RUSS130-21S1 (D) Semester One 2021 (Distance)

Elementary Russian Language A

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2021
End Date: Sunday, 27 June 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 7 March 2021
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 14 May 2021

Description

Russian language course for absolute beginners, i.e. students with no knowledge of Russian, based on the communicative approach.

PLEASE NOTE:
RUSS130 (D) is offered as Distance Learning course. For the campus based option please see RUSS130 (C).

This is an elementary Russian language course. It is a course for absolute beginners in Russian. There are no prerequisites for RUSS130, apart from a sound knowledge of English.
Our staff will use a communicative approach combined with audio-visual methods and independent work with online course materials.

Delivery of distance course
The Russian distance course has a dedicated course site on Learn, UC’s online learning management system, with comprehensive resources, usually structured on a week-by-week basis. Online support will be available for students via online forums and a weekly communication session with a tutor via Zoom.

Learning Outcomes

Students in this course will
1. Acquire skills in all four areas of the language (reading, writing, speaking and listening). By the end of the course the average student will be able to understand interactions in everyday settings; in addition he or she will be able to name common objects of daily life, to express a range of basic wishes, and to use the present and past tenses to narrate simple events. Reading and listening comprehension are components of the course, and by the end of it students should be able to read brief texts and to understand the fundamentals of Russian textual structures in written and spoken speech. Students will also practice writing and should be able to narrate events and communicate basic things about themselves.
2. Develop more understanding of global conditions and will become competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts. This will help the language students to develop knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
3. Have examined cultural beliefs and values in Russia, which in turn students will develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultures other than their own, including the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand be able to comprehend the influence of global conditions on Russia and be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts;
4. Develop specific linguistic skills in Russian that will enhance students’ opportunities for a successful career;
5. Develop linguistic skills to engage and interact with members of the Russian-speaking community in Aotearoa New Zealand.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Employable, innovative and enterprising

Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.

Biculturally competent and confident

Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.

Engaged with the community

Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Globally aware

Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.

Restrictions

RUSS101

Course Coordinator

Evgeny Pavlov

Tutor

Evgenia Dovbysh

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Vocabulary and grammar quizzes (2) 10%
Online session conversations and assignments 10%
Online activities and quizzes 10%
Written homework assignments 20%
Written test 1 20%
Written test 2 20%
Oral test 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Robin, Richard M. , Evans-Romaine, Karen., Shatalina, Galina; Golosa : a basic course in Russian ; 5th ed; Pearson, 2012.

All exercises from the Student Activity Manual (SAM) will be emailed to you at the start of each Unit.
The audio component of SAM will be available on Learn in its entirety.

Other material, which may be helpful, can be found in the Library Subject Guides

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $785.00

International fee $3,500.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All RUSS130 Occurrences

  • RUSS130-21S1 (C) Semester One 2021
  • RUSS130-21S1 (D) Semester One 2021 (Distance)