The university course "Russian Language and Culture of Speech" is studied by students with varying levels of cultural and language proficiency, who are pursuing education in different specialties. The initial level of knowledge for students is proficiency in the Russian language at the B1+ / B2 level. The program of the course is based on the principle of variability in content, tailored to the direction and specialty of the students attending the course. The program has been prepared for students from different fields at the Russian-Armenian University.
All modules include topics and materials that enable effective work with both high-level students in language and speech competence and those who experience certain difficulties in communicating in Russian.
The practical course program "Russian Language and Culture of Speech" consists of language materials based on texts relevant to students' specialties, aimed at developing professional and communicative skills. The focus is on studying social, cultural, and professional spheres, as well as linguistic country studies and extracurricular activities.
The overall goal of the training is comprehensive, encompassing both practical (communicative) and educational objectives. The communicative goal is paramount and is achieved by developing the necessary language and speech skills in students. Its essence lies in enhancing students' practical proficiency in the Russian literary language across various domains of its usage, in both written and spoken forms. The acquisition of skills and knowledge in this area is inseparable from a deeper understanding of the characteristic features of the Russian language as a means of communication and information transfer, as well as from broadening the general humanitarian outlook, which implies mastery of the rich communicative, cognitive, and aesthetic potential of the Russian language. The training in speech activity is viewed as a unified interconnected process, focusing on the development of both general and specific skills and abilities.
One of the specific objectives of the course is to master the specialty-related Russian language, to read specialized literature, and to utilize it in academic and professional activities. Another aspect of the course is linguistic country studies, which includes the following elements:
1) Systematic, sequential, and purposeful incorporation of information about Russia into the process of teaching the Russian language;
2) Implementation of the linguistic country studies aspect across all communicative spheres of the training;
3) Use of the linguistic country studies potential, selected for educational purposes from a list of linguistic units with a national-cultural component, as well as from journalistic and artistic texts and works of art.
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Oriental and African Studies (Arabic Studies, Turkology)) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Foreign Regional Studies) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Linguistics) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (International Relations) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Management) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Political Science) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Կիրառական մաթեմատիկա և ինֆորմատիկա) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Psychology) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Film and Television Directing) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Advertising and Public Relations) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Trading Business) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Tourism) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Philology) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Philosophy) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Economy) |
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RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF SPEECH (Jurisprudence) |
The university course "Russian Language as a Foreign Language" is intended for first- and second-year students of all majors in the Armenian sector of the Russian-Armenian University, who have a command of the Russian language at the A1 / A1 level. The program is based on a competency approach, which focuses on developing not just knowledge and skills in students, but key competencies that will enable them to effectively use the language in various life and professional situations. This means that language proficiency should be practical and functional, aimed at solving real communicative tasks.
The program is aimed at improving students' practical proficiency in the Russian language across various spheres of its functioning, both in written and spoken forms. Acquiring skills and knowledge in this area is inseparable from deepening the understanding of the distinctive features of the Russian language as a means of communication and information transfer, as well as expanding the general humanitarian outlook that involves mastering the rich communicative, cognitive, and aesthetic potential of the Russian language.
The goal of the discipline is to develop and enhance students' key language competencies necessary for effective communication in Russian in various life and professional situations.
Objectives of the Discipline:
- Development of Language Competence: Cultivating students' skills in the correct and proficient use of the Russian language in both oral and written communication; teaching basic grammatical rules and vocabulary necessary for effective interaction.
- Enhancement of Communicative Competence: Training students in dialogue, discussion, and presentation skills in Russian; practical application of the language in various communicative situations, both formal and informal.
- Acquisition and Use of Sociocultural Knowledge: Introducing students to the cultural, historical, and social aspects of Russia; fostering the ability to understand and use the language within the context of Russian-speaking culture and intercultural communication.
- Development of Listening and Reading Skills: Teaching comprehension and interpretation of various types of oral speech (dialogues, monologues, audio recordings); developing the ability to work with written texts of varying complexity and genre.
- Training in Written Communication: Practicing the writing of different types of texts in Russian; teaching the structure and stylistic features of written communication in academic and business contexts.
- Preparation for Professional Activity: Familiarizing students with professional vocabulary and terminology relevant to their future specialties; developing skills in business communication and writing professional documents in Russian.
Knowledge:
Students should know:
- Basic lexical and grammatical norms of the Russian language.
- Features of Russian accentuation and orthoepy.
- Meanings of words and peculiarities of lexical compatibility.
- Specifics of using grammatical and syntactic forms.
- Characteristics of scientific and business communication.
- Means of organizing coherent text.
- Cliched expressions and evaluative constructions.
Skills:
Students should be able to...
By the end of the course, students should be able to...
Skills:
Students should be able to:
- Effectively communicate in both oral and written forms in Russian to address interpersonal and intercultural interaction tasks.
- Write various types of texts in Russian.
- Demonstrate developed speech behavior tactics in formal and informal communication situations.
- Combine speech behavior tactics based on the goals, tasks, context, time, location of communication, social status, and expected communicative competence of the interlocutor.
- Verbally implement 1) contact-establishing, 2) regulating, 3) informative, and 4) evaluative intentions, and, if necessary, demonstrate their integrated use.
Proficiency:
Students should be proficient in:
- The fundamental grammatical and lexical structures of the Russian language.
- Skills for creating various types of texts.
- Speech behavior tactics in formal and informal communication situations.
- Listening and reading skills for texts of varying complexity.
- Using the Russian language in their specific field of study.
