PdF:RCSZ_RJC1 Russian for Academic Purposes - Course Information
RCSZ_RJC1 Russian for Academic Purposes
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Gabriela Hublová, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Monika Ševečková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Education Division – Language Centre - Prerequisites
- You should have a C1 CEFR (Common European Framework) level of Russian language competence to pass this exam or obtain recognition.
- 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
- there are 20 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY where the student writes an essay on the dissertation topic or can obtain recognition based on previous work (see REQUIREMENTS below). There is NO participation component.
- Syllabus
- RUSSIAN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR FF DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
- Students are obliged to either:
- write an essay (on the dissertation topic, 4 pages), or
- have the exam RECOGNIZED on the basis of an exam that was done before, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below).
- This Russian essay writing is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date. Exam registration involves signing up in „IS“ and providing a list of 5 topics (for an essay that would be about 4 standard pages long) to be sent to ESF CJV. Each topic must include a brief synopsis of about 5 lines, or 5 sentences, or 5 points. The topics must connect to the theme of the student’s dissertation and must be signed by the student’s ADVISOR in order to be accepted. At the actual sitting of the exam, the examiner will select one of the proposed topics.
- RECOGNITION OF EXAM is possible if one of the following is provided:
- International language certificates at the C1 level of CEF
- a university degree in Russian,
- a degree obtained from a foreign university where the study language was Russian, or
- PUBLICATIONS (the student’s name must be written as the main author or first co-author in all of the following cases): book, lecture, article;
- PRESENTATION at a conference held in Russian (the student’s name must be written as the main AUTHOR AND PRESENTER; the student must also submit a published abstract of the presentation and a written version of the presentation itself);
- a rejected unpublished article (the student must also submit the text and the rejection explanation).
- Literature
- http://www.asu.ru/files/documents/00000569.doc
- http://www.hse.spb.ru/edu/recommendations/essay-2005.phtml
- Иванов П.И. Методика написания рефератов, Саратов 2000
- Матюхина Н.В. Методика подготовки эссе по заданной теме, Москва 2009
- Teaching methods
- consultations
- Assessment methods
- Length is about 4 standard pages (i.e. 7200 characters);
formal style corresponding to academic writing (title, introduction, main body, conclusion);
use of academic conventions when citing sources
STYLE AND ORGANIZATION:
clear argumentation expressed in paragraphs;
paragraphs are logically and coherently sequenced;
use of text construction principles;
formal register
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
use of a wide grammatical range suitable for academic writing (appropriate tenses, modal verbs);
precise grammatical structures;
ability to form compound and complex sentences (not only simple sentences)
VOCABULARY:
relevant vocabulary and technical terminology;
precise use of expressions, idioms, and phrases suitable for academic writing; conjunctions;
joining phrases appropriate to formal writing
SOURCES:
the student may bring to the exam some written out citations, a list of literature used, and technical and general dictionaries (all of which can be checked by the examiner). - Language of instruction
- Russian
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: zkouška podle podmínek pro doktorské studium MU
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: konzultace.
General note: Kurz je určen pro studenty doktorského studia na PdF MU.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: konzultace.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je určen pro studenty doktorského studia PdF MU
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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