Students are expected to have a good command of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet, vocabulary, and conversational skills related to the following topics: introducing oneself; telephone conversations; nationalities; visiting people; family; occupations; leisure time; hobbies; school; getting around the city; means of transport; shopping.

Students are expected to have knowledge of the following grammar: numbers; verb conjugation; reflexive verbs; the infinitive; declension of nouns and pronouns; animate and inanimate nouns; indeclinable nouns; prepositional constructions; dates; the past tense; formal and informal forms of address.

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

The aim of the course is to develop students' Russian vocabulary and grammar at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The course also develops the skills required to read, translate, and produce moderately complex texts in Russian.

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