Universität Wien

040210 UK Russian - Business Communication in the Second Foreign Language I (2021W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
REMOTE

Summary

1 Herndlhofer , Moodle
2 Herndlhofer , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 30 participants
Language: Russian
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

ACHTUNG: Aufgrund des Lockdowns/der veränderten Rahmenbedingungen mussten Termine zum Teil kurzfristig auf digital umgestellt werden.

  • Tuesday 05.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 07.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 12.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 14.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 19.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 21.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 28.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 04.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 09.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 11.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 16.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 18.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 23.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 25.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 30.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 02.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 07.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 09.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 14.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 16.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 11.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 13.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 18.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 20.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Tuesday 25.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Thursday 27.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims:
- Improvement of general language skills at the level A2-B1 (acc.to CEFR) thru sufficient oral & written communication activities.
- Buildup of grammar competence focusing on verbal aspects & declination of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, numerals in a context.
- Advancement of reading & writing skills, as well as listening & comprehension.
- Facilitation of specific business vocabulary, idioms and means of expression for statistics, as well as intercultural communicative specifications in a Russain-speaking environment.
Content:
- Small talk & paving the way for business, appointments & meetings, phone talks, inquiries, time expressions.
- Invitations, advertising, promotions, presentation/offer of products & services, presentation & market analysis of a region.
- Forms of business enterprises in Russia today, activities, tendencies.
- Functions & duties of associates, job description.
- Business trips, air-tickets, hotel, means of transport, public transport, restaurants, payment.
Teaching methods:
- Communicative, inter-active, analytical. The students are supposed to cooperate with the peers, submit their group & individual work in due time.
Advanced students with Russian at the level of native or second native language might be offered upgraded assignments.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade consists of 3 parts of the language activities to be tested:
1. Midterm Test for Grammar B1, listening & comprehension, reading, translation, business vocabulary - 30% on the 27.11.21.
2. Final written exam on the 15.01.2022: translation D-R & speech production - 40%.
3. Oral presentation "Market analysis of a region" - delivery of individual performances within the arranged deadline starting from the 9.th term-week - 30%.

Attendance:
Students missing more than 4 times will be checked out of the course (in case of illness proved thru a medical note), otherwise they will be evaluated negatively.
Students who cut the first lesson without an excuse, will be checked out of the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

100 - 91 points very good
90 - 81 points gut
80 - 71 points satisfactory
70 - 60 points sufficient
under 60 points insufficient

Reading list

Manual for Business Communication in Russian:
E.Saprykina, D.Pribyl "Wirtschaftsrussisch–Praktische Wirtschaftsthemen in Dialogen, Texten und Übungen". 3. überarbeitete & erweiterte Auflage Oldenburg Verlag, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-486-71349-7 eISBN 978-3- 486-71714-3

SCRIPT
Herndlhofer Galina "Script mit Arbeitsunterlagen für WiKo-I Russisch", Fakultas Uni Wien, 2021

Additional teaching & learning aids, as well as the keys with the correct answers to the tests will be provided during the term and uploaded at the Moodle plattform of the Russian language course.

Group 2

max. 30 participants
Language: Russian
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

ACHTUNG: Aufgrund des Lockdowns/der veränderten Rahmenbedingungen mussten Termine zum Teil kurzfristig auf digital umgestellt werden.

  • Monday 04.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 05.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 11.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 12.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 18.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 19.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 25.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 08.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 09.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 15.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 16.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 22.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 23.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Saturday 27.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Monday 29.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 30.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 06.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 07.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 13.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 14.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 10.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 11.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 17.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 18.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 24.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Tuesday 25.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital
  • Monday 31.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Digital

Aims, contents and method of the course

This group is aimed for the advanced Russian learners from B1+ up to Native Speakers so that the students could improve their language skills on the relevant level.
Aims:- Improvement of general language skills starting from B1 (acc.to CEFR) thru sufficient oral & written communication activities.
Aims: Advancement of reading & writing skills, as well as listening & comprehension.- Facilitation of specific business vocabulary, idioms and means of expression for statistics, improvement of presentation skills, as well as verbal skills of self-expression in a style appropriate for business official environment.
Content: Paving the way for business, appointments & meetings, phone talks, inquiries, time expressions.- Invitations, advertising, promotions, presentation/offer of products & services, presentation & market analysis of a region.- Forms of business enterprises in Russia today, activities, tendencies.- Functions & duties of associates, job description.- Business trips, air-tickets, hotel, means of transport, public transport, restaurants, payment. Teaching methods:- Communicative, inter-active, analytical. The students are supposed to cooperate with the peers, submit their group & individual work in due time.

Assessment and permitted materials

The final grade consists of 3 parts of the language activities to be tested:
1. Midterm Test for Grammar B1+, listening & comprehension, reading, translation, business vocabulary - 20% (on the 27.11.21). 2. Final written exam: translation D-R & speech production - 40% (on the 15.01.2022).
4. Two oral presentations "Product marketing" & "Market analysis of a region" - delivery of individual performances within the arranged deadline starting from the 9.th term-week, as well as contributive and productive participation in the lessons - 40%.

Attendance:Students missing more than 4 times will be checked out of the course (in case of illness proved thru a medical note), otherwise they will be evaluated negatively. Students who cut the first lesson without an excuse, will be checked out of the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

100 - 91 points very good90 - 81 points gut80 - 71 points satisfactory70 - 60 points sufficientunder 60 points insufficient

Reading list

Manual for Business Communication in Russian:E.Saprykina, D.Pribyl "Wirtschaftsrussisch–Praktische Wirtschaftsthemen in Dialogen, Texten und Übungen". 3. überarbeitete & erweiterte Auflage Oldenburg Verlag, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-486-71349-7 eISBN 978-3- 486-71714-3SCRIPTHerndlhofer Galina "Script mit Arbeitsunterlagen für WiKo-I Russisch", Fakultas Uni Wien, 2021 Additional teaching & learning aids, as well as the keys with the correct answers to the tests will be provided during the term and uploaded at the Moodle plattform of the Russian language course.

Information

Examination topics

exact information to each kind of a test will be given at least 2 weeks before an examination

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12