? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LLC-4-U03294

The aim of this course is to provide Russian Studies Honours students with an intellectual perspective on the discipline of cognitive linguistics, with particular emphasis on the Russian language "picture of the world". It will introduce the cognitive models relating to Russian culture, develop students' understanding of a variety of issues connected with Russian mentality and broaden the scope of their expertise in the Russian language.

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Home subject area

European Languages and Cultures - Russian Studies, (School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Schedule G)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 09:00 10:50 Central

By the end of the course, students should have a basic knowledge of theoretical concepts and methodology connected with the modelling and study of the "picture of the world" in the Russian language. They should be able to analyse and comment on a number of cognitive models (concepts, frames, etc) relating to Russian culture. Students will work with Russian texts of different genres and dictionaries. This course will help students acquire and develop important transferable skills such as writing commentaries and essays, improving analytical thought, good use of electronic resources, use of Cyrillic keyboard, etc.

One two-hour examination (70%)
One coursework assignment of approx 2,500 words (30%)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Catherine Rutter
Email : catherine.rutter@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Anna Pleshakova
Tel : (0131 6)50 3667
Email : anna.pleshakova@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/