78673 - Russian Linguistics 1 (LM)

Learning outcomes

Students show an advanced competency in the Russian language that allows them to move confidently in all communicative spheres as well as to carry out their professional activities in Russian-speaking contexts. They know the morphosyntactic structures of the language in a deepened way and are familiar with the lexical, stylistic and pragmatic analysis of great complexity oral and written texts that may include substandard and specialized languages. Their linguistic competence progress indicatively up to the level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference, which allows students to effectively interpret the partner-linguistic and cultural codes in any subject within a communicative relationship.

Course contents

In the first year, the course focuses on the analysis of various non-literary text types from a morphosyntactic, stylistic and argumentative point of view. The course is divided into two parts: analysis of the textual macrostructure and microstructure (see the course owner's manual in bibliography). The analysis will move from the simplest to the most complex textual models to allow a gradual deepening of linguistic structures.

The aim of the course will be the development of analytical skills through reading and writing. The approach will be the communicative one, adopted by Perotto M., N.S. Valgina (see bibliography).

The microanalysis  will focus on the in-depth study of complex linguistic structures (syntax, use of participles and gerunds, indeterminate and negative pronouns, numerals, prefixed verbs). Oral skills (listening and speaking), lexical skills and phraseology relevant to the various types of text under examination will also be worked on. All material will be made available online on the Virtuale Platform, but the lectures will not be recorded and different programmes will not be provided for non-attenders. Attendance at lectures is not compulsory, but highly recommended especially for text analysis.

To the theoretical course is combined a practical linguistic training (36 hours), which allows the student to achieve good oral and written skills, referring to the analyzed subjects.

Course and exam language: Russian.

Objectives of the practical course (Esercitazioni): to activate students' language and speech skills; to deepen their acquaintance with lexical and stylistic features of different stylistic genres of Russian; to strengthen knowledge of Russian grammar, to continue forming communicative and culture competence on the material of socially important topics; to prepare students to understand non-adapted texts of journalistic and conversational genre (language of press, TV programs, documentaries and feature films), as well as to analyze and reproduce written texts and oral statements with the expression of their own assessment on current topics.

Readings/Bibliography

Main bibliography:

Perotto Monica, Kommunikativnyj analiz nechudožestvennogo teksta dlja studentov-magistrantov RKI. Firenze University Press, 2023 open access on FUP:

https://books.fupress.com/catalogue/-------/13973

VALGINA N. S., Teorija teksta, Мoskva 2003 (http://www.hi-edu.ru/e-books/xbook029/01/) and online materials.

Kolesova D., Shchukina A., Zdravstvujte, kollegi! Здравствуйте, коллеги! Учебное пособие по русскому языку B2-C1, Zlatoust 2021 [https://www.globolibri.it/negozio/libri-russi/studio-russo/conversazione/zdravstvujte-kollegi-kolesova-scukina-9785907123847/]

Optional bibliography:

- FICI GIUSTI F., GEBERT L., SIGNORINI S., La lingua russa. Storia, struttura, tipologia , La nuova Italia Scientifica, Firenze 1991.

- PEROTTO M., KOVALJOVA N., I numerali nella lingua russa , Aracne Editore, Roma 2005.

- PESSINA LONGO H., AVERJANOVA G.N., ROGOVA K., Principi della comunicazione scientifica in lingua russa , Clueb, Bologna 1995.

- POUTSILEVA L., Lessico russo, lessicologia e fraseologia , Clueb, Bologna 2003.

- BUTORINA E.P., KARNAUCH N.L. (2015) Russkij jazyk i kul’tura delovoj reči. Spravočnik-praktikum. Moskva: Termika. 

 Materials for the practical lessons (lettorato): Materials prepared by the teacher and posted on the Virtuale platform will be used as teaching material.

- Учебно-тренировочные тесты по русскому языку как иностранному. Вып.4. Аудирование. Говорение: учебное пособие/под общ.ред. А.И.Захаровой, М.Э.Парецкой. – 3-е изд. – Спб: Златоуст 2016. – 168с.

- Учебно-тренировочные тесты по русскому языку как иностранному. Выпуск 3. Письмо: учебное пособие/под общ.ред.М.Э.Парецкой. – Спб.: Златоуст, 2009. – 96с.

Teaching methods

Lessons will be in presence and in Russian language and as interactive as possible (analytical and communicative method). The students will be required to read and analyze the previously assigned material on their own and in the classroom the texts will be read and analyzed collectively. The use of audio texts is recommended to develop listening skills and improve pronunciation.

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of two parts: theoretical and practical language assessment (see below practical course). Passing the written test remains valid for 4 sessions and is a prerequisite for admission to the oral test. The final mark that will be recorded will consist of the average of the marks from the written and the oral exam, including the language assessment relating to the lecture course. Both marks must be positive in order to average out.

The written exam (3 hours) will deal with analysis of one text about the subjects dealt within the course, to be carried out with the aid of a bilingual or monolingual dictionary, but without a computer. The written exam will evaluate the analytical, stylistic and morpho-syntactic competence of the student. Getting through the written exam will give access to the oral exam, included the linguistic assessment.

Oral exam will consist in the discussion of a text, autonomously prepared by the student, but agreed with the teacher, which will be discussed and analysed at the oral presentation. 

Practical course exam: 

Written exam: students will be required to write an independent written work (retelling the text and expressing their own point of view) on one of the problems discussed, which will be discussed with the instructor during the oral exam. The oral exam will take place together with the theory course exam: analysis of a selected text and discussion with the instructor on the topic posed.

Teaching tools

Multimedial tools (audio and video materials), web sites about the diffusion of foreign mass media in Russia. All the materials are loaded on the platform Virtuale.

Office hours

See the website of Monica Perotto