Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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MHRU1121 - Russian : Mastering Spoken Russian



Credits : 5

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

Language of instruction :
Russian

Learning activities :
MHRU1121A - [1 Q. • 30 Ex. • Pond. : 30] Maria Maçarskaïa
MHRU1121B - [2 Q. • 30 Ex. • Pond. : 70] Maria Maçarskaïa

Learning outcomes :
Upon completion, the students will be able:
- to put into practice the rules of pronunciation and accentuation, and to use correctly various modes of intonation;
- to produce a phonetic transcription of texts, whether or not studied during the course;
- to use the vocabulary and related constructions during a written transposition from French to Russian of typical sequences of the oral speech within the framework of studied subjects;
- to understand and restore to the paper, under a good lexico-grammatical control, the contents of oral texts in relation with matters seen in the course;
- to produce a continuous oral speech of ± 3 minutes on matters seen in the course;
- to communicate, in a direct exchange, information on familiar activities and events, while answering questions deviating from studied topics.

Prerequisites :
None

Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
Theoretical part: explanations concerning the vocabulary and related constructions.Training part: exercises of sounds drills, use of various types of intonation, and their phonetic transcriptions; oral and written exercises as to the use of the vocabulary and related constructions, exercises of written and/or oral restitution of oral texts, exercises of performing continuous speech, as well as in situation of exchange.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Theoretical explanations; drills.

Assessment methods and criteria :
Q1 examinations: 30 % of the total mark; Q2 examinations: 70 % of the total mark.
—ongoing formative (not certificative) assessment, in the form of written and oral tests intended to assess the acquisition of the rules of pronunciation, intonation and phonetic transcription;

—written examination:
- evaluation of the acquisition of vocabulary and related constructions: written transposition from French into Russian of typical sequences of the oral speech (Q1&Q2 examinations);
- listening comprehension: answering questions concerning the contents of oral texts (Q1 examinations); written restitution of the contents of an oral text (Q2 examinations);

—Oral examination:
- reading and phonetic transcription of texts, whether or not studied in the course (Q1 examinations);
- performing a continuous speech of about three minutes, within the framework of studied subjects (Q2 examinations);
- exchanges with the professor (question-answer) on familiar activities and events deviating from studied topics. (Q2 examinations).

Recommended or required reading :
—Syllabus containing pronunciation drills of various sounds and types of intonation; recordings of oral exercises;
—Syllabus containing the vocabulary and related constructions, texts and exercises; recordings of oral texts.