Advanced Russian Language B

Learning Outcomes

• After successful completion of this course students will have:
  
• develop more understanding of global conditions and will become competent in
  engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts. This will help the language students
  to develop knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range
  of applications.
  
• have examined cultural beliefs and values in Russia, which in turn students will
  develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for cultures other than their own,
  including the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand be able to comprehend
  the influence of global conditions on Russia and be competent in engaging with global
  and multi-cultural contexts;
  
• develop specific linguistic skills in Russian that will enhance students’ opportunities
  for a successful career;
  
• develop linguistic skills to engage and interact with members of the Russian-speaking
  community in New Zealand and the ability to understand a wide range of sentence
  structures;
  
• develop a firm understanding of advanced level prose;
  
• develop an understanding of sociolinguistic registers;
  
• develop familiarity with journalistic prose, formal, and informal use of language;
  
• develop critical thinking via close-readings, argumentative presentations, and group
  discussions
  
• develop the ability to compose prose using a variety of sentence structures, idiomatic
  
• expressions and link words;
  
• develop a heightened linguistic sensitivity facilitating the acquisition of other non-
  English languages;

Prerequisites

Restrictions

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .