Intermediate Russian Language B

Learning Outcomes

• As a student in this course you will acquire skills in all four areas of the language (reading, writing, speaking and listening).  
  
  Listening
  You will be able to understand everyday phrases when they are spoken slowly. If a person speaks quite fast, you'll be able to understand if the topic is familiar to you. You will be able to understand a conversation from the context even if you don't know all of the vocabulary.
  
  Reading
  You'll be able to understand brief texts, emails/letters from friends or colleagues. You'll be able to find necessary information in menus, ads, transport schedules and newspapers. You'll be able to understand the main idea of a simple short story and instructions.
  
  Speaking
  You'll be able to start a conversation to gather necessary information in a shop, post office, travel agency or bank, etc. You'll be able to place orders in a café or restaurant; you'll know how to address people, ask about their wellbeing, invite them to the theatre, etc.. You'll be able to answer simple questions in everyday situations and talk on a range of topics covered in the course.
  
  Writing
  You'll be able to write about yourself, where you live, work, study, your interests or leisure activities. You'll be able to express your opinion, write an invitation, a letter, describe past events or your future plans.
  
  This course will also address key attributes of the UC Graduate Profile:
  
  
• Be enterprising in developing their language skills;
  
• Understand the place of other international languages in the cultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand;
  
• Acknowledge the community role of Russian in a land of many tourists, students and immigrants.

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

	Employable, innovative and enterprising Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
	Biculturally competent and confident Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
	Engaged with the community Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.

Prerequisites

Restrictions

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .