Course Details

Professional Russian in Architecture

Academic Year 2023/24

VYR005 course is part of 2 study plans

Elective Courses Summer Semester

Elective Courses Winter Semester

The subject is designed to help students to deal with professional Russian texts at the B1-B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference. Students should master key phrases of academic Russian as well as basic professional terminology so that they are able to effectively find out information in professional sources. Emphasis will also be put on the development of listening and active communication skills (obligatory PowerPoint presentations on the given technical topic).


Course Guarantor

Institute

Objective

The aim of this course is to expand students’ knowledge of Russian vocabulary in the area of Building construction and improve communicative skills in Russian.

Knowledge

Student will accomplish the aim of this course if he enlarges his knowledge of Russian vocabulary in the area of Building construction and improves his communicative skills in Russian language.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of general Russian at B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

2 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

course-unit credit

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

Exercise

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

1st week – Presentation requirements 2nd week – Residential buildings 3rd week – Public buildings 4th week – Upgrading of buildings 5th week – Preservation of monuments 6th week – Urbanism 7th week – Landscaping 8th week – Interior 9th week – Exhibitions and tradefairs 10th week – 13th week – Students´ presentations and project defences