Russian Language for Beginners

Have you often heard that learning Russian is very difficult? We want to show you that Russian is not difficult at all if you study it systematically, as it is presented in this course. This express course has a clear structure of presentation of the material, following which you will master the basic grammar and vocabulary step by step to start speaking Russian.

This course will allow you to master the basics of Russian grammar in the scope of the A1 level exam and even some additional topics. This Russian Language course allows you to start reading and speaking Russian, even if you have never studied Russian before. The course is rather grammatical, that is, after studying it, you will master many different grammatical constructions, this will allow you to easily compose phrases and talk about anything you want to talk about.

The course is well illustrated, it will make you learning Russian in a fun and easy way. The course has a communicative orientation: this means that the new grammar and vocabulary is presented in the dialogues, in which you can also easily take part, having mastered the material of each lesson.

This course can help you master the basics of the Russian language in order to successfully start studying in Russia, in particular if you are planning to get a higher education in Russia and study at one of the best Russian universities. The basics of vocabulary and grammar presented in this course will help you feel more comfortable in the Russian language environment if you live, study or travel in Russia.

The course is 7 weeks long. Each week includes video lectures, most of which end up with small quizzes. Also, after most of the videos you will be able to check yourself with graded quizzes.

Основная литература:

1. Антонова В.Е., Нахабина М.М., Сафронова М.В., Толстых А.А. Дорога в Россию. Элементарный уровень. Златоуст, 2017. – 315 с.

2. Хавронина С.А., Широченская А.И. Русский язык в упражнениях. Учебное пособие (для говорящих на английском языке). – М.: Русский язык. Курсы, 2016. – 384 с.

Дополнительная литература: 

1. Мозелова И. Русский сувенир. Учебник. Элементарный уровень. – М.: Русский язык. Курсы, 2017. – 160 с. 

2. Мозелова И. Русский язык. Рабочая тетрадь. Элементарный уровень. – М.: Русский язык. Курсы, 2017. – 64 с.

Week 1. Russian phonetic system. Basic concepts of Russian grammar. Personal and possessive pronouns. Adjectives

Lesson 1. The phonetic system of Russian language. The alphabet. The rules of reading. The accent

1.1  Main information about the phonetic system of Russian language. Vowel sounds

1.2  Consonants. "True friends" (Russian and English letters are written and read the same way)

1.3  Consonants. "False friends" (Russian and English letters look the same, but are read differently)

1.4  Consonants. "New friends" (Russian and English letters are read the same, but look different)

1.5  Consonants. "Strangers" Part 1 (Russian and English letters are written and are read differently). The voiced and voiceless consonants.

1.6 The voiced and voiceless consonants

1.7 "Strangers". Part 2 (Russian and English letters are both written and read differently)

1.8 Russian alphabet

1.9 Consonants. The concept of hardness and softness of consonants

1.10 Vowel sounds. Stressed / unstressed vowels

Lesson 2. Basic concepts of Russian grammar

2.1 Gender of nouns

2.2 Plural of nouns

2.3 Personal pronouns

2.4 Animate and inanimate nouns

2.5 The Possessive pronouns Part 1

2.6 The Possessive pronouns Part 2

2.7 The Possessive pronouns.Part 3

Lesson 3. Adjectives in Russian language

3.1 Adjectives in the masculine, feminine, neuter and plural forms

3.2 Adjectives. How to use Adjectives

3.3 Adjectives. Check yourself

Week 2. The present tense form of verbs. Prepositional case of nouns

Lesson 4. Verbs in the present tense form

4.1 The system of tenses of verbs in the Russian language. 2 types of verb conjugation

4.2 The 1st verb conjugation: endings, meaning, usage examples

4.3 The 2nd verb conjugation: endings, meaning, usage examples

4.4 Question-and-answer constructions with verbs in the present tense forms

4.5 Grammar review

Lesson 5. Prepositional case of nouns

5.1 Introduction to the case system in the Russian language. Basic constructions with prepositional case. Endings of nouns in the form of the prepositional case

5.2 The meaning of the place. Prepositions "в" and "на"

5.3 The meaning of the object of speech/thought. The preposition "o"

5.4 Construction with words denoting the type of transport. The preposition "на"

5.5 Personal pronouns in the form of the prepositional case

Week 3. Accusative case of nouns. The past tense form of verbs

Lesson 6. Accusative case of nouns

6.1 Basic constructions with accusative case. Endings of nouns in the form of the accusative case

6.2 Meaning of a direct object. Verbs followed by a noun with the meaning of a direct object

6.3 Meaning of direction of motion/action. Verbs of motion that require a noun in the accusative case

6.4 Expression of time in Russian with a noun in the accusative case (days of the week)

6.5 The Personal Pronouns

Lesson 7. The past tense form of verbs in Russian

7.1 The form of verbs in the past tense. Examples

7.2 Basic question-and-answer constructions with a verb in the past tense form

7.3 The verb "to be" in the form of the past tense and examples of its use

07.04 Exercises for practicing the skills of expressing an action usung verbs in the form of the past tense

Week 4. Genitive and Dative cases of nouns

Lesson 8. Genitive case of nouns

8.1 Basic constructions with genitive case. Endings of nouns in the form of the genitive case

8.2 Meaning of posession. Construction "I have got something/someone"

8.3 Meaning of negation. Construction "there is no someone/something"

8.4 Meaning of belonging/part of something. Construction "noun+noun"

8.5 Meaning of direction of motion. Prepositions "из" and "с"

8.6 Personal pronouns in the form of the genitive case

Lesson 9. Dative case of nouns

9.1 Basic constructions with the dative case. Endings of nouns in the form of the dative case

9.2 Construction to indicate age

9.3 The meaning of the recipient: verbs/examples

9.4 Construction with the verb "to like"

9.5 Construction with the verb "to need"

9.6 Personal pronouns in the form of the dative case

Week 5. The Instrumental case of nouns. Plural of nouns

Lesson 10. The instrumental case of nouns

10.1 Basic constructions with the instrumental case. Endings of nouns in the form of the Instrumental case

10.2 Meaning of jointness. The preposition "с"

10.3 Ways of expressing professional affiliation

10.4 Ways to express interests and preferences

10.5 Meaning of the instrument of the action

10.6 Personal pronouns in the form of the instrumental case

Lesson 11. Plural of nouns

11.1 The system of cases in Russian language. Basic constructions/examples of nouns in the form of plural

11.2 The nominative case

11.3 The genitive case

11.4 The dative case

11.5 The accusative case

11.6 The instrumental case

11.7 The prepositional case

11.08 Grammar review

Week 6. Imperfective and perfective verbs in past, present and future tenses forms

Lesson 12. Imperfective and perfective verbs

12.1 The concept of imperfective and perfective verbs. Differences in form and meaning. Examples

12.2 The meaning of process/result of action

12.3 The meaning of single/reapeated action

12.4 The meaning of simultaneity/sequence of action

12.05 Grammar review

Lesson 13. Imperfective and perfective verbs in the forms of the present, past and future tenses

13.1 Present time. Ways of expression. Examples of constructions

13.2 Past tense. Ways of expression. Examples of constructions

13.3 Future time. Ways of expression. Examples of constructions

13.4 Grammar review

Conclusion

At the end of the Program you will:

• learn to read in Russian;
• learn to listen and understand the Russian language;
• learn to speak Russian at the A1 level;
• learn grammar at the A1 level;
• learn vocabulary necessary for communication in Russian for A1 level.

УК-1 Способность осуществлять поиск, критический анализ и синтез информации, применять системный подход для решения поставленных задач
ПК-2 Письменный перевод типовых официально-деловых документов