation are defined by an annually updated directive issued by the course guarantor. 

Aims

Mastery of the basics of Russian, including the Cyrillic alphabet in both written and spoken form, basic vocabulary, and grammar. The ability to read, translate, and produce very simple texts. The student will meet the course objectives by mastering the fundamentals of Russian — that is, the written and spoken Cyrillic alphabet, basic vocabulary, and essential grammar structures — as well as by demonstrating the ability to read, translate, and create 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 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
    2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    3 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization --- (do 2022) , 4 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