BA International Business and Russian B

Year 2

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- engage in everyday conversation with native speakers, write with grammatical accuracy in the Russian and read texts of an intermediate level in Russian.
- acquire academic and practical knowledge of contemporary Russia.
- develop personal independence, self-confidence, and the social and interpersonal skills required by group life.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to develop and practise:

- oral, written and practical skills in Russian;
- the organisation of life and study in Russia;
- inter-personal skills required to operate in Russian society
- the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- skills necessary for the communication of information;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and decision making.

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed (on a Pass/Fail basis) by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes specified for the residence abroad and will include:

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• - Students must pass all examinations and class tests set by TsMO, achieving not lower than 66% overall in the final test with one mark of 60% for one sub-test allowed
- Students must submit a written outline plan of their Residence Abroad project to the Department in January.
- Students must attend a minimum of 70% of classes run by TsMO.
- Students must receive a satisfactory report from TsMO on conduct and work.