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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2015-2016 (archived)

Module RUSS3031: RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 4

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS3031: RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 4

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2015/16 Module Cap Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Russian Language 2B (RUSS2012) OR Russian Language 2A (RUSS2191).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • None

Aims

  • The focus of this module is proficiency in oral and written Russian. It aims to develop in the student an ability to write and speak correct Russian in expressing ideas in a broad range of topical issues in historical and cultural context.
  • To encourage individual talents and proclivities and help students to achieve their maximum potential

Content

  • During the year abroad (year 3) the student will prepare a portfolio of work related to the experience of studying or working in Russia to be submitted by the end of October in the following Michelmas term.
  • Topics envisaged for the module include the question of social changes related to the establishment of Post-perestroika market-type economy, women's rights and the search for an ideology or religion in russia to fill a void left by the collapse of the Socialist system.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • By the end of this module the students should gain an understanding of the main trends in the development of modern Russian society in a broad historical and cultural context.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • By the end of this module the students should be able to demonstrate the competence in communication in grammatically correct Russian both in translating the texts into target language and in demonstrating the abilities to perform contextual and linguistic analyses of original texts.
Key Skills:
  • By the end of this module the students should be able to discuss topical or general issues sensibly and fluently, to express their own ideas in written form and be able to translate a wide range of original texts into target language.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • Weekly seminars which give students practice in analysing and commenting on Russian original texts.
  • Independent learning will be structured around the preparation for seminars and research for the cultural context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
Essay Classes 21 Weekly 1 hour 21
Oral Classes 21 Weekly 1 hour 21
Preparation and Reading 158
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination Component Weighting: 60%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written examination 2 hours 100% No
Component: Oral Examination Component Weighting: 40%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Oral examination 20 minutes 100% No

Formative Assessment:

regular language work


Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University