This course is aimed at students who have completed a Russian for Beginners course or equivalent. Students will further practise and improve their oral, aural, reading and written language skills.
METHODS OF TEACHING: Weekly two hour workshops.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) written end of class test 20% ii) coursework 20% iii) oral class participation 40% iv) Aural test 20%.

Email: Languages@cardiff.ac.uk

• show their ability to use simple phrases and sentences by talking about  themselves, their family and everyday life. 
• demonstrate their ability to recognise familiar words and simple phrases in  the target language by taking part in role-plays and similar  learning tasks                                                 
• demonstrate their ability to understand the gist and extract information from simple texts by adequately completing listening tasks.
• demonstrate a knowledge of simple grammatical structures and phrases by writing short texts. 

This module will be taught in small groups to encourage interaction. The emphasis will be on communication. The module is taught over 12 weeks.

Intellectual Skills                       -    integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study. 

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

1. demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations,
2. demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form using limited vocabulary and formulaic expressions,
3. collect information from short texts in the target language. 

Employability Skills:      - to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group,

                                            - to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

Vocabulary and lexis will be expanded for the following topics:

• me and my family
• my city; my town; my village
• the weather
• travel and transport
• free time
• food and drink

Required: Materials will be provided