This course is designed to develop basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the Russian language. Students are introduced to life and culture of the Russian-speaking societies and principles of intercultural communication. The course incorporates principles of communicative and task-based language teaching.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- decode the Cyrillic script accurately using the fundamentals of the Russian sound system;
- understand and reproduce aspects of Russian pronunciation, including vowels, consonants, and basic intonation;
- engage in very simple communication of predictable content in spoken and written Russian about topics covered in the course, such as personal details;
- demonstrate an understanding of aspects of life and culture of the Russian speaking societies, including basic principles of culturally appropriate Russian language use.
Indicative Assessment
- Homework and participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Assessment 1 (may include an oral and written component) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Assessment 2 (may include an oral and written component) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Assessment 3 (may include an oral and written component) (30) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks, including recorded/online and tutorial activities,
b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Prescribed Texts
Not applicable
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4080 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $5280 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2672 | 19 Feb 2024 | 26 Feb 2024 | 05 Apr 2024 | 24 May 2024 | In Person | View |
