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MHRU1221 - Russian : Mastering Russian



Credits : 5

Lecturers :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first and second term, 60 hours of exercises.

Language of instruction :
Russian

Learning activities :
MHRU1221A - [1 Q. • 30 Th. • Pond. : 30] Cécile Frogneux, Maria Maçarskaïa
MHRU1221B - [2 Q. • 30 Th. • Pond. : 70] Cécile Frogneux, Maria Maçarskaïa

Learning outcomes :
Upon completion, the students will be able:

- to structure their linguistic knowledge and to update it;
- to master the lexical, syntactical and stylistic structures (including the various registers) of Russian;
- to analyze a text as to the approached concepts, sociocultural context, aimed public, and objectives of the author;
- to understand the contents of an oral or written message and recompose it while respecting the author's author;
- to develop the ability of performing fast analysis of a written text or an oral message, extracting the essential information and general structure;
- to stand back from the message in order to distinguish the essential thing from the accessory;
- to deliver the message in the B language while remaining faithful to the original one.


Prerequisites :
For the Bachelor in translation and interpreting :


Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
Listening, reading, understanding and discussing various subjects (i.e.: the city and its interesting sights, environmental and societal matters, the Russian versus western mentality…)
Exercises of control of the vocabulary.
Work on oral presentations. Wide use of audio-visual media.


Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Exercises of control of the vocabulary.
Exercise of speech relating to the learnt vocabulary and the studied subjects.
Oral presentations by the students. Debate. Group work.


Assessment methods and criteria :
Ongoing assessment (30 %). Written and oral examinations (language: Russian) at the end of the year (70 %).

This course is subdivided into two parts (oral practice and lexicology) and has two separate exams. The global mark is an average calculated as described. In case of a fail grade, you're invited to visit the MOODLE page of the course and check the details. A 10/20 or higher mark will automatically be transferred to the second or third exam session. It is thus not possible to re-sit the exam related to this part of the course.

Recommended or required reading :
File including written and audiovisual documents relative to topics studied in the course. Extracts of the Russian press. Choice of major Russian broadcasts, whether on TV or radio.