Mandatory language course for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies CEES5093

  • Academic Session: 2025-26
  • School: School of Social and Political Sciences
  • Credits: 40
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

The proposed course will be offered to streamline language provision in CEES and facilitate flexible learning (for example existing Russian language provision or enabling the provision of additional languages where there is sufficient demand). It is specifically designed as a course to enhance the language skills of the students in the relevant languages of the region. The course requires no previous knowledge of the languages of the region and is designed to embed language learning in language based area studies courses and will be offered in Semesters 1 and 2.

Timetable

Classes will normally be 4 hours per weeks at times to be arranged but normally as:

2hr X 2 sessions per week over 22 weeks in Semesters 1 and 2

Requirements of Entry

As per entry requirements for degree programme - 2.1 honours degree or equivalent.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

two-hour written paper (worth 70%),

15-minute oral examination (worth 30%).

Main Assessment In: April/May

Course Aims

This course provides students with intensive language tuition over 2 semesters of study. The course is taught to enable students to acquire sufficient linguistic knowledge and translation skills to be able to read social science texts in the original language and to use these in their study of social science disciplines. At the end of the course the students will have attained the necessary competence in order to use original language sources competently with the help of a dictionary, so that they can undertake more advanced research programmes or employment in the field of Central and East European Studies.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

· read and translate standard social science texts with the use of a dictionary;
· write a full summary of these texts in English;
· give a brief, basic presentation about their research;
· make effective use of dictionaries and other reference sources;
· follow a basic oral presentation in the original language about social science topics.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.