Professional Reading in Russian (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Proficiency level: B1.1 Students can - understand texts on business, technology and/or health care - use the basic Russian business, technological and/or health care terminology

Prerequisites (course unit)

Venäjä/Russian 4 or equivalent skills. Students speaking Russian as the mother tongue are not generally accepted to the course. CERF entry level A2.2, target level B1.1.

Location and time

Studying is completely independent and lasts for one period. At the beginning of the course the info session is held via Zoom. Independent work is estimated to be about 80 hours. Time management and adherence of deadlines are important.

Exam schedules

The course is assessed on the basis of submitted obligatory assignments.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment based on online assignments.

Assessment scale

1-5

Teaching methods

Language of instructions: Finnish, English and Russian. Online course: students work totally independently. By the end of the course, students will know the basic Russian terminology and understand texts on social and health care, business and technology.

Learning materials

Provided materials are on Moodle.

Student workload

About 80 hours of independent work.

Content scheduling

Current issues in Finnish and Russian social work, healthcare, business and technology. Inflection of numerals, passive voice, participles. Non-finite clauses.

International connections

Moodle

Further information

Venäjä/Russian 4 or equivalent skills. Students speaking Russian as the mother tongue are not generally accepted to the course. CERF entry level A2.2, target level B1.1.