Undergraduate Course: Russian Oral and Written Language (VS1) (ELCR09005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Part-year visiting students only |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Russian Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course develops both productive and receptive language skills in Russian and is based on classes in both Spoken and Written Russian.
The classes in written Russian deal with translation from and into Russian of texts in a range of genres; guided writing and text analysis, added by a variety of exercises and classroom activities.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | 2 years of Russian Language study at university level (or a pass in a course equivalent to ELCR08003 Russian 2 Language). Entry is also subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students should be able:
- to demonstrate an advanced command of the grammar and syntax of written Russian
- to demonstrate a broad knowledge of Russian vocabulary and some awareness of nuance and register in relation to lexical items
- to have enhanced skills in translation from English into Russian and from Russian into English to produce a written text in Russian in a range of styles
- to make appropriate and effective use of a range of language-learning resources and materials (bilingual and monolingual dictionaries, advanced grammar books, electronic resources etc.)
- to demonstrate awareness of the syntactical and idiomatic differences between Russian and English
- to demonstrate a good understanding of Russian texts in a number of genres
- to demonstrate competence in the analysis and evaluation of the translation problems raised by a given text.
- to communicate in Russian with certain fluency on a range of topics, including those from cultural, social and political domains.
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Assessment Information
| coursework 50%; examination 50% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lara Ryazanova-Clarke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3668
Email: Lara.Ryazanova-Clarke@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Barnhart
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: Jackie.Barnhart@ed.ac.uk |
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