General information

The Russian department offers Russian courses for students of all faculties of the University of Erfurt, the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt and for participants in further education programmes* from level A1 to C1.

After successfully completing a four-hour course (2 x 2 hours per week) and passing an examination, you will receive a total of 6 credit points.

Placement test

Students who are interested in Russian courses and have previous knowledge of the language must take a placement test, which takes place during the Student Orientation Days in October.

Course A1

A1 - Beginners without prior knowledge (элементарный уровень)
1 semester with 4 SWS

Course materials

Textbooks:

1. Jasno! neu A1-A2, Klett,
   Course book + MP3-CD + videos
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527678-9
2. Jasno! neu A1-A2, Klett,
   Exercise book with MP3-CD and videos
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527679-6

Writing exercise books for learning to write (as required):

1. Jasno! neu Schreibtrainer A1-A2, Klett,
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527605-5
2. Russian handwriting and writing rules: Learn to read and write Cyrillic handwriting, Books on Demand,
   ISBN: 978-3842355804
3. Karandash: Writing booklet for Russian lessons, Cornelsen,
   ISBN: 9783060210442

Vocabulary trainer:

phase6 (Vocabulary trainer suitable for Jasno! A1-A2)

Vocabulary learning made easy - methods and tips

Course A2

A2 - Beginners with previous knowledge
(базовый уровень)
2 semesters with 4 SWS

Course materials

Textbooks for the course A2.1:

1. Jasno! neu A1-A2, Klett,
   Course book + MP3-CD + videos
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527678-9
2. Jasno! neu A1-A2, Klett,
   Exercise book with MP3-CD and videos
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527679-6

Textbooks for the course A2.2 (only in winter term 2020/2021):

1. Jasno! A1-A2, Klett,
   Textbook + 2 audio CDs
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527590-4
2. Jasno! A1-A2, Klett,
   Workbook with audio CD
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527591-1

Writing exercise books for learning to write (as required):

1. Jasno! neu Schreibtrainer A1-A2, Klett,
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527605-5
2. Russian handwriting and writing rules: Learn to read and write Cyrillic handwriting, Books on Demand,
   ISBN: 978-3842355804
3. Karandash: Writing booklet for Russian lessons, Cornelsen,
   ISBN: 9783060210442

Vocabulary trainer:

phase6 (Vocabulary trainer suitable for Jasno! A1-A2)

Vocabulary learning made easy - methods and tips

Course B1

B1.1 and B1.2 - Advanced
(пороговый уровень)
2 semesters with 4 SWS

Materials:
Jasno! B1, Russian for advanced learners, Klett,
Course and exercise book with 2 audio CDs
ISBN: 978-3-12-527593-5

Course B2

B2.1 and B2.2 - Advanced
(продвинутый уровень)
2 semesters with 4 SWS

Materials:

1. Russian Mosaic B1+, course book + MP3 + DVD
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527433-4
2. Russian Mosaic" B1+, exercise book,
   ISBN: 978-3-12-527434-1

Course C1

C1 - Advanced (уровень профессионального владения)
2 semesters with 4 SWS

A C1 Russian language course at the Language Centre is only offered as required to enable future teacher training students (MaL/MEd) and students of Literary Studies with a Slavic focus (M Lit 2012) to acquire the necessary language entry requirements for these degree programmes.

Please let us know by e-mailif you would like to take part in a C1 Russian course.

Materials:
Русский язык. Учебник для продвинутых. Выпуск 3
под ред. К.А. Роговой, СПб. Златоуст, 2015
ISBN: 978-5-86547-852-2

Level tests

The level examinations for the A2 (A2.2), B1 (B1.2), B2 (B2.2) and C1 courses consist of two parts - written and oral examinations.

The written part includes tasks on listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and grammar/lexic.

The oral part includes a short presentation on a topic covered during the semester and then answering questions on the topic. Depending on the level, there may also be a discussion of a read text and/or a solution to a problem.

The final grade for the level test is calculated as the average grade of all parts.

After successfully passing a level test, a corresponding certificate (Russian A2, Russian B1, Russian B2 or Russian C1) is issued.