Study Guide

Objective

Students will learn to write and read Cyrillic alphabets. He can tell about himself and his family. He knows numbers from 0 to 100. He can make questions and answer them in everyday situations. He can use basic phrases, greetings and wishes. He knows about Russian culture and communication styles. He knows the genders of Russian nouns, personal and possessive pronouns and the declension of adjectives in nominative.

Content

- Basic grammar
- pronunciation, Cyrillic alphabets
- Telling about oneself and introducing a person
- Telling about the family
- Situations in cafés and restaurants
- numbers 0-100
- Knowledge of Russia and the cultures there
- Greetings, wishes, small talk, professions and nationalities

Materials

Alestalo, Marjatta: Kafe Piter 1, 2020, Otava

Teaching methods

- Lessons
- Written and oral assignments

Employer connections

Work placement is not included in the course.

Exam schedules

exam either on the last lesson or in moodle, retake in moodle

Completion alternatives

participation via teams available

Student workload

lectures and guided practice 30 h
independent work 50h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: Students are able to communicate in some everyday oral situations when helped. Students make mistakes in pronunciation. Students understand some slowly spoken speech and can find the theme and understand some words and expressions in written texts. Students are able to read and write texts in Cyrillic alphabets but the amount of mistakes can make communication difficult.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: Students are able to communicate independently in everyday oral situations, mistakes don?t disturb communication. Pronunciation is mainly understandable. Students can understand main points in a slowly spoken speech and easy texts. Students are able to write understandable texts even they still make some mistakes. Students are able to read and write texts in Cyrillic alphabets but can still make some mistakes.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: Students are able to active, independent and understandable communication in everyday oral situations. Pronunciation is like a native Russian speaker. Students understand speech in normal tempo and easy written texts. They can write understandable text which may have minor mistakes. Students can write and read texts in Cyrillic alphabets.

Assessment methods and criteria

- Active participation in class
- Completion of written assignments
- Written and oral exam

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.