RSb022 Administration and Business Correspondence in Russian

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Anna Agapova, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anna Agapova, Ph.D.
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. PhDr. Jiří Gazda, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:40 D31
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is the introduction to business correspondence with examples of formal letters and faxes, contemporary vocabulary and constructions from the area of business contacts with Russian speaking partners and common terminology from the sphere of economics and finance.
Students will learn the basic vocabulary and phrases, will be able to independently form letters according to given criteria, will practice the written and oral simultaneous translation of letters skills.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course, the student will be able:
- to draw up formal letters with appropriate content in Russian according to set parameters;
- to appropriately translate the Russian business correspondence into Czech.
Syllabus
  • Business correspondence from the formal point of view.
  • Differences between Czech and Russian correspondence.
  • Official letters.
  • Announcement. Invitation. Request. Acknowledgement.
  • Demand note. Confirmation.
  • Accompanying letter.
  • Business letters.
  • Business demand and response. Business offer and reply. Order and response.
  • Warranty claim and response.
  • Warranty.
Literature
  • MROVĚCOVÁ, Ljuba. Russkij jazyk v torgovle. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2007, vii, 463. ISBN 9788025115985. info
  • VAVREČKA, Mojmír and Jelena KUPCEVIČOVÁ. Obchodní korespondence v ruštině. Vyd. 1. Brno: Computer Press, 2005, vii, 273. ISBN 8025105881. info
  • DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-ruská obchodní korespondence. Translated by Tamara Gorroňová. 1. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 1998, xxv, 524 s. ISBN 80-85856-64-6. info
  • Ruský obchodní dopis : se vzorovými dopisy. 1. vyd. Písek: J & M, 1998, 101 s. ISBN 8086154041. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, written and oral exercises, written tests.
Assessment methods
Terms of passing the course: Compulsory attendance (max. 2 missed seminars). • Active participation in seminars and assignment of homework tasks. • Successfully passed final test (min. 60 %).
Language of instruction
Russian
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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