Russian Language 1 (for first-year students)

International Teaching Russian Language 1 (for first-year students)

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
Bachelor or equivalent first cycle
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2025/2026

YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
945LESSONS
Objectives
GENERAL OBJECTIVE

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AS WELL AS THE CULTURE, CIVILISATION AND ECONOMIC-POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE FORMER REPUBLICS OF THE SOVIET UNION.

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL KNOW
- IN WRITTEN AND ORAL FORM THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE WITH THE AIM OF REACHING LEVEL A1-A2 OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES (PHONETICS, GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, BASIC MORPHO-SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES) IN THE FOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS (READING, WRITING, LISTENING, SPEAKING).

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- UNDERSTAND AND PRODUCE IN ORAL AND WRITTEN FORM SPEECHES ON TOPICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE, PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE SPELLING OF THE CYRILLIC ALPHABET, PRONUNCIATION, RHYTHM AND SENTENCE INTONATION.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- DISTINGUISH THE MORPHOSYNTACTIC STRUCTURES OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE BY COMPARING THEM WITH THOSE OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND MAKE METALINGUISTIC REFLECTIONS.

COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- COMMUNICATE AT AN ELEMENTARY LEVEL WITH A RUSSIAN SPEAKER ON CONCRETE TOPICS SUCH AS FAMILY, STUDY, LEISURE, SHOPPING AND EXPENSES, AS WELL AS ELABORATE SHORT WRITTEN TEXTS SUCH AS MESSAGES OR E-MAILS TO FRIENDS AND TEACHERS.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE
- METALINGUISTIC KNOWLEDGE AIMED AT SELF-REFLECTION AND COMPARISON OF LINGUISTIC PHENOMENA IN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGES STUDIED IN ORDER TO ALSO DEVELOP LEARNING AND SELF-LEARNING SKILLS.
Prerequisites
IT IS NOT REQUIRED PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE; IS REQUIRES GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE.
Contents
THE TEACHING IS DIVIDED INTO 2 MODULES, CALLED MODULO DOCENTE AND THE LETTORATO

THE TMODULO DOCENTE (45 HOURS OF LECTURES) IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS:
PART I:
- HISTORY OF RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS: KIEVAN RUS', MONGOL YOKE, MOSCOW, RUSSIAN EMPIRE, SOVIET UNION, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- RUSSIAN ART AND CULTURE
- GEOGRAPHY OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE

MODULO DOCENTE PART II:
- TRANSLATION FROM RUSSIAN INTO ITALIAN, GRAMMATICAL AND LOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTARY TEXTS FROM THE ‘I LOVE RUSSIAN’ TEXTBOOK.

THE LETTORATO PROGRAMME (120 HOURS OF LANGUAGE LABORATORY ACTIVITIES) WILL FOCUS ON THE BASIC GRAMMATIC STRUCTURES OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE:
1. MORPHOLOGY:
- DECLENSION OF NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, PRONOUNS
- CONJUGATION OF VERBS
2. ELEMENTARY NOTIONS OF VERB ASPECT (PERFECTIVE AND IMPERFECTIVE)
3. ELEMENTARY NOTIONS ON VERBS OF MOTION
4. BASIC SYNTACTIC STRUCTURES OF THE SIMPLE AND COMPLEX PERIOD (OBJECTIVE, CAUSAL, FINAL, TEMPORAL)
5. ELEMENTARY VOCABULARY ON TOPICS OF EVERYDAY LIFE (FAMILY, HOME, CITY, STUDY, LEISURE, FRIENDS, HOLIDAYS).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF FACE-TO-FACE LECTURES (45 HOURS) WITH THE MAIN TEACHER, PRACTICAL LABORATORY ACTIVITIES WITH LANGUAGE LECTURERS (120 HOURS), SELF-LEARNING (FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS).
THE LECTURES WITH THE TEACHER WILL ENABLE THE STUDENT TO ACQUIRE A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, THE CULTURE, CIVILISATION AND ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE FORMER REPUBLICS OF THE SOVIET UNION, AS WELL AS TO READ, TRANSLATE AND ANALYSE SHORT TEXTS ON EVERYDAY TOPICS AT A METALINGUISTIC LEVEL.
THE EXERCISES WITH THE NATIVE SPEAKER EXPERT WILL ENABLE THE STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND PRODUCE IN ORAL AND WRITTEN WORDS ON DAILY LIFE THEMES.
PARTICIPATION IN FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING AND EXERCISES WITH THE LANGUAGE EXPERTS IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
ATTENDANCE WILL BE VERIFIED BY COLLECTING SIGNATURES OF THOSE PRESENT. STUDENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED AS ATTENDING IF THEY HAVE ATTENDED 80% OF THE FACE-TO-FACE LESSONS WITH THE COURSE LECTURER (MINIMUM 18 LESSONS OUT OF 23, I.E. A MINIMUM OF 9 LESSONS IN THE FIRST SEMESTER AND A MINIMUM OF 9 LESSONS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER) AND OF THE LECTURE EXERCISES (MINIMUM 48 LESSONS OUT OF 60, I.E. A MINIMUM OF 24 LESSONS IN THE FIRST SEMESTER AND A MINIMUM OF 24 LESSONS IN THE SECOND SEMESTER).
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED AS ATTENDING STUDENTS MUST ALSO DEMONSTRATE ATTENTION TO THE LECTURES AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITIES PROPOSED DURING THE TUTORIALS.
Verification of learning
THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL TEST.

