Advanced Language: Russian (SEES0075)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Teaching department: School of Slavonic and East European Studies
Credit value: 30

Restrictions: Students will be required to take a placement test in the week before the start of Term 1 to confirm the MA Russian module that is best suited to their level.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module aims to develop post-BA skills in comprehension and the active use of written and spoken Russian. The module will concentrate on contemporary Russia 鈥� politics, society, culture, and also the changing Russian language itself 鈥� with materials drawn mainly from newspapers, journals and other media sources. The skills developed in the course include: oral presentation, extracting information from spoken and written sources, concise summarizing of information in Russian and English and translation into English. The module requires prior knowledge of the Russian language at BA upper second class level or equivalent and places on the module are limited. A compulsory test of comprehension and written Russian, as well as a translation exercise from Russian into English, is held during induction week to ensure that students are allocated to the most appropriate level.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Terms 1 and 2 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 80% Coursework

20% Viva or oral presentation
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 5
Module leader: Dr Alex Krouglov
Who to contact for more information: ssees-lc@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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