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This course aims to extend students' existing knowledge of Russian acquired at Level 1, allowing them to develop their skills in understanding, reading, writing and speaking the language at intermediate level.

Tuesday and Friday at 3.00 pm over both semesters as scheduled on MyCampus. Weekly one-hour oral class (choice of times) as scheduled on MyCampus.

Teaching will take place in weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Week 6 will be dedicated to guided independent study. 

Russian 1 (RUSSIAN1001) at Grade D3 or above.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Assessed language exercises throughout semesters 1 and 2 - 25%

■ Oral Examination (10 minutes) - 25%

■ Written Examination (2 hours) - 50%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the assessed language exercises, but an extension to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ An invigilated online oral exam as alternative to the oral examination.

■ There is no alternative to the written examination, but extra time and/or a separate room may be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for examination arrangements).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course aims to:

■ further consolidate students' existing knowledge of the target language already acquired at level 1;

■ ensure students can understand, read, write and speak the target language at intermediate level, which is broadly equivalent to B2 within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;

■ prepare students to use the target language with ease in everyday situations and professional environments.

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

■ read, comprehend, analyse and translate intermediate-level texts of a variety of styles in the target language;

■ speak with confidence and present ideas effectively in the target language on a range of topics reflecting work done on the course, using appropriate register, intonation, structures and idioms;

■ respond with confidence to questions posed both orally and in writing, using the main and some advanced grammatical structures of the target language accurately and appropriately;

■ produce texts written in the target language that show an active command of vocabulary, grammar and idiom at an intermediate level reflecting the work contained in the course materials.