Summary
Russian language II (Language, morpho-syntax and lexicon)
Prof. Anna Bonola
Russian Language Practical Classes (Year 2, Three-year Course)
Dr. Maria Benedek; Dr. Anna Esterovich; Dr. Elena Freda Piredda; Dr. Sara
Mazzucchelli; Dr. Maria Versace
Russian Language Practical Classes (Year 2, Two-year Course)
Dr. Anna Esterovich
Russian language II (Language, morpho-syntax and lexicon)
PROF. ANNA BONOLA
COURSE AIMS
Given the importance of the morpho-syntactic system of Russian, the aim of the
course is to review the fundamental points of the system in order to facilitate
greater understanding of the theoretical aspects and consolidate the language skills
acquired. In particular, the course will analyse, in a typological and contrastive
(russian-italian) key, the category of the aspects of verbs.
COURSE CONTENT
Morphology and syntax
Morpho-syntactic and semantic categories of the Russian language; tools for
identifying morpho-syntactic organisation.
READING LIST
Further reading materials will be available in the course document folder on the Blackboard.
Students are requested to consult the Blackboard and the lecturer's web page for any
updates.
TEACHING METHOD
The course comprises classroom lectures and seminars.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Students will be assessed via a final oral exam to be held in Russian.
NOTES
The course lasts for one semester for students in their second year with "Business
language expert", "International relations language expert" and “Expert Linguist for
Management and Tourism” profiles and will be held in the second semester. The course is
also compulsory for students with one-year Russian language (Language and linguistics A
or B), in their curriculum, comprising Russian language II (Language, morpho-syntax and
lexicon) and Russian language III (Language and professional communication) courses.
Practical classes in Russian
Please refer to the second-year, first-level programme on the University site.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG or on the Faculty notice
board.
Russian Language Practical Classes (Year 2, Three-year Course)
DR. MARIA BENEDEK; DR. ANNA ESTEROVICH; DR. ELENA FREDA PIREDDA; DR. SARA
MAZZUCCHELLI; DR. MARIA VERSACE
COURSE AIMS
The course sets out to equip the student with solid intermediate-level abilities in
spoken and written Russian.
COURSE CONTENT
1. Verbs and verb forms
1.1.
The verbal aspect in different tenses and moods. Verbal aspects in
constructions: «можно-нельзя-нужно». Verbal aspects of the infinitive: verbs that
require the compulsory choice of the aspect.
1.2.
Reflexive verbs.
1.3.
Verbs of motion.
1.3.1
Verbs of motion (unidirectional and multidirectional) without prefixes.
1.3.2
Verbs of motion with prefixes (general considerations).
1.4.
Participles: formation and declension. Participial constructs. Present and
past tenses of active and passive participles. Short form of passive participles.
Transformation of the subordinate proposition with «который» in a participial
construct.
1.5.
Gerund.
1.6.
Imperative.
2. Pronouns, adjectives and adverbs
2.1.
Negative pronouns and adjectives (никто-ничто-никакой).
2.2.
Indeterminate pronouns (кто-то, кто-нибудь, etc.).
2.3.
Comparative degrees of adjectives and adverbs.
2.4.
Short adjective forms.
2.5.
Possessive adjective «свой».
3. Cardinal and ordinary numbers to tell the date (only in the form в каком
году?) and the time.
4. Syntax
4.1.
The simple phrase: temporal and causal complements (use of the
prepositions из-за, благодаря, за, etc.).
4.2.
The complex phrase (subordinate object clause, relative, final, concessive,
temporal, causal, etc.). The conditional period. Indirect discourse. The impersonal
phrase: analysis and exercises based on Russian texts, also to prepare for
translation.
5. Names and place names
5.1.
Transliteration of names and last names.
5.2.
Declension of proper nouns and Russian and foreign place names.
6.
Lexical issues: use of the verbs надевать-одеть, ставить-класть, учитьучиться, etc.
ITALIAN-RUSSIAN TRANSLATION AND THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE
1.
2.
3.
4.
Translation of topical articles into Russian.
Getting started with the bilingual dictionary.
Listening and comprehension exercises.
Russian speech exercises.
READING LIST
Dispensa di Lingua russa II – Grammatica (Dr. Freda Piredda, Reprographics Department).
Dispensa di Lingua russa II – Lessico (Dr. Natalia Nikitina, Reprographics Department).
Dispensa di Dattilografia russa (Dr. Natalia Nikitina, Reprographics Department)
N. NIKITINA, Esercizi di lingua russa. Morfologia: livello avanzato con soluzioni, Hoepli, Milan,
2013.
C. CEVESE-J. DOBROVOLSKAJA-E. MAGNANINI, Grammatica russa. Morfologia: teoria ed esercizi,
Hoepli, Milan, 2000.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures and practical classes.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Students completing the Russian Language Practical Classes will sit final exams to
assess their knowledge of written and spoken Russian. Final grades will take account of the
student’s attendance rate and the learning benefits gained from participating in the class
activities and from their home study and assignments, which will be assessed throughout the
year with intermediate tests. The final exams are in two parts:
Written exam
– The candidate will write a summary of a text read out loud by the lecturer;
– answer a second-level test on vocabulary and grammar (quiz on transforming participles
and gerunds, on verbal aspect selection, on verbs of motion, on the grammar subjects
dealt with in the course year, and on Russian vocabulary);
– short translation from Russian into Italian to test the student’s comprehension of an
original text and the quality of the Italian translation;
– short translation from Italian to Russian to test the student’s grammar knowledge.
The student may bring a bilingual dictionary only for the translation part of the exam.
Oral exam
The oral exam will test the student’s ability to read, translate and summarise the home
reading (an original-language text of around 60 pages set by the lecturer during the course)
and to hold a conversation on the topics dealt with in class. The student must also know how
to read and translate on-sight the second-level Russian text given to them at the exam and to
converse in Russian on its content.
NOTES
The students must carefully check the timetable and attend exclusively those classes
assigned to their group and curriculum.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.
Russian Language Practical Classes (Year 2, Two-year Course)
DR. ANNA ESTEROVICH
COURSE AIMS
This course is for students who want to develop a good level of basic skills in
written and spoken Russian.
COURSE CONTENT
– Complex morphology: declension of numerals, indefinite and negative
pronouns.
– Verbal morphology: use of verbal aspects in the indicative, imperative and
infinitive moods.
– Meaning and use of prefixes in verbs of motion.
– Diathesis: reflexive verbs and passive construction.
– Syntax: subordinate direct object. Notions on the gerund and the participle.
READING LIST
The lecturer will provide information on the reading list at the start of the course.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Final oral exam in Russian that will test the student’s ability to read, translate and
converse in the language.
NOTES
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.