Course content

The level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is given in brackets.

Russian 1

for beginners with no or almost no previous knowledge (GeR A1, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS).

The textbook: Otlischno! aktuell. The Russian course / course book & workbook A1 / with 2 audio CDs.
ISBN: 9783192044779. Price 25,00 Euro.

Lessons 1 and 2.

In this course you learn,

  • how to read and write Cyrillic letters,

  • how to greet and say goodbye,

  • how to introduce yourself and ask your name,

  • how to address someone,

  • how to apologize,

  • how to state your country of origin and nationality,

  • how to say which city you come from,

  • how to say where you live,

  • how to state your profession,

  • the numbers from 0 to 19.

Grammar and phonetics:

  • Nominative and accusative personal pronouns,

  • nominative, genitive and prepositional singular of nouns

  • indeclinable nouns

  • Upper and lower case,

  • Auxiliary verb sein,

  • Conjugation of the verb жить,

  • prepositions в and на in place names,

  • Sentence structure in declarative and interrogative sentences,

  • Pronunciation of stressed and unstressed vowels,

  • Intonation in declarative and interrogative sentences,

  • Spelling and pronunciation of и after г, к, х and sibilants.



Russian 2

for beginners with little prior knowledge; the continuation of Russian 1 (GeR A1, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS).

The textbook: Otlischno! aktuell. The Russian course / course book & workbook A1 / with 2 audio CDs.
ISBN: 9783192044779. Price 25.00 euros.
If you already have the old (red) textbook, you do not need to buy a new (blue) one, but can continue to use the old one. The new textbook does not contain any major changes.

Lessons 3, 4 and 5.

In this course you will learn

  • how to talk about your condition,

  • how to state family relationships,

  • how to introduce family members and friends,

  • how to state the number of family members,

  • how to express that you have or do not have something,

  • how to order something in a café,

  • the numbers from 20 to 400,

  • how to ask for and understand prices,

  • how to talk about your language skills and language learning,

  • how to talk about what you do in your free time,

  • how to tell the time and the days of the week,

  • how to talk about actions in the past.

Grammar and phonetics:

  • Accusative singular of nouns,

  • Genitive, accusative and dative of personal pronouns,

  • Nominative and accusative singular of possessive pronouns,

  • genitive and accusative of interrogative pronouns,

  • prepositions у, без and от,

  • Case usage with the number words,

  • Genitive for the negation of existence,

  • Spelling and pronunciation of e, a and у after the sibilants.

  • Nominative singular of adjectives,

  • Dative and prepositional of кто and что,

  • Dative to indicate age,

  • Verbs of the e- and i-conjugation,

  • Position of the adverb.


Russian 3

for beginners with previous knowledge; the continuation of Russian 2 (GeR A1, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS).

The textbook: Otlischno! aktuell. The Russian course / course book & workbook A1 / with 2 audio CDs.
ISBN: 9783192044779. Price 25.00 euros.
If you already have the old (red) textbook, you do not need to buy a new (blue) one, but can continue to use the old one. The new textbook does not contain any major changes.

Lessons 6 and 7.

In this course you will learn

  • how to talk about professions, activities and jobs,

  • how to conduct telephone conversations,

  • how to indicate the sequence and duration of an action,

  • how to say that you need or have to buy something,

  • how to state quantities,

  • how to make requests,

  • how to conduct shopping conversations,

  • how to give directions and locations.

Grammar and phonetics:

  • Instrumental singular of nouns,

  • Instrumental of personal and interrogative pronouns,

  • Interrogative pronouns какой , какая, какое,

  • Instrumental with and without preposition,

  • demonstrative pronouns,

  • Derivation of adjectives from nouns, adverbs from adjectives.

  • Dative singular, nominative, genitive and accusative plural of nouns,

  • imperative,

  • Modal words нужно , надо, можно.


Russian 4

for advanced learners, the continuation of Russian 3 (GeR A2, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS).

Textbook: The teaching materials will be announced in the first lesson of the course.

In this course you will learn

  • how to say what to eat and drink at which meals,

  • how to name catering facilities, crockery and cutlery,

  • how to extend and respond to invitations,

  • how to ask for explanations of unfamiliar terms,

  • how to express congratulations and wishes,

  • how to describe your daily routine,

  • how to talk about activities in the past and future,

  • how to name means of transportation,

  • how to talk about the services of a hotel,

  • how to conduct a conversation at the hotel reception,

  • how to express satisfaction or make a complaint,

  • Numbers from 500 to millions,

  • ordinal numbers.

Grammar and phonetics:

  • Demonstrative pronouns,

  • Declension of possessive pronouns and adjectives,

  • Dative plural of nouns,

  • reflexive possessive pronoun свой,

  • Interrogative pronouns чей,

  • reflexive verbs.