Subject to change

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

Russian 1

For beginners with little or no prior knowledge (CEFR A1, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS).

Textbook: Otlischno! aktuell. The Russian Course / Textbook & Workbook A1 / with 2 audio CDs.
ISBN: 9783192044779. Price: 25.00 euros.

Lessons 1 and 2.

In this course, you’ll learn

• how to read and write Cyrillic letters,

• how to greet and say goodbye,

• how to introduce yourself and ask someone’s name,

• how to address someone,

• how to apologize,

• how to state your country of origin and nationality,

• how to say which city you're from,

• how to say where you live,

• how to state your occupation,

• numbers from 0 to 19.

Grammar and Phonetics:

• the nominative and accusative forms of personal pronouns,

• the nominative, genitive, and prepositional singular forms of nouns

• indeclinable nouns

• Uppercase and lowercase letters,

• The auxiliary verb “sein,”

• Conjugation of the verb “to live,”

• prepositions “в” and “на” for locations,

• Sentence structure in declarative and interrogative sentences,

• Pronunciation of stressed and unstressed vowels,

• Intonation in declarative and interrogative sentences,

• Spelling and pronunciation of “и” followed by “г,” “к,” “х,” and sibilants.

Russian 2

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

The textbook: *Otlischno! aktuell. The Russian Course / Textbook & 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 the new (blue) one; you can continue using the old one. The new textbook contains no significant changes.

Lessons 3, 4, and 5.

In this course, you’ll learn

• how to talk about how you’re feeling,

• how to describe family relationships,

• how to introduce family members and friends,

• how to state the number of family members,

• how to say whether you have something or not,

• how to order something at a café,

• numbers from 20 to 400,

• how to ask about and understand prices,

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

• how to talk about your hobbies,

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

• how to talk about past events.

Grammar and Phonetics:

• Accusative singular of nouns,

• genitive, accusative, and dative forms of personal pronouns,

• nominative and accusative singular forms of possessive pronouns,

• genitive and accusative forms of interrogative pronouns,

• prepositions у, без, and от,

• Case usage with numerals,

• Genitive used to negate existence,

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

• Nominative singular of adjectives,

• Dative and prepositional cases of кто and что,

• Dative case for indicating age,

• Verbs of the e- and i-conjugations,

• Position of the adverb.

Russian 3

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

The textbook: Otlischno! aktuell. The Russian Course / Textbook & 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 the new (blue) one; you can continue using the old one. The new textbook contains no significant changes.

Lessons 6 and 7.

In this course, you’ll learn

• how to talk about professions, activities, and jobs,

• how to have telephone conversations,

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

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

• how to specify quantities,

• how to make requests,

• how to have conversations while shopping,

• how to give directions and describe locations.

Grammar and Phonetics:

• the instrumental singular of nouns,

• instrumental case of personal and interrogative pronouns,

• interrogative pronouns какой, какая, какое,

• the instrumental case with and without prepositions,

• Demonstrative pronouns,

• Derivation of adjectives from nouns and adverbs from adjectives.

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

• Imperative,

• modal verbs нужно, надо, можно.

Russian 4

for advanced students, continuation of Russian 3 (CEFR A2, 2 SWS, 2 ECTS).

Textbook: The course materials will be announced during the first class session.

In this course, you’ll learn

• how to describe what you eat and drink at each meal,

• how to name dining institutions, as well as tableware and cutlery,

• how to extend and respond to invitations,

• how to ask for explanations of unfamiliar terms,

• how to offer congratulations and best wishes,

• how to describe your daily routine,

• how to talk about past and future activities,

• how to name modes of transportation,

• how to discuss a hotel’s amenities,

• how to have a conversation at the hotel front desk,

• 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 pronoun чей,

• reflexive verbs.

Registration: Registration for all regular courses (semester and intensive courses) is done exclusively online via SignMeUp. You can find more information here.

New here? If this is your first time taking a Russian course at KIT, you can find more information under “Course Content.” A placement test is not required.