Russian A1 (Basic Course)

22B1616

Bachelor

German, Russian

5.0

winter and summer term

1 semester

 Learners with no Russian skills acquire the very basics of the German language with regards to reading and listening comprehension and oral and written communication. The main focus is on communicating in everyday situations and the basic aspects of Russian grammar such as verb conjucation and declination of nouns.  

Learners with no Russian skills acquire the very basics of the German language with regards to reading and listening comprehension and oral and written communication. The main focus is on communicating in everyday situations and the basic aspects of Russian grammar such as verb conjucation and declination of nouns.  

Short and very simple listening and reading texts on topics relating to your own needs or person

Filling in a form with personal details

Dialogs on situations from everyday life; greetings, introducing yourself; ordering food and drink; date and time expressions

Basic grammar according to level A1.1

Pronunciation training at sound and word level

Short phrases for personal introductions

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

The hours used in the Lecturer based learning Learning field are instructional hours.

• Portfolio exam or
• Portfolio exam

PFP-1: The portfolio examination is worth 100 points and consists of a one-hour written examination (K1) and an oral examination (M). Each element is weighted with 50 points.

PFP-2: The portfolio examination is worth 100 points and consists of two 30-minute written examinations (K30) and two oral examinations (M). Each element is weighted with 25 points.

Written examination as part of the portfolio examination: See the respective valid study regulations

Oral examination as part of the portfolio examination: see general section of the examination regulations

The requirements are specified in the respective specific course.

none

Students in this module are able to understand and write short general language texts (forms, short emails, text messages).

Thanks to basic grammar and vocabulary, they are able to establish basic social contact and communicate in general language situations when speaking slowly and clearly. 

Students expand their linguistic competence and observe basic orthographic and phonetic rules.

After completing the module, students will be able to understand and respond to short questions about themselves or well-known people and places.  

Students will be able to use basic grammatical and syntactical structures as well as a basic vocabulary of general language and find their way around and express themselves in familiar communication situations.  

After this course, they will be able to understand simple, clearly spoken sentences that refer to themselves; to follow a conversation if it is about a familiar everyday topic and is spoken slowly. In addition, students can introduce themselves and other people orally and in writing and report on and enquire about their own interests, preferences, abilities, plans, projects and hobbies. 

Students can communicate in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is willing to help. 

They can use simple words to express themselves on topics of general interest and exchange the most important information, also paying attention to non-verbal signals. 

By learning elementary cultural characteristics in the respective language area, students develop a better sensitivity for the connections between language and culture, which enables better communication.

After completing the module, students can understand very simple, familiar sentences about familiar people and places and express themselves using simple, isolated and memorized phrases. Conversation is entirely dependent on statements and questions being formulated in very simple language and repeated and rephrased more slowly if they are not understood.

The students are therefore at the initial A1 level. In the global scale of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), this elementary use of language at level A1 is described as follows:

"Can understand and use familiar, everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of concrete needs. Can introduce him/herself and others and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. Can communicate in a simple way if the other person speaks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help." (CEFR/ Brief information 2004: p. 3). 

 The module prepares students for the advanced module Russian A2.

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