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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.

Please see timetable information for Russian Language 2 RUSSIAN2012

Available to all students fulfilling the requirements for Honours entry into one of the SMLC Honours programmes or Honours entry to CEES as well as appropriate knowledge of the Russian language.

Russian Language 2 (RUSSIAN2012)

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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 extensions to the deadlines can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ There is no alternative to the Written Examination, but extra time/alternative space can be offered as reasonable adjustment.

■ Invigilated online oral examination as an alternative to oral examination

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

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 the 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.