Course Name :  Russian II

Degree: Associate’s degree

Code

Year/Semester

Local Credits

ECTS Credits

Course Implementation, Hours/Week

Course

Tutorial

Laboratory

RUS2002

1/1 (autumn)

2

3

2

-

Department

Maritime Higher Vocational School

Instructors

Prof. Dr. Iryna Semeniuk

Contact Information

e-mail: isemeniuk@pirireis.edu.tr

Office Hours

Frıday 9:00- 11:00

Web page

http://www.pirireis.edu.tr

Course Type

 Elective

Course Language

Russian

Course Prerequisites

Course Category by Content, %

Phonetics

Grammar

Conversational practice

Writing

10

20

60

10

Course Description

This course continues to develop material covered in Russian 101 and it will teach students how to describe various professions, speaking on the phone and making arrangements and describing their life. Grammatical themes teach the use of adverbs, adjectives, various tenses and locative cases. All this material will be presented with an emphasis on developing Cyrillic alphabet understanding as well as other reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.

Course Objectives

To provide cadets with knowledge and skills required for applying fundamentals of Russian grammar, writing and conversational practice.

Course Learning Outcomes

By students who passed from Russian II successfully

1. Models of Russian pronunciation and speech conventions can be used correctly.
2. Locative case: where – Prepositions: in, on, at can be used correctly.
3. Masculine Animate Nouns in Accusative case can be integrated for telephone etiquette.
4. Present tense of verbs – conjugation 1: to work, to live can be learned.
5. Present tense of verbs – conjugation 2: to speak, to love – (I speak Russian very well) can be learned.
6. Adverbs: well, slowly, fast, freely can be scoped out.
7. What is allowed / not allowed; Cardinal numbers 1-100 can be applied.
8. Adjectives and gender agreement can be defined and used correctly.
9. Locative case: where – Accusative case where to? can be applied.
10. Past and future tense of verbs can be learned.

Instructional Methods and Techniques

Frontal lesson, analytical and communicative method.

Tutorial Place

-

Co-term Condition

-

Textbook

1. Stanislav Chernyshov, Alla Chernyshova “Poyekhali. 2.1. Basic Course for Adults”, Zlatoust Publishers, Saint-Petersburg, 2007

2. Shkatulka. Textbook for Russian learners, Russkiy Yazyk Publishers, Moscow, 2008

Other References

http://www.russianforfree.com/

http://russianlearn.com/

Homework & Projects

Home exercises will be designed for revision and consolidation of each course segment. Students are supposed to submit their completed homework to the teacher before each lesson.

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Students will use online recourses during the course

Other Activities

Quizzes will be managed in every week parallel to the course subjects

Assessment Criteria

Activities

Quantity

Effects on Grading, %

Attendance

Midterm

1

20

Quiz

10

20

Homework

10

20

Term Paper/Project

Laboratory Work

Practices

Tutorial

Seminar

Presentation

Field Study

Final Exam

1

40

TOTAL

100

Effects of Midterm on Grading, %

60

Effects of Final on Grading, %

40

TOTAL

100

Week

Topics

Course Outcomes

1

Cyrillic alphabet – Greetings and goodbyes – Thanking and responding to thanks – Identifying people and things – Agreeing and disagreeing – Personal pronouns in the Nominative Case.

I-III

2

Introducing yourself – Asking for directions – Personal pronouns: accusative case – Gender of nouns: masculine, feminine, neuter – Polite phrases.

I-III

3

Asking for directions: places of interest in Moscow – More polite phrases – Names and patronymics.

I-IV

4

Introducing and being introduced to people – Talking about your family: possessive adjectives.

I-V, VI-VIII

5

Asking for and buying things: availability, permission, cost – Counting to 1000 – Plurals.

I-V, VI-VIII

6

Asking for and providing information and documentation – Filling in visa application form: name, nationality, purpose of visit – Countries and nationalities.

III-V, VII-IX

7

Present tense of verbs – conjugation 1: to work, to live. Professions.

III-VI, VIII-X

8

Present tense of verbs – conjugation 2. What is allowed / not allowed; Cardinal numbers 1-100.

III-VII, VIII-X

9

Gender agreement. Months of the year. Days of the week.

III-VIII, IX-X

10

Locative case: where – Accusative case: where to?  Places of interest.

II-VII, IX-X

11

Adjectives. Talking about daily events.

III-VIII, IX-X

12

Past and future tense of verbs. Making a date on the phone

III-VII, IX-X

13

Talking about yourself: where you live, what you do, where you work, what you like and don’t like.

III-VII, IX-X

14

Review

III-VII, IX-X

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

1

2

3

a

An ability to apply knowledge of correct arrangement of the speech apparatus, internalization of articulation patterns.

X

b

An ability to learn intonation with relation to communication goals (asking questions, making statements & evaluations).

X

c

An ability to master basic grammar skills of everyday interaction.

X

d

Ensuring correct and rapid responses in basic business and life situations.

X

e

Rehearsing a collection of stereotyped interaction patterns for typical communicative situations.

X

f

Rehearsing stereotyped interaction patterns with the goal of expressing communicative needs such as informing, inquiring, proposing, and motivating

X

g

The broad education necessary to understand the impact of learning Russian in the modern globalized world.

X

h

A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

X

i

A knowledge of contemporary issues.

X

Course

Outcomes

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

Programme Outcomes

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

Prepared by

Prof. Dr. Iryna Semeniuk

Date

25.09.2017

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