RJ2027 Practical Grammar of Russian 1

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Oxana Truhlářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Anastasija Sokolova, Ph.D.
Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Barbora Hůrková
Supplier department: Department of Other Foreign Languages – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites
Russian at B2 level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
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fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Abstract
The course focuses on a systematic deepening of the morphological level of the Russian language. It offers a comprehensive review and expansion of knowledge concerning the grammatical categories of nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals, and verbs. Emphasis is placed on the instruction of irregular, unproductive, and hybrid forms, as well as on the students’ ability to recognize and use less frequent grammatical structures of contemporary Russian.
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

  • systematically describe the morphological system of contemporary Russian;
  • correctly form and use both regular and irregular morphological structures; 
  • analyze and explain grammatical phenomena in authentic texts; 
  • apply the acquired knowledge in teaching Russian as a foreign language.
Key topics
  • 1. Declension of nominal word classes: nouns, adjectives, pronouns, numerals.
  • 2. Verbal categories and aspectual system: aspect, tense, mood, voice; verb + infinitive constructions.
  • 3. Irregular and unproductive forms: irregular declension and conjugation, borrowings, hybrid paradigms.
  • 4. Participles: formation of active and passive participles, usage in context.
  • 5. Transgressives: formation and usage in modern Russian, comparison with Czech.
  • 6. Revision.
Study resources and literature
    recommended literature
  • TRUHLÁŘOVÁ, Oxana and Anastasija SOKOLOVA. Interaktivní cvičebnice ruské gramatiky B1 (Interactive Russian grammar practice for B1). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2024. Elportál. ISSN 1802-128X. PURL, url, html info
  • SOKOLOVA, Anastasia; Oxana TRUHLÁŘOVÁ; Michaela BOHÁČOVÁ and Judita FLÁDROVÁ. Morfologie ruštiny 1: podstatná jména, přídavná jména, zájmena (Morphology of the Russian language 1: nouns, adjectives, pronouns). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2018. Elportál. ISBN 978-80-210-9184-9. url, epub info
  • VOBOŘIL, Ladislav. Praktická cvičení z ruštiny pro filology-překladatele : (výklad a cvičení). 1. vydání. Olomouc: Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci, 2015, 169 stran. ISBN 9788024444505. info
  • GLAZUNOVA, Ol‘ga Igorevna. Grammatika russkogo jazyka v upražnenijach i kommentarijach : morfologija. 3-e izd. Sankt-Peterburg: Zlatoust, 2005, 423 s. ISBN 5865472925. info
  • FLÍDROVÁ, Helena and Stanislav ŽAŽA. Sintaksis russkogo jazyka v sopostavlenii s češskim. První. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2005, 163 pp. Skriptum. ISBN 80-244-1104-0. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
The course is based on independent study, with students working with materials and resources provided in the IS. The process includes the ongoing completion of assignments and their submission for subsequent review and feedback.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements

Requirements for credit: 

completion and submission of all assignments assigned during the semester in accordance with the specified deadlines.

Alternate completion
In case of an international internship, the course can be completed in an alternative form. The student will study all course materials independently and regularly upload homework assignments to the to the Odevzdávárna in the Information System.
Language of instruction
Russian
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/ped/podzim2026/RJ2051/
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
Teacher's information
The course is conducted in a distance format.
All study materials, including supplementary resources (videos, links to learning platforms, practice exercises), are uploaded to the Interactive Syllabus of the course.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025.
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