Russian 2

The lecturer will assess the following:
- Grammatical and lexical knowledge.
- Written production.
- Oral production.

The exam consists of a written test and an oral test. Both tests will be graded from 18/30 (pass) to 30/30 (excellent). The final grade is the average of the two assessments. The final grade can only be recorded