Basics of Russian-Part 1

By Mr. Shivaji Bhaskar | Indira Gandhi National Open University

Learners enrolled: 1795

About the Course :

The present course aims at introducing the basics of the Russian Language and gradually builds competence in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing and also enabling cultural understanding.

Methodology: Indirect method of Teaching has been used for this course. For MOOC’s, indirect instruction seems appropriate since it seeks a high level of student involvement in observing, investigating, drawing inferences from data, or forming hypotheses. It takes advantage of students' interest and curiosity, often encouraging them to generate alternatives or solve problems. Further, in indirect instruction, the role of the teacher shifts from lecturer to that of facilitator, supporter, and resource person. The teacher arranges the learning environment, provides opportunity for student involvement, and, when appropriate, provides feedback to students while they conduct the inquiry.

Aim of the Course: The Course aims at providing beginners with basics of Russian Language in an easy and efficient manner.

Objectives of the Course:

To develop the ability to use Russian effectively for the purpose of practical communication in spoken and written discourse.
To respond, in written or oral form, quickly, adequately and accurately in different communicative situations (such as- to give & receive personal information, to give basic instructions, to involve in dialogues related to day-to-day life, to relate events, facts and to narrate situations, to express opinions, to describe persons or things, to justify opinions, etc.)
To demonstrate knowledge of sufficient vocabulary to use with grammar patterns.
To enable students to gain access through language to the contemporary scene and the background of Russian speaking countries, their people and their cultures.
To establish the skills, language and attitude required to promote and facilitate further study of Russian.

Course Enrollment Start Date	02 – Dec – 2019
Course Enrollment End Date	8 – March – 2020
Exam Date	Will be announced soon.
Exam Slot	Will be announced soon.
Mode of Exam	CBT (Computer Based Test)

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Core
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Diploma
Start Date :	01 Jan 2020
End Date :	31 Aug 2020
Enrollment Ends :	08 Mar 2020
Exam Date :

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Course layout

Week 1	Unit 1 - Origin of Russian Language and its Structure
Week 2	Unit 2- Vowels and Consonants
Week 3	Unit 3- Russian phonetics
Week 4	Unit 4-Russian sound system
Week 5	Unit 5-Russian sound system II
Week 6	Unit 6-Russian Verbs & their Conjugations
Week 7	Unit 7-Basic Russian Expressions
Week 8	Unit 8-Types of Sentences, Days, Months and Basic Expressions in Russian
Week 9	Unit 9-Adjectives and Nouns
Week 10	Unit 10-Verbs of Motion in Russian
Week 11	Unit 11-Common Russian Expressions and Cuisine
Week 12	Unit 12-Use of Prepositions with Nouns according to their Genders

Books and references

Name/ Title of the Reference Material Author

Self Learning Material (SLM) Russian SOFL IGNOU - IGNOU http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/41161

Russian in Exercises - S.A Khavronina, AI Shirochenskaya

Russian for English Speaking learners - V.N Wagner, Y.G. Ovsienko

Instructor bio

Mr. Shivaji Bhaskar

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Mr. Shivaji Bhaskar is Assistant Professor in Russian at the School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU. His area of special interest is Teaching of Russian as a Foreign Language (РКИ), Culture & Civilization of Russia, Translation & Interpretation and Area Studies with special emphasis to Russian and Eurasian Studies.

Contact:
shivajibhaskar@ignou.ac.in; shivajibhaskar@gmail.com

Ph: 011-29571639, 011-29571640