Russian (Fribourg)

Russian 1

In this course, linguistic and intercultural knowledge on a basic level will be taught, as well as the skills and strategies needed to learn a language (reception, production, interaction, mediation). At the end of the course, students should be on an A2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The students will have learned to talk about well-known topics, to communicate in easy everyday situations and to understand and write short and easy texts.

Russian 2

At the end of this course, students should be on a B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The students will have learned to talk about their interests in a distinguished way and to react to other people's statements spontaneously. The students will be able to interact in most everyday situations, to understand more complex and authentic texts and to write different texts themselves. The intercultural competences will be trained through working with authentic material (text, audio, video).

Russian 3

This course focuses mainly on the intercultural comptences. The course will be held in the form of a project and only authentic materials (literary texts, news articles, films, music etc.) will be used. The contents of the Russian 3 courses do not repeat. This means that students may attend and validate the course during several semesters. At the end of this course, students should be on a B2+/C1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Some examples from the last few years: - "simulation globale" about topics such as: an apartment building in Sochi or Riga, a village at Lake Baikal, a company; - Russian-language films and series; - literature of the Russian emigration; - a translation project in collaboration with young Russian authors; - a conversational course "Russian Parlour Games for Breakfast"; - a hybride course about the "History of Dissidents in the Soviet Union"; - a hybride course about the "History of the Everyday Culture of Moscow During the 20^th Century".

Video example: "Hybride Course with teleportation effect" About the "History of the Everyday Culture of Moscow During the 20^th Century", that has been promoted by the Innovations's Fund of the University of Fribourg (2022).

More About the Principles Behind the Russian Courses in Fribourg

Publications:

• (2010) «Si c’est leur parole, cela peut devenir leur langue ». Лингвистическая психодраматургия в контексте университетского образования. In: Guzmán Tirado, Rafael & Sokolova, Larisa & Votyakova, Irina (Hg.): II Congreso internacional “La lengua y literaruta rusas en el espacio educativo internacional: estado actual y perspectivas”. Granada 2010, S. 527-532.
• (2018) Macht kein (Psycho-)Drama draus! In Giebert Stefanie; Göksel, Eva: Dramapädagogik-Tage 2018 Drama in Education Days 2018, Stefanie Giebert, Eva Göksel,  23-31. https://dramapaedagogik.de/de/tagungsband-dp-tage-2018
• (2019) Dominguez Sapien Natalia, Georgina Dragovic: Gemeinsam einsam? performative Verfahren im institutionellen Fremdsprachenunterricht. In Babylonia 3/2019, 20-25. https://babylonia.online/index.php/babylonia/issue/view/8/10
• A publication about the Russian courses in Fribourg can be found here.

Russian I

180 lessons / 12 ECTS per semester, 2 semesters in total;

Russian II

120 lessons / 6 ECTS per semester, 2 semesters in total;

Russian III

Russian III C (120 lessons / 6 ECTS) and Russian III D (120 lessons / 6 ECTS), 2 semesters each.

Evaluation

• frequent and active participation
• final exam at the end of each semester