Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

European competence level A1

Target group: beginners or those with comprehensive school studies in the language, the second foreign language course, the student learns the language used in the most common situations of everyday life, basic structures of the language and culture(s) of the target language area.

The student
- will be able to understand and speak the language in the most common situations of everyday life
- will be able to use the basic structures of the language
- will know cultural differences and ways of interaction in the language area, and will be able to take them into consideration in his/her work.

Content (course unit)

How to communicate in the most common situations of everyday life?
What are the characteristics of oral communication?
What do I need to know about the country/countries in which the language is spoken?

Location and time

Tuesdays, 08:00 - 11:00, TAMK's campus

Exam schedules

- Written mid-term exam 08.10.2024 on campus
- Written final exam and oral assessment 10.12.2024 on campus
- Re-take dates will be determined later

Assessment methods and criteria

- Active course participation, home and online tasks (0 - 5) - 50%
- Written mid-term exam (0 - 5) - 25%
- Written final exam (0 - 5) - 25%
- Oral final assignment (pass/fail)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Classroom teaching, independent study, pair and group activities

Learning materials

- Revised Kafe Piter 1 textbook (2020 edition). Note: Only a few copies are available at the TAMK library! You may need to buy it or borrow it from other libraries.
- Materials in Moodle

Student workload

- Contact lessons 14 x 3 h = 42 h
- Independent study = 93 h

Completion alternatives

None

Further information

The course is intended for students who had no previous Russian studies or whose elementary studies were completed several years ago.