OVERVIEW

Russian I includes both a more theoretical component (the "Modulo Teorico" taught by Prof. Dickinson) and a more practical component taught by two native speakers.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Starting from a theoretical reflection on linguistic phenomena, the course aims to create and deepen the knowledge of Russian grammar, lexicon and syntax and to create the four language skills (Russian level A1): listening, speaking, reading and writing.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The first phase in the acquisition of Russian: introduction to phonology, morphology (declination and conjugation), simple syntax and vocabulary appropriate to the elementary level.

PREREQUISITES

Not required.

TEACHING METHODS

The practical course (lettorato) will be held online on Teams and Aulaweb in the first semester and in the second semester. 100 academic hours of Lettorato (50 hours in first semester and 50 hours in second semester) include 60 hours of the first Lettorato + 40 hours of the second Lettorato.

Online/Classroom lectures with the possible support of Aulaweb and Teams. Student participation is highly encouraged.

MT teaching metods include 1. lectures, 2. personal and group reviews, group work as well as monitoring of the homework of attending students.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course will focus on the development of both active and passive abilities in Russian.

For all students (6/9 credits), attending and non-attending, Italian-speaking and Russian-speaking.

Russian phonetics and phonology. Writing in Russian and use of Cyrillic keyboard. Noun (gender, number, meaning and use of cases). Adjective (classification, declension). Numeral (classification). Adverb (classification). Pronoun (classification, declension). Verb (tense, mode, verbal aspect, verbal regency, verbs in –ся, verbs of motion without prefixes).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

​MT and Lettorato:

 S. A. Chavronina, L. A. Charlamova Russkij jazyk: leksiko-grammaticeskij kurs dlja nacinajuscich  [ISBN]  9785957603221

L. V. Miller, L. V. Politova, I. Ja. Pybakova Zili-byli : 28 urokov russkogo jazyka dlja nacinajuscich : ucebnik [ISBN] 586547071X

S.A. Chavronina, A.I. Sirochinskaja "Il russo. Esercizi", qualsiasi edizione.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

SARA DICKINSON (President)

NATALIA OSIS

LESSONS

LESSONS START

See "Manifesto degli studi".

Class schedule

RUSSIAN LANGUAGE I

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

MT: oral exam.
Lettorato: written test. 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The final exam is comprehensive of both theoretical and lettorato modules. The finale exam grade is calculated with the grade of the MT exam (50% of the finale grade) and the grade of the Lettorato exam (50% of the finale grade).

MT: the oral exam  aims to verify the acquisition of knowledge of Russian language (level A1) and to apply it in the proposed context. Includes reading and analysis of a text and presentation and analysis of a text on one of the topics proposed in the course.

Lettorato: written text. 

Exam schedule