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Russian 4 (RUSS20005)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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The overall goal of this intermediate Russian subject is to enable students to move from the private to the public sphere of discourse, so that they begin to engage with more sophisticated cultural and social topics through listening, reading, writing and speaking. The subject is based on topics and texts, into which the grammar and vocabulary are fully integrated. Instead of the traditional approach to language instruction that is structured around a sequence of grammatical topics, this subject relies on the texts themselves to provide the textual, informational and lexico-grammatical features that serve as the basis for developing students' language abilities. The subject's emphasis on improving students' ability to narrate, compare and contrast, express opinions and establish causal relationships in speaking and writing lays the groundwork for the texts used in Russian 5 and the independent research work in Contemporary Russia (capstone).
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Interpret and synthesize information from texts of intermediate difficulty about the self, other people and places from a variety of audio-visual media
- Engage with Russian literature (short story) in the original
- Start to develop a more advanced vocabulary from a range of communicative situations
- Use more advanced grammatical and syntactic structures of Russian
- Develop an openness to the world and an awareness of cultural and historical contexts
- Find information from various sources, including dictionary, library and the internet
- Become familiar with Russian cultural traditions and practices, and to appreciate regional diversity
- Develop a differentiated and informed understanding of self and other and of cross-cultural exchange
- Apprehend and appreciate features of the interaction of language and identity.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Acquire more advanced skills necessary for future research (library, internet, cross-references etc.)
- Gain sophisticated analytical tools for understanding the system of language
- Acquire foundations in intercultural communication practices
- Acquire written communication skills through writing and seminar discussion
- Show attention to detail through preparation and writing
- Acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for regular (weekly) assignment completion
- Acquire public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations
- Develop the ability to reflect on their language learning process and on linguistic and cultural differences of the target language and cultures.
Last updated: 11 July 2025