INTERROUND TESTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS IN DECEMBER AND MAY. ATTENDING STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED THE DECEMBER AND MAY INTER-COURSE TESTS WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THE FINAL WRITTEN TEST.

IN THE FINAL WRITTEN TEST THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING TESTS
- A DICTATION (15 MIN.)
- A GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX TEST WITH MULTIPLE-CHOICE, COMPLETION, TRANSFORMATION AND CONCORDANCE EXERCISES WITH THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE SENTENCE (45 QUESTIONS; 90 MIN.);
- A TRANSLATION FROM RUSSIAN INTO ITALIAN WITHOUT A DICTIONARY (8 LINES, 30 MIN.);
- A COMPOSITION IN RUSSIAN (MINIMUM 10 LINES, 30 MIN.), AIMED AT TESTING THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE METHODS LEARNT DURING THE COURSE,
AS WELL AS:
- A TEST ON THE HISTORY AND GEOPOLITICS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS (15 MULTIPLE-CHOICE OR OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS; 30 MIN.).

THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE WRITTEN PROSE WILL BE 3 HOURS.

THE ORAL TEST WILL BE OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVE A SUFFICIENT GRADE (I.E. A MINIMUM SCORE OF 18/30 FOR EACH PART OF THE WRITTEN TEST (1. DETECTED 2. GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX TEST 3. TRANSLATION 4. COMPOSITION 5. HISTORY AND GEOPOLITICS TEST).

THE ORAL TEST FOR ATTENDING STUDENTS LASTS APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, INVOLVES: 1) READING, TRANSLATION AND METALINGUISTIC COMMENTARY (IN RUSSIAN) OF ONE OF THE 8 TEXTS PROPOSED BY THE LECTURER (UP TO 10 POINTS); 2) A CONVERSATION IN RUSSIAN ON ELEMENTARY TOPICS (UP TO 10 POINTS); 3) THE EXPOSITION IN ITALIAN OF THE TOPICS OF HISTORY OF RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS (BARTLETT'S TEXTBOOK AND LECTURER'S HANDOUTS) (UP TO 10 POINTS). THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR PASSING EACH PART OF THE TEST IS 6.
THE ORAL TEST WILL TEST THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO COMMUNICATING AT AN ELEMENTARY LEVEL WITH RUSSIAN SPEAKERS ON CONCRETE TOPICS SUCH AS FAMILY, STUDY, LEISURE, SHOPPING AND SPENDING, AS WELL AS BASIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

THE ORAL TEST FOR NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS LASTS APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, INCLUDES 1) READING, TRANSLATION AND METALINGUISTIC COMMENTARY (IN RUSSIAN) OF ONE OF THE 16 TEXTS PROPOSED BY THE TEACHER, AS WELL AS THE PERFORMANCE OF SOME GRAMMAR, SYNTAX AND VOCABULARY EXERCISES TAKEN FROM THE SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS FOR NONATTENDING STUDENTS (SEE REFERENCE TEXTS FOR NONATTENDING STUDENTS) (UP TO 10 POINTS); 2) A CONVERSATION IN RUSSIAN ON ELEMENTARY TOPICS (UP TO 10 POINTS) 3) AN EXPOSITION IN ITALIAN OF THE HISTORY OF RUSSIA AND THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS (BARTLETT'S TEXTBOOK AND THE LECTURER'S HANDOUTS, AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS FOR NON-STUDENTS RELATING TO THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND THE HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLICS) (UP TO 10 POINTS).
THE MINIMUM SCORE FOR PASSING EACH PART OF THE TEST IS 6.

THE MARKING OF THE ORAL TEST IS AIMED AT ASSESSING THE STUDENT'S THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE. THE MINIMUM MARK IN THE ORAL TEST IS A PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF GRAMMAR, SYNTAX AND VOCABULARY AND A THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY AND GEOPOLITICS AT A SUFFICIENT LEVEL. THE HIGHEST MARK IS ACHIEVED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES THAT HE/SHE CAN EXPRESS HIM/HERSELF PERFECTLY IN RUSSIAN.
THE FINAL GRADE WILL RESULT FROM THE AVERAGE OF THE GRADE IN THE WRITTEN TEST AND THE ORAL TEST. THE MINIMUM MARK IS 18/30. EXCELLENCE, 30/30 CUM LAUDE, REQUIRES THE ATTAINMENT OF THE MAXIMUM MARK IN ALL THE TESTS AND THE DEMONSTRATION OF FULL CAPACITY FOR ADMINISTRATION AND AUTONOMY OF THINKING.

Texts
LETTORATO
- I LOVE RUSSIAN FOR BEGINNERS, I VOLUME, LIDEN&DENZ, 2017.
- CEVESE C., DOBROVOL'SKAJA JU., MAGNANINI E., GRAMMATICA RUSSA, MILANO, HOEPLI, 2006 (GRAMMATICA DI CONSULTAZIONE PER IL TRIENNIO).
- CHAVRONINA S., SIROCHENSKAJA A., IL RUSSO. ESERCIZI, MOSCA, RUSSKIJ JAZYK, 1989 (ESERCIZIARIO).

DICTIONARIES FOR THE THREE-YEAR COURSE.
ONE TO CHOOSE FROM:
- KOVALEV V., DIZIONARIO RUSSO-ITALIANO, ITALIANO-RUSSO, BOLOGNA, ZANICHELLI, 2007.
OPPURE
- DOBROVOLSKAJA JU., GRANDE DIZIONARIO RUSSO-ITALIANO, ITALIANO-RUSSO, MILANO, HOEPLI, 2001.

MODULO DOCENTE DI STORIA, LINGUA E CULTURA RUSSA:
1) R. BARTLETT, “STORIA DELLA RUSSIA. DALLE ORIGINI AGLI ANNI DI PUTIN”, MILANO, MONDADORI, 2017.
2) MAPPE STORICHE E PRESENTAZIONI SULLE EX-REPUBBLICHE SOVIETICHE (DISPENSE DELLA DOCENTE).
3) STORIA DELL'ARTE RUSSA IN: NICHOLAS RIASANOVSKY, “STORIA DELLA RUSSIA”, MILANO, BOMPIANI, 1998, PP. 67-69, 132-138, 209-211, 299-301, 367-368, 445-447, 589-590.
4) LIUDMILA FEDOROVA E MICHELA BOLOGNANI, “RUSSO E ITALIANO NEI CONTATTI LINGUISTICI: IMMAGINI RIFLESSE”, IN “LINGUE, CULTURE, MEDIAZIONI”, (2) 2015, 1, PP. 69-94.
5) SCHEMI DI ANALISI GRAMMATICALE E LOGICA (DISPENSE DELLA DOCENTE SU CANALE TEAMS).

TESTI INTEGRATIVI PER NON FREQUENTANTI
6) NATALIA NIKITINA, “ESERCIZI DI RUSSO CON SOLUZIONI: LIVELLO A1 DEL QUADRO COMUNE EUROPEO DI RIFERIMENTO PER LE LINGUE”, MILANO : HOEPLI, 2023.
7) S.A. BELLEZZA (A CURA DI), “ATLANTE GEOPOLITICO DELLO SPAZIO POST-SOVIETICO. CONFINI E CONFLITTI”, BRESCIA, SCHOLÈ, 2022.
8) ESAMIZDAT, VOL. 14, “OLTRE IL “POST-”. L’ESPERIENZA (POST)SOVIETICA SOTTO LA LENTE (POST)COLONIALE”.
9) PAOLA COTTA RAMUSINO, “A VENT’ANNI DALLA CREAZIONE DELLA CSI: IL RUSSO NEI PAESI DELL’EX-IMPERO”, IN “LA COMUNITÀ DI STATI INDIPENDENTI A PIÙ VENTI ANNI DALLA DISSOLUZIONE DELL’URSS”, A CURA DI CATERINA FILIPPINI, MAGGIOLI EDITORE, SANT’ARCANGELO DI ROMAGNA, 2014, PP. 211-229.
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NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO CONTACT THE THEACHER WELL IN ADVANCE (AT LEAST 3 MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE ON WHICH THEY INTEND TO TAKE THE EXAM) IN ORDER TO ARRANGE THE SYLLABUS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
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