FL 2 – Russian Studies for Intermediate Level

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2C
  • Semester: winter
  • Year: 3
  • Faculty of International Relations

Teachers

Included in study programs

International Economic Relations

Teaching results

Knowledge: To acquire basic knowledge about history, geography, politics, economy, demography, social and legal systems of Russia.
Skills: To acquire the ability to communicate about current topics in the Russian language. To understand longer professional texts with a complex structure. To be able to adequately express one’s views on the professional, covered and current topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes.

Competences: After completing the course, to be able to communicate about professional topics in an international environment at an appropriate language level. To be able to apply the acquired professional and language knowledge and skills in specific communication situations.

Indicative content

1. Selected chapters from the history of Russia
2. Geographical characterization of Russia
3. Structure of state authorities of Russia
4. Political and administrative structure of Russia
5. Social structure of the Russian society
6. Education and science in Russia
7. Economic system of Russia
8. Migration of population in Russia
9. Intellectual migration in Russia
10. Environmental issues of Russia
11. Demographic problems of Russia
12. Problems of globalization

Support literature

1. KOREŇKOVÁ, T., KORENKOV, V., STRELKOVÁ, K., KVAPIL, R. 2020. Reálie rusky hovoriacich krajín a Slovenska. Bratislava: Ekonóm.
2. MAKOVA, M. N., USKOVA, O. A. 2020. V mire ľudej. Vypusk1. Pismo. Govorenie: učebnoje posobije po podgotovke k ekzamenu po russkomu jazyku dľa graždan zarubežnych stran (TRKI-2 – TRKI-3). Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust.
3. BASKO, N. V. 2019. Obsuždajem globaľnyje problemy, povtorjajem russkuju grammatiku. Učebnoje posibije po russkomu jazyku dľa inostrannych učaščichsja. Moskva: Russkij yazyk. Kursy.
4. MAKOVA, M. N., USKOVA, O. A. 2019. V mire ľudej. Vypusk 2. Audirovanie. Govorenie. Učebnoje posobije po podgotovke k ekzamenu po russkomu jazyku dľa graždan zarubežnych stran. (TRKI-2 – TRKI-3). Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust.

Requirements to complete the course

Project (assessed work) and its presentation – 40 %
Final examination – 60 %

Student workload

78 hours
26 hours – participation in sessions
20 hours – project and presentation preparation (assessed work)
32 hours – preparation for the examination

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Russian

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 13.01.2022