This program integrates the study of Russian language, literature, and culture. It does not only prepare lecturers of Russian as a foreign language, but also and foremost multi-skilled experts who have a good command of Russian, who are familiar with Russian literature and culture, who are able to work in joint ventures, and also in their country’s educational, scientific and cultural organizations interacting with Russia.

Program goal

This program aims at preparing graduates for solving complex problems requiring the utilization of philological knowledge and skills in educational organizations, in scientific research centers, in cultural organizations, in advertising and travel agencies, in the media, in the area of intercultural communication and in other fields of social and human activity, where knowledge of Russian as a foreign language is necessary. Additionally, one of the objectives of the program is to improve practical Russian proficiency up to TRKI 3 (test of Russian as a Foreign Language, C1).... [-]

Master of Arts in Russian

Южно-Уральский государственный университет , Chelyabinsk

Master's program "Russian as a foreign language" in the direction of 45.04.01 Philology

The purpose of the program is to provide in-depth knowledge in the field of linguistics and the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language. Magistrates have the opportunity to gain practical experience both in research and in teaching Russian as a foreign language.

Graduates of the master's degree have knowledge in the field of linguistics, theory and methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language.

In the magistracy students are taught courses on all the sections of the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language; on topical problems of the modern Russian language; on the fundamentals of test theory and testing practice; on lingvokulturologii and ethnopsycholinguistics.... [-]

Master’s Program «Theory and Practice of English Language»

SUSU, Institute of Linguistics and International Communications, Chelyabinsk

Objective of the Program

The Master’s Program both provides deep knowledge in Linguistics, Methods of Teaching and gives hands-on experience in research work and international cooperation that develop skills that are essential for making first steps in an academic career.

Study Program

Courses

The study program covers all fundamentals of English language theory, a methodology of research, methods of teaching. A wide range of special courses taught by research staff includes state-of-the-art courses in innovations in education, leading translation theories, intercultural communication, discourse analysis and others.... [-]

Overview

Language of instruction: Spanish

This educational program is aimed at training highly qualified translators working with basic and specialized terminology. They are ready to act as professionals and managers in the translation market using up-to-date innovative technologies that are actively applied in this field.

Program outline

Compulsory courses:

History of Linguistics and Methods of Linguistic Research Communication Theory Epistemology Work on Master’s Thesis Research Practice Translation Practice

Elective courses:

Methods of Linguistic Analysis Translation Translation of Contract Documents Translation of Judicial Documents Literary Translation Translation of Advertising Texts ... [-]

Overview

Language of instruction: German

The program is taught entirely in German. The program focuses on the improvement of practical communication skills in German. The students write and defend the thesis in German under the supervision of two teachers, a research advisor and a DAAD tutor.

Program outline

Compulsory courses:

History of Linguistics and Methods of Linguistic Research Semiotics in Intercultural Communication Philosophy of Language in the Aspect of Cross-linguistic Communication Teaching Practice Work on Master's Thesis Research Practice

Elective courses:

Linguistic Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication I Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Functional Stylistics: The Official Style Creative Writing in Theory and Practice of Teaching German as a Foreign Language – I Theoretical and Applied Aspects of Functional Stylistics: The Scientific Style Creative Writing in Theory and Practice of Teaching German as a Foreign Language – II Comparative Typology of German and Russian: Grammar ... [-]

Overview

Language of instruction: German

This master program is aimed at extending the theoretical knowledge of students necessary for conducting language functional analysis and for developing the communicative competence and language proficiency.

The study process is based on the theoretical guidelines of the modern trends in applied theoretical linguistics, such as pragmalinguistic analysis, communicative (interactional) text linguistics, historical pragmalinguistics, and sociolinguistic analysis of German (the dialect, professional words, the sociolect, the communicative-functional variation of linguistic forms).

The program is primarily aimed at transferring to students up-to-date basic knowledge of how to use various linguistic forms in German in their direct interrelation with the socio-communicative activity of people in different socio-cultural contexts.... [-]

Master's Degree program "Theory and methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language" in SMSUH is:

the opportunity to study Russian language using an intermediate language; the opportunity to teach Russian language using an intermediate language as a result of the program; the program provides in-depth knowledge of the legal regulation of labor relations; the program introduces the fundamentals of tourist activity in the Russian Federation and the culture as a factor of tourist motivation; the possibility of obtaining the certificates on the studied subjects.

Practice: Practice-based centers of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, compatriots living abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo ) or its representatives.... [-]