Download Russian Level 5 Modern Language Centre Evening Language Courses

Modern Language Centre
Evening Language Courses
Course Description
Russian Level 5
How long does the course last?
3 x 10-week terms with 10 lessons per term. Lessons take place once a week and last 1.5 hours each. This gives
a total of 45 hours’ tuition.
Who is the course for?
The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Russian with:
 Level 4 of the MLC Evening Language Courses
 a high degree of fluency and accuracy in the language
 an A-level or equivalent over 4 years old, and further contact with the language
 one of the following qualifications: B1/B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR), level 3 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF), or Advanced level of the
Asset Languages qualifications
What are the objectives of the course?
To perfect existing language skills and to achieve the equivalent of B2/C1 level of the CEFR/ level 4 of the
QCF.
By the end of the course you will:
 be able to understand a range of spoken and written discourses in different styles: factual, journalistic and
non-specialist technical with ease
 be able to express yourself orally and in written form using a range of accurate vocabulary and appropriate
register, stating an opinion with confidence
 have refined your intercultural competence by accessing political, historical and cultural information from a
variety of sources
How is the course taught?
 A communicative approach is used. All four skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing) are practised,
with the main emphasis on speaking.
 Students engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a
syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.
 Students will also be offered guidance in self-study and be set optional homework tasks.
What course can I do next?
After completing all three parts of Level 5, students should join a Level 6 class.
Course outline
Part 1
Topics
Travelling
Current events
Society
Politics
Functions
Narrating events
Describing events
Persuading
Grammar
Verb aspects
Verbs of motion
Participles
The Subjunctive mood
Noun and adjective agreement
Part 2
Topics
Gender issues
Media and art
Holidays and festivities
National and international issues
Functions
Disputing
Discussing
Arguing for and against
Summarising
Grammar
Consolidation of all Grammar structures
Part 3
Topics
Russian literature: short stories by contemporary and classic Russian writers
Functions
Intensive reading
Discussing elements of stories
Grammar
Revision of particular Grammar structures used in written discourse
Learning resources
Textbook and exercise book:
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The teacher will supply a variety of learning materials, including authentic new media and video
sources.
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An exercise book may also be recommended. The teacher will supply additional material, both tailor-made
and taken from other sources (textbooks, newspapers, and new media).
Recommended additional material:
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Oxford Russian Dictionary, 120,000 words.
“10 rasskazov: Kniga dlia chteniia”, Author: Zhukova, N. Published Date: 2008. Publisher: Russkii
Iazyk – Kursy, ISBN-10: 5883370721
For a list of bookshops where you may be able to purchase text books please see our web page:
www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/about/facilities/shops.aspx
Online language learning resources:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/lrc/language-resources/russian.aspx
Independent Study
Research indicates that successful language learners revise new material and review their progress on a regular
basis. The Language Resources Centre (LRC), situated in room K-1.072 in level minus one of the Strand
Campus, houses a wide collection of learning material including text and grammar books, magazines and
newspapers, CDs, DVDs, and self-access e-learning language programmes.
For details on LRC opening times, please see our website:
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/lrc/LRCindex.aspx
Date of last revision: July 2016
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