Undergraduate Course: Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 1 (ELCR10003)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The development and consolidation of core active language skills. |
| Course description |
Language Paper 1 focuses on the analysis and understanding of different styles of writing, genres and registers in Russian. Students will develop advanced productive writing skills through the study of different types of Russian texts and structures and through the practice of different styles of writing. They will develop the necessary skills and vocabulary to convey essential aspects of the English text in Russian.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Russian Honours |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 30 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
73 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
60 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
60% coursework (this will be an the in-class assessment provides no additional time or extensions), 40% written exam
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Russian Studies 4 Honours Language Paper 1 (ELCR10003) | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- to synthesize information and language material from the source texts and use these as guidance for producing a coherent and well-structured text in Russian
- to produce a free translation of an English source text into Russian
- to employ Russian complex and idiomatic grammar and syntax structures and broad and stylistically varied vocabulary
- to demonstrate awareness of linguistic features of various registers and genres, including journalistic, fiction, advertising, and academic
- to organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument
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Reading List
| Our reading list is published at this link: http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk/index.html |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
lasses are taught in the seminar form |
| Keywords | DELC Russian 4 LP1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Lara Ryazanova-Clarke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3668
Email: Lara.Ryazanova-Clarke@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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