FL 1 – Culture and Communication in Russian for Advanced Level

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge: Understanding the impact of culture on communication and manifestations of culture in communication, primarily in intercultural interactions stemming from mastering basic terminology and comprehension of selected theories of culture and communication.
Skills: Ability to adequately assess and analyse a particular communication encounter in an intercultural context so that its understanding results in successful communication at the relevant level of the Russian language command.
Competence: Built-up basic cultural sensitivity and developed cultural awareness.

Indicative content

1. Cultural and anthropological roots of intercultural communication.
2. Classification of cultures.
3. Models of culture acquisition. Acculturation and culture shock.
4. Barriers and conflicts in intercultural communication and the ways of their elimination.
5. Intrinsic and extrinsic elements in cultural identity. Cultural dialogues.
6. Verbal and non-verbal means in intercultural communication.
7. Cultural values.
8. Traditional ethno-cultural characteristics.
9. Current socio-cultural values.
10. Culture and art. Crisis in culture.
11. National specific features in civic and business ethics.
12. Intercultural communication in the global world.

Support literature

1. SERGEEVA, A. V. 2020. Russkije: stereotipy povedenija, tradicii, mental'nost'. Moskva: Flinta.
2. BASKO, N. V. 2018. Znakomimsja s russkimi tradicijami i žizňu rossijan. Učebnoje posobije po kuľturologii, razvitiju reči i čteniju dľa izučajuščich russkij jazyk kak inostrannyj. Moskva: Russkij jazyk. Kursy.
3. KUMBAŠEVA, Ju. A. 2016. Čelovek v sovremennom mire (elektronnyj resurs): učeb. posobije po razgovornoj praktike. Moskva: Flinta.
4. MALYŠEV, G. G.; MALYSHEVA, N. G. 2015. O Rossii i russkich: posobije po čteniju i stranovedeniju dľa izučajuščich russkij jazyk kak inostrannyj (V1). Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust.
5. FRIK, T. B. 2013. Osnovy teorii mežkuľturnoj kommunikacii: učebnoje posobie. Tomsk: Izd-vo TPU.

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: 14.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 12.01.2022