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Description
Russian language, principal state and cultural language of Russia. Russian is the primary language of the overwhelming majority of people in Russia and is also used as a second language in other former republics of the Soviet Union.
Russian has over 258 million total speakers worldwide. It is the world's seventh-most spoken language by number of native speakers, and the world's ninth-most spoken language by total number of speakers. Russian is one of two official languages aboard the International Space Station, one of the six official languages of the United Nations, as well as the fourth most widely used language on the Internet.
In the diverse tapestry of languages spoken globally, Russian stands out as a language of strategic importance, particularly in India. With growing economic, cultural, and diplomatic ties between India and Russia, proficiency in Russian language skills offers numerous advantages.
1. Diplomatic Relations: Russia has been a longstanding strategic partner of India. Proficiency in Russian facilitates communication and collaboration in diplomacy, defense, and international relations between the two nations.
2. Business and Trade: Many Indian companies engage in trade with Russia, especially in sectors like energy, pharmaceuticals, and defense. Knowledge of Russian can facilitate smoother business negotiations and partnerships.
3. Cultural Exchange: Understanding Russian language and culture fosters deeper cultural exchanges between India and Russia. It enhances cultural diplomacy and promotes mutual understanding among people from both countries.
4. Career Opportunities: Proficiency in Russian opens up career opportunities in sectors such as translation and interpretation, international business, journalism, and academia. It adds value to resumes and expands job prospects in a competitive job market.
Workshop Main topics
1. Greet and Read the Russian Alphabets
2. Count Numbers and Tell Dates
3. Spoken Russian: Greetings and Self-Introduction
4. Talk about their likes & dislike
5. Talk about their hobbies
6. Talk about their daily routine
Outlines
• Speaking: Greetings and self – introduction
• Asking about opinions /suggestions/ views
• Thanks and compliments
• Expressing impressions, polite disagreements
• Cultural and linguistic aspects
• Introduction to Cyrillic Alphabet
• Sentence structure: types and structure
• Basics of writing: filling an application form, writing sentences/ letters, writing a short passage.
What you'll learn
Greet and Read the Russian Alphabets
Introduce themselves and Introduce others
Talk about their hobbies
Count Numbers and Tell Dates
Talk about their likes & dislike
Talk about their daily routine
Requirements
Course Content
Semester with subjects
No Semester Founds.
Experts
Meerim Ismailova
Russian Language
Ms. Meerim Ismailova is a Subject Matter Specialist (Russian Language) at the School of International Cooperation, Security and Strategic Languages (SICSSL) since December 2022. Ms. Meerim has 18 years of professional experience in teaching languages. Previously, she was senior teacher, deputy head of the department, vice director of the state, official and foreign languages centre at State Law Academy under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (2004-2019). Ms. Meerim has extensive experience in teaching Russian language for foreigners (2019-2022). She has participated in the seminar “Educational system and culture of Turkey” organized by TIKA organization in Turkey, 2007. Ms. Meerim has also participated in India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Indian Technical, Economic and Cultural Program (2009, New Delhi, India) and a number of other seminars, trainings and workshops. Ms. Meerim has a full university degree in linguistics from Kyrgyz National University (1999-2004); Masters in Law, Kyrgyz State Academy of Law under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic (2013-2016).
Ms. Mairamgul Zhumabaeva
Russian Language
Ms. Mairamgul Zhumabaeva is a Senior Language Instructor in Russian Language at the School of International Cooperation, Security and Strategic Languages (SICSSL) since August 2022. She is the coordinator for the Russian Studies Program at the School. Ms. Mairamgul has over 30 years of professional experience in teaching languages. Previously, Ms. Mairamgul has taught English and Russian languages (including teaching Russian as a foreign language) in a number of government and private schools and universities in Kyrgyzstan. She has been an English and Russian Language Teacher at high schools in Kyrgyzstan (1990-1997); Senior Language Instructor at the Kyrgyz National University Zhusup Balasagyn (1999-2010); Mass Media Coordinator, English Language Teacher’s Association Forum, Kyrgyzstan (2008-2014); Senior Language Instructor for the Law Institute (2010-2018); ITEC participant, EFLU University, Hyderabad, India (2012); Researcher, Comenius University, Slovakia (2016); Language Teacher for Global Academy (2016-2018) and Senior Language Instructor for a Govt of India project (2018-2019). Ms. Mairamgul has a full university degree in linguistics from the Roman-German Faculty of Kyrgyz State University(1990); International Law & Human Rights, University of Ferrara, Italy; Mobility Masters Program (2014-2015); Masters in Law, Kyrgyz Academy of Law (2018); and PostGraduate Study, Pannonia University, Hungary (2020-2021).
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