Course Description:
Welcome to Learn Russian Language 101! This course introduces you to the foundations of Russian language and culture through the study of Russian texts, songs, cartoons, music videos, films, literary texts, and popular culture. Throughout the course we will develop speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing skills, as well as basic cultural literacy. By the end of the course you will be able to converse with Russians on everyday topics, complain about your health, recite poems, sing folk songs, make a toast, write a love letter—in short, to communicate in many important and culturally relevant ways.
What Will You Learn From This Course?
The course is designed for anyone who wish to start a Russian language study. After the completion of the course, the learner shall be able to: understand familiar words and phrases that are directly related to everyday communication situations (family, shopping, home, work), when people speak slowly and clearly. understand short, simple texts and personal messages, can find information from simple daily texts (labels, posters, directories, ads, job offers, menus, schedules) handle everyday typical communication tasks, ask questions about others and answer questions on themselves, can communicate in a simple language, if a partner helps her/him, can describe her/his family and other people, living conditions, education and work in a very simple way write notes and compile a very simple personal message/letter.
Learning Outcome of the course:
Who this courses is for:
School Children, College Students, Freshers, Working Professionals, Retired, Parents
Course Details:
Communicational Skills
1. Getting to know each other. Personal information and family. Documents
Greetings, speech etiquette, introductions, simpler personal information. Alphabet, the
pronunciation of the Russian language, Russian names, questionnaires, question words.
2. Homeland, nationalities, languages
Nationalities and languages. Russian geography, bigger cities, islands, etc. Finding
information on the map.
3. Education, profession, work
Studies, career choice. Specialties and professions. Language skill. Job ads, activities at
work, description of a workday.
4. Service and commerce
Postal services, banking services, shops, and shopping centers, hairdressers, etc. Speech
etiquette in service stations. Information about location, opening hours and prices.
Comparison. Understanding the content of guidelines, ads.
5. Leisure, hobbies, and entertainment
Leisure time preferences. Cinema, theater, concert and other cultural events. Sports
Holidays and anniversaries. Family traditions. Understanding and using factual
information. Invitation
6. Food and drink
Cafes, restaurants, and other catering establishments. Understanding the menu, ordering.
Eating habits.
7. Information around us
Ads, announcements, advertising. Places and activities.
8. Weather and nature
Understanding the weather forecast and describing weather. Seasons.
9. Travel, transportation, vacation
Public transport, travel planning, ticket purchase. Asking for directions and giving
directions. Accommodation establishments. Sights. Writing a postcard.
10. Home and household
Description of home. Furniture. Household appliances.
11. Body, health and health care. Clothing
Body parts. Feelings and complaints. Getting an appointment with a doctor. Clothing
items.
12. My day and time
Description of the day. Activities. Time concepts and agreements.
Grammar:
1. Slavic alphabet
2. Letters and sounds.
3. Gender of words
4. Pronouns
5. The plural of nouns.
6. Congruence
7. Verb
8. Tenses
Hi, My name is Lakshya Kishor. I hold a Masters Degree in Russian language and literature. I have been teaching Russian as a foreign language for the last 4 years. I have also worked as an Interpreter with the Governments of India and Russia.
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