Academic Russian Language Course A1.1 

Level: CEFR A1.1
Target audience: university beginners, international foundation-year students, exchange program participants 
Format: online or in-person, 64 academic hours (4 hours per week over 16 weeks) 
Course components: grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking, phonetics, intercultural communication 
Final assessment: oral & written exam, CEFR A1.1 certification

Tuition Fee: €1200

Course Objective

To develop a foundational communicative competence in Russian:
– understand and use everyday expressions
– introduce yourself and others
– ask and answer questions about personal details
– interact in simple communication situations
– master basic grammar and orthographic rules

Course Structure

Module 1: Sounds and Letters (Weeks 1–2)

Topics: Cyrillic alphabet, reading rules, stress, phonemes, pronunciation principles.

Module 2: Greetings and Introductions (Weeks 3–4)

Topics: introducing yourself, polite dialogues, countries and professions.

Module 3: Personal Information & Family (Weeks 5–6)

Topics: family, age, address, phone numbers, genitive case, possessive pronouns.

Module 4: Daily Life (Weeks 7–8)

Topics: routine, work/study/leisure, present tense verbs, frequency adverbs.

Module 5: Space & Location (Weeks 9–10)

Topics: city, housing, rooms, prepositions of place, prepositional case.

Module 6: Shopping, Food & Cafes (Weeks 11–12)

Topics: food, shops, cafes, accusative case, modal expressions.

Module 7: Motion Verbs and Transport (Weeks 13–14)

Topics: transport, motion, directions, imperative mood, basic future.

Module 8: Revision and Final Assessment (Weeks 15–16)

Topics: review, presentation, final writing/speaking tasks.

Assessment

Listening, reading, writing, and speaking exam. A certificate is awarded upon passing.

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Course ProgramIntensive Russian Language Course (A1.2 – A2)

Level: A1.2 – A2 (1 month)
Format: In-person or online, 5 sessions per week, 2 academic hours each
Duration: 4 weeks (40 academic hours)
CEFR Level: From A1.2 up to the beginning of A2
Tuition Fee: €700

Target Audience

• International learners who have completed A1.1
• Participants in academic mobility programs
• Preparatory faculty students
• Individuals interested in continuing Russian language immersion

Course Objectives

• Systematize and expand the A1 grammar foundation
• Broaden thematic and functional vocabulary
• Develop consistent speaking skills across all communicative activities
• Prepare for full-scale study in Russian at A2 level

Thematic Course Structure

Week 1: People and Everyday Life
Communicative topics:

• Daily routine and personal schedule
• Seasons and climate
• Hobbies and leisure activities
• Character, temperament, habits

Grammar:

• Review of present tense (first and second conjugation)
• Adverbs of manner and frequency
• Agreement of adjectives
• Structures: “to love / to be interested in / to do + instrumental case”

Speaking skills:

• Composing brief oral narratives
• Asking clarifying questions
• Writing short descriptions of oneself and daily routine

Week 2: Shopping, Needs, and Services
Communicative topics:

• At the store, market, pharmacy
• Food, clothing, everyday goods
• Colors, sizes, price categories
• Simple complaints and requests

Grammar:

• Accusative case (animate and inanimate)
• Modal constructions: “need to / can / cannot”
• Future tense of verbs (with verb “to be”)
• Quantity clarification: “many / few / some” + genitive case

Speaking skills:

• Shopping dialogues
• Writing lists, requests, instructions
• Correspondence (messages/service requests)

Week 3: City, Orientation, and Transport
Communicative topics:

• City navigation
• Public transport and schedules
• Geographical objects
• Addresses, directions, maps

Grammar:

• Motion verbs with prefixes
• Prepositions of direction and place: in / on / from / by / to / toward
• Imperative mood
• Pronoun constructions: “to whom? where to?”

Speaking skills:

• Oral route explanations
• Dialogues on “How to get there?”
• Instructional writing

Week 4: Study, Work, Communication. Final Integration
Communicative topics:

• Study day and university life
• Professions and work activities
• Academic writing: forms, letters, emails
• Course review

Grammar:

• Tense system: present / future / past (introduction)
• Comparative degree of adjectives (introduction)
• Overview of six cases: functions, usage patterns
• Typical syntactic structures of academic speech

Speaking skills:

• Writing formal letters
• Oral presentation on “About myself and my studies”
• Dialogue in formal settings (interviews, with instructors)

Final Assessment

Format:

• 📘 Listening: comprehension of 2 texts (everyday and academic styles)
• ✍️ Writing: formal email + vocabulary task
• 🗣️ Monologue (2–3 minutes) and dialogue on a communicative topic

Assessment Criteria:

• Grammatical accuracy
• Appropriateness to communicative task
• Speech volume and structure
• Consistency of basic receptive and productive skills

Outcome

Eligibility to progress to A2 course or begin academic Russian preparatory studies