RUSSIAN LANGUAGE

Course objectives

The course aims to provide the basic knowledge of phonetics and grammar of the Russian language in order to achieve communication skills on simple topics of everyday life and ability to read and understand elementary texts.(Level: A1)

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SILVIA TOSCANO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Russian language. Basic level: 1) The phonetic and phonological system; 2) Morphology. The noun case system and the declensions singular and plural. Semantics of cases. The Adjective declensions.3) Morphology. The verb conjugation in present, past and future. Conjugations of irregular verbs. Conjugation and use of the verb"byt'". The Modal verbs. The Fundamentals of Verbal Aspects. 4) The pronouns; 5) The prepositions; 6) The cardinal numbers. Hints of history, geography, political order of the Russian Federation and Russian culture. Lector: The graphic, phonetic and intonative system of the contemporary Russian language. Dictation. Grammatical exercises. Reading and translation of Russian texts. Conversation in language on topics of everyday life
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Books
Silvia Toscano, Lingua russa I.Fatti generali e fonetica contrastiva. Elementi di morfologia di base del russo (Dispensa disponibile sulla pagina della docente a partire da ottobre); Chavronina E., Russo. Esercizi, ed. Russkij jazyk, M. 2001 (acquistabile presso IL Punto editoriale, via della Cordonata, Roma) Dizionario bilingue:Dizionario russo-italiano, italiano-russo di Vladimir Kovalev, Zanichelli
Frequency
2 lessons a week (professor) 1st semester 3 lesson a week (lectors) 1st and 2nd semester
Exam mode
FINAL TEST The final exam includes a written test consisting of two parts, one relating to the readership (dictation + grammar test) the other to the course of the teacher (on the same day). Those who pass the written test are admitted to the oral test, which also includes two parts (on the same day): a. conversation with the mother-tongue reader on topics covered during the year; b. questioning with the teacher on the grammar topics covered during the year + reading and understanding at first sight of an adequate text + translation of one of the passages addressed in class + questions by lot on the main stages of the history of Russia, on geography and political order of the Russian Federation. During the year there are two exemptions: one in February and one in late May (including both two written tests, one relating to the readership program, one to that of the teacher). Those who pass both will have access to the final oral exam without taking the final written exam. Only attending students will be able to support exemptions.
Lesson mode
1. INTERACTIVE THEORETICAL LESSONS: The lectures, which will provide sufficient theoretical knowledge to deal with the study of the basic phonetic and morphosyntactic structures, will be held by the course teacher (1st semester e partially 2nd). The teacher will also provide basic notions related to the history, geography, political and cultural organization of the Russian Federation. 2. READY: The lecturer aims at both practicing the ability of reading, oral comprehension, communication and translation, and at starting the written production (simple and short texts on the track and creative dictation) and the oral one of the student. It will take place throughout the academic year (I and II semester).
SILVIA TOSCANO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Russian language. Basic level: 1) The phonetic and phonological system; 2) Morphology. The noun case system and the declensions singular and plural. Semantics of cases. The Adjective declensions.3) Morphology. The verb conjugation in present, past and future. Conjugations of irregular verbs. Conjugation and use of the verb"byt'". The Modal verbs. The Fundamentals of Verbal Aspects. 4) The pronouns; 5) The prepositions; 6) The cardinal numbers. Hints of history, geography, political order of the Russian Federation and Russian culture. Lector: The graphic, phonetic and intonative system of the contemporary Russian language. Dictation. Grammatical exercises. Reading and translation of Russian texts. Conversation in language on topics of everyday life
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Books
Silvia Toscano, Lingua russa I.Fatti generali e fonetica contrastiva. Elementi di morfologia di base del russo (Dispensa disponibile sulla pagina della docente a partire da ottobre); Chavronina E., Russo. Esercizi, ed. Russkij jazyk, M. 2001 (acquistabile presso IL Punto editoriale, via della Cordonata, Roma) Dizionario bilingue:Dizionario russo-italiano, italiano-russo di Vladimir Kovalev, Zanichelli
Frequency
2 lessons a week (professor) 1st semester 3 lesson a week (lectors) 1st and 2nd semester
Exam mode
FINAL TEST The final exam includes a written test consisting of two parts, one relating to the readership (dictation + grammar test) the other to the course of the teacher (on the same day). Those who pass the written test are admitted to the oral test, which also includes two parts (on the same day): a. conversation with the mother-tongue reader on topics covered during the year; b. questioning with the teacher on the grammar topics covered during the year + reading and understanding at first sight of an adequate text + translation of one of the passages addressed in class + questions by lot on the main stages of the history of Russia, on geography and political order of the Russian Federation. During the year there are two exemptions: one in February and one in late May (including both two written tests, one relating to the readership program, one to that of the teacher). Those who pass both will have access to the final oral exam without taking the final written exam. Only attending students will be able to support exemptions.
Lesson mode
1. INTERACTIVE THEORETICAL LESSONS: The lectures, which will provide sufficient theoretical knowledge to deal with the study of the basic phonetic and morphosyntactic structures, will be held by the course teacher (1st semester e partially 2nd). The teacher will also provide basic notions related to the history, geography, political and cultural organization of the Russian Federation. 2. READY: The lecturer aims at both practicing the ability of reading, oral comprehension, communication and translation, and at starting the written production (simple and short texts on the track and creative dictation) and the oral one of the student. It will take place throughout the academic year (I and II semester).
  • Lesson code1017482
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseSustainable tourism science
  • CurriculumMANAGEMENT E GESTIONE DELLE IMPRESE TURISTICHE
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDL-LIN/21
  • CFU6