Course details

Russian Pre-Intermediate 1/2

JR2 Acad. year 2009/2010 Winter semester 3 credits

Current academic year

The course builds on the course JR1, or as the case may be, it can be attended by lower-intermediate students. It revises the material of the previous course in close connection with introducing and practising new language phenomena together with development of listening, reading, communicative and writing skills: everything accompanied by all-round increasing of the knowledge level. Basics of working with specialized texts.

Guarantor

Language of instruction

Czech

Completion

Credit

Time span

  • 26 hrs exercises

Department

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Increased level of scope, self-confidence, contextuality and fluency of speaking and writing abilities. Ability to express personal opinion and attitude in a discussion and during problem-solving situations. Free translation skills and abilities of elementary interpreting. Specialized texts reading comprehension followed by a presentation.

Learning objectives

Developing communicative abilities based on continuous training of listening skills and reading comprehension skills. Increasing the level of expressing ideas in speaking and writing in a self-confident way. The basics of specialized language.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of a good beginner.

Study literature

  • Balcar, B.: Ruská gramatika v kostce. Praha, Leda, 1999
  • Fozikoš, A., Reiterová, T.: Reálie rusky mluvících zemí. Plzeň, Fraus
  • Brčáková, D., kol.: Govoritě po-ruski. Ruská konverzace. Praha, Leda, 2000

Fundamental literature

  • Jelínek, S., kol.: Raduga 2 (učebnice a pracovní sešit). Plzeň, Fraus, 1997
  • Baumgartnerová, A.: Soubor odborných textů v ruském jazyce

Syllabus of seminars

Lesson 21-28-reunion after some time;dialogues;revision Enquiring and responding,activities during the holidays;reading comprehension;noun declension General topic conversations;verb conjugation Appearance and description;verb put on;reading comprehension,dialogues Filling a form;adjective declension;fiction reading comprehension Clothing,job interview;expressing the date.Technical text Personal characteristics;adjectives,pronouns what and which Expressing the cause,personal opinion;verb patterns different from Czech Reciprocity,necessity,possibility;apologizing;reading and listening comprehension Travelling;date and telling the time;listening comprehension,dialogues Weather in various seasons of the year;adjectives;reading and listening comprehension.Technical text Customs connected with seasons,reading and listening comprehension;revision Semester test Lesson 29-35-travelling by train,geographical and time expressions;the superlative The environment;the verb give;reading comprehension.Technical text Environment protection;numbers 100-1000-1 000 000,adjective declension Accommodation,hotel;expressing necessity,reading and listening comprehension,dialogues Travelling by plane;conditionals,verb conjugation and verb patterns;reading comprehension.Technical text Welcoming a guest,telegram writing;fiction reading comprehension,listening,dialogues Food and drinks;imperative;listening comprehension Shopping for food,eating habits;expressing of purpose;reading and listening comprehension Going to a restaurant;reading and listening comprehension,dialogues.Technical text Lifestyle;verb patterns different from Czech,indefinite pronouns and adverbs Health care;the comparative of adjectives and some adverbs;reading and listening comprehension,dialogues Demonstrative pronouns;reading comprehension,technical text;General revision Semester test

Syllabus of numerical exercises

  1. Unit 1: reunion after some time; dialogues; revision
  2. Enquiring and responding, activities during the holidays; reading comprehension; noun declension
  3. General topic conversations; verb conjugation
  4. Unit 2: appearance and description; verb put on; reading comprehension, dialogues
  5. Filling a form; adjective declension; fiction reading comprehension
  6. Clothing, job interview; expressing the date. Technical text
  7. Unit 3: personal characteristics; adjectives, pronouns what and which
  8. Expressing the cause, personal opinion; verb patterns different from Czech
  9. Reciprocity, necessity, possibility; apologizing; reading and listening comprehension
  10. Unit 4: travelling; date and telling the time; listening comprehension, dialogues
  11. Weather in various seasons of the year; adjectives; reading and listening comprehension. Technical text
  12. Customs connected with seasons, reading and listening comprehension; revision
  13. Autumn semester test written
  14. Unit 5: travelling by train, geographical and time expressions; the superlative
  15. The environment; the verb give; reading comprehension. Technical text
  16. Environment protection; numbers 100 - 1000 - 1000000, adjective declension
  17. Unit 6: accommodation, hotel; expressing necessity, reading and listening comprehension, dialogues
  18. Travelling by plane; conditionals, verb conjugation and verb patterns; reading comprehension. Technical text
  19. Welcoming a guest, telegram writing; fiction reading comprehension, listening, dialogues
  20. Unit 7: food and drinks; imperative; listening comprehension
  21. Shopping for food, eating habits; expressing of purpose; reading and listening comprehension
  22. Going to a restaurant; reading and listening comprehension, dialogues. Technical text
  23. Unit 8: lifestyle; verb patterns different from Czech, indefinite pronouns and adverbs
  24. Health care; the comparative of adjectives and some adverbs; reading and listening comprehension, dialogues
  25. Demonstrative pronouns; reading comprehension, technical text; General revision
  26. Spring semester test written

Progress assessment

-credit for 1st semester -written test and examination at the end of 2nd semester

Teaching methods and criteria

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Controlled instruction

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, any year of study, Elective
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