Professional Lexis and Style of the Russian Language

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge:
• Acquiring theoretical knowledge of professional lexis and terminology of the Russian language, necessary for effective work with professional text.
• Understanding the basic principles of the functioning of professional vocabulary and the creation of professional style.
• Mastering professional vocabulary and professional terminology.
• The subject covers the issue of use and the development of professional style as an interrelated and interdependent whole.
Competences:
• Acquiring the ability to create a text in a professional style.
• Competence to master the correct use of adequate vocabulary in professional spoken or written text in an adequate style.
• Ability to create and use synonyms, understand semantic relationships in professional vocabulary.
• Acquiring the ability to understand professional vocabulary and professional style in the Russian language.
Skills:
• Acquiring the practical skills in professional lexis and terminology of the Russian language needed or effective work with professional text.
• Acquiring the skills to produce spoken or written professional text with adequate means of expression.
• Acquiring the skills in searching, processing and using professional lexis and in producing spoken or written texts in a professional style.
• Ability to process and analyse information from a professional text from a variety of sources and
• apply it in practical situations.

Indicative content

 Lexeme as a basic unit of lexicology, lexical meaning, semantic relations
 Vocabulary differentiation, types of Russian dictionaries.
 Linguistic styles, typology, characteristics, choice of stylistic devices
 Specialised single and multi-word denotations, collocations, terms
 Professional lexis and economic style.
 Other professional texts (political, social, medical, legal, environmental)

Support literature

Required:
1. AMIANTOVA, E. I. i koll. 2004. Leksika russkogo jazyka. Sbornik upražnenij. Moskva: Flinta, 2004.
2. MAKRELOVA, T. V. i koll. 2003. Praktičeskij kurs sovremennogo russkogo jazyka. Sbornik upražnenij. Moskva: Vysšaja škola.
3. SOKOLOVA, J. a kol. 2003. Leksika sovremennogo russkogo jazyka. Teoretičeskij i praktičeskij kurs. Nitra: FF UKF.
4. GRIGORJANOVÁ, T., MATYTCINA, M. 2016. Praktičeksaja stilistika russkogo jazyka. Brno: Tribun EU.
Optional:
1. SKORIKOVA, T., ORLOV, Je. 2016. Sovremnnaja jazykovaja situacija: Izmenenija v russkoj leksike. In: Studia russico-slovaca, 5, 2016, s. 33 – 41. Dostupné na: https://www.ku.sk/images/dokumenty/pf/dokumenty/veda_a_vyskum/elektronicke_publikacie/kollarova_russico_slovaca_2016.pdf
2. GVOZDARJOV, J. A. 2009. Leksikologija i frazeologija. Moskva: MarT.
3. AFANASJEVA, N. A., POPOVA, T. I. 2012. Palitra stilej. Učebnoje posobije po stilistike russkogo jazyka dlja inostrancev. Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust.

Requirements to complete the course

Interim evaluation: 30 %
Final evaluation: 70 %

Student workload

Full-time study: 104 hours. Of which:
26 hours – attendance at seminars
26 hours – preparation for seminars and for the interim evaluation
52 hours – preparation for the final exam

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Russian

Date of approval: 17.01.2025

Date of the latest change: 05.05.2024