Study Guide

Objectives

European competence level A2

Target group: those with passed basic course or upper secondary school studies in the language.
During the advanced course 1 of the second foreign language, students study and practise various situations of working life, repeat basic structures of the language and learn to know the business culture of the language area.

The student
- will be able to communicate orally in common situations of the field of study and working life
- will be able to tell about the main activities of his/her field
- will be able to use the basic structures of the language
- will become familiar with the working and cultural environment of the language area, and understand the importance of cultural background in the ways of thinking and working.

Content

How to communicate and interact in various situations of working life?
How do cultural differences and different business cultures affect oral and written communication?
What are the verbal and non-verbal characteristics of oral communication?
Why is it important to know the country/countries in which the language is spoken?

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student
- will be able to introduce him/herself and tell about his/her studies on a limited basis
- will manage common everyday situations in oral communication in an understandable way
-will use the basic vocabulary and simple constructions, the language is not always logical.
- will need support in communication
- will master satisfactory the basic vocabulary of his/her own field.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student
- will be able to tell about her/himself in a clear and understandable way
- will manage rather well the most common everyday situations in oral communication
- will be able to use the main Russian constructions and the vocabulary of his/her field of study in an adequate way
- will be able to improve his/her cultural competence.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
- will be able to use well the basic vocabulary and the vocabulary of his/her own field
- will be able to use logical and understandable language
- will manage more broadly the vocabulary of his/her specific field of study
- will be able to pronounce language in a correct way
- will master well the cultural environment.