Unit RUSSIAN I
- Course
- Foreign languages and cultures
- Study-unit Code
- GP004912
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Andrea Lena Corritore
- Teachers
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- Andrea Lena Corritore
- Sara Gargano
- Hours
- 18 ore - Andrea Lena Corritore
- 36 ore - Sara Gargano
- CFU
- 9
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2026
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Lingue e traduzioni
- Sector
- SLAV-01/A
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian, Russian
- Contents
- The course is designed for beginner students with no prior knowledge of Russian or with minimal competence, and aims at the acquisition of basic oral and written language skills, together with the fundamental notions of morphology, syntax and vocabulary corresponding to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR A1).
- Reference texts
- D. Magnati et al., Davajte. Comunicare in russo, vol. 1, Milano, Hoepli, 2017; E. Tancon (ed.), Grammatica russa, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2008; N. Nikitina, E. Freda Piredda, Grammatica d'uso della lingua russa: teoria ed esercizi. Livello A1 del Quadro comune europeo di riferimento per le lingue, Milano, Hoepli, 2017.
Handouts and other teaching materials will be provided during classes. Specific course information and teaching materials will be available on the Unistudium platform: https://www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/login/index.php, on the page dedicated to the course Russian Language I.
Working students and non-attending students must arrange the syllabus and any additional materials required for exam preparation in advance with the instructor.
Students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD) and/or ADHD or ADD who are regularly registered through SOL may request the compensatory measures provided for by current regulations (e.g. textbooks in accessible digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, exercise sheets, provided if necessary in advance of classes). For further information, please refer to www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Departmental Disability Officer (Dr Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Educational objectives
- This course, the first Russian Language examination within the degree programme in Foreign Languages and Cultures, aims to develop basic linguistic and communicative competencies corresponding to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR A1).
Knowledge
By the end of the course, students will have acquired:
- a knowledge of the fundamental morphosyntactic structures of the Russian language at level A1;
- familiarity with basic vocabulary and the foundational elements of interlinguistic translation, with particular attention to simple sentences and elementary communicative contexts.
Skills
The course contributes to the development of the following competencies:
- ability to understand and produce simple sentences and short texts in Russian, correctly applying basic grammatical structures (level A1);
- ability to interact in Russian in elementary and predictable communicative situations relating to everyday and familiar contexts;
- ability to perform elementary translations from Italian into Russian and vice versa, with an initial awareness of the principal difficulties and translation strategies between the two languages;
- ability to recognise one's own errors and evaluate the correctness of one's linguistic output, developing a first degree of autonomous reflection on language;
- development of elementary strategies for independent language learning, including the ability to use dictionaries, digital resources and other support tools to consolidate and expand the competencies acquired. - Prerequisites
- No specific prerequisites are required: the course is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Russian. The content will be introductory in nature and will aim at the acquisition of elementary linguistic and communicative competencies, both oral and written, with particular attention to basic morphosyntactic structures.
By the end of the course, students will be able to understand and use everyday expressions and sentences relating to areas such as family, personal life, basic geography and everyday situations. They will also be able to sustain simple conversations on personal topics and produce short oral and written texts.
It should be noted that, although this is a beginners' course, a solid grammatical command of one's mother tongue constitutes an essential foundation for the study of any foreign language.
The above information applies to both attending and non-attending students. - Teaching methods
- The course is organised as follows:
- language practice sessions at the CLA, held in Russian by a native-speaker instructor;
- lectures held by the course instructors, covering all topics of the course.
Students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD), following consultation with the instructor, may request teaching materials in accessible formats (presentations, handouts, exercise sheets), provided if necessary in advance of classes, as well as the use of other technological aids during independent study. For general information, please consult the University Services page at https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Departmental Disability Officer (Prof. A. Di Pilla).
The University of Perugia has established that 12 categories of students may be admitted to distance learning. Students who may be interested are invited to verify the possibility of attending classes remotely at the following page: Procedura DAD - Università degli Studi di Perugia (unipg.it). - Other information
- Attendance is compulsory for at least 75% of classes. Handouts and other teaching materials will be provided during the course.
To be admitted to the examination, non-attending students must arrange an alternative syllabus with the course instructor well in advance. At the examination, students will be required to demonstrate that they have read approximately 30 pages in Russian from the materials made available by the instructors.
Working students and non-attending students are asked to contact the course instructor well in advance, preferably at the beginning of the academic year.
Office hours will be published on the instructor's personal page.
Students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD) and/or ADHD or ADD: for all information on University support services, please consult the page www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and contact the Departmental Disability Officer (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Learning verification modality
- To be admitted to the examination, students must have already passed the Russian Language I test with the native-speaker instructor at the CLA. The examination consists of a written test and an oral test.
Assessment of knowledge:
1. Written test
- Reading comprehension exercises (short texts with questions).
- Grammar and basic vocabulary exercises, including: recognition and correct use of grammatical cases; fundamental uses of verbal aspects and conjugation of regular verbs in the present, past and future tenses; use of adjectives, pronouns and simple prepositions.
- Sentence and short text completion.
- Written production: for example, writing a short text about oneself, one's family or daily habits; writing a letter on everyday topics, etc.
Approximate duration: 60 minutes.
2. Oral test
Consists of:
- Personal presentation (name, age, studies, family, etc.);
- Questions and answers on everyday situations, such as ordering at a restaurant, shopping, talking about daily life;
- Possible description of images or objects;
- Reading and translation of simple sentences.
Approximate duration: 30 minutes.
Assessment of skills: The examination aims to verify that students possess linguistic and communicative competencies in Russian corresponding to level A1+:
- understanding and using everyday expressions;
- introducing oneself and answering simple questions;
- interacting in a very simple way, provided the interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly;
- writing short sentences about oneself and everyday life.
The final grade is the average of the grades obtained in the individual tests. The written test lasts approximately 1 hour; the oral test approximately 30 minutes.
Students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD) and/or ADHD or ADD with certifications regularly uploaded to SOL: for the conduct of assessment tests, they may request the compensatory measures, dispensatory provisions and inclusive technologies provided for by current regulations (see www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa), by contacting the Departmental Disability Officer (Prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it). - Extended program
- The course is designed for absolute beginners and aims at the acquisition of basic linguistic competencies, both oral and written, together with the fundamental morphological, syntactic and lexical notions corresponding to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR A1).
Through simple texts, guided dialogues, listening exercises and written production tasks, the main topics of basic grammar will be introduced: the Cyrillic alphabet; gender and number of nouns; qualitative adjectives; personal and possessive pronouns; verbs in the present and past tense; numerals; interrogative and negative sentences; the structure of the simple sentence.
The course is structured in two complementary parts:
- practical exercises and conversation, held in Russian by a native-speaker instructor at the CLA;
- lectures held by the course instructor, dedicated to the explanation of grammatical rules and the consolidation of basic linguistic structures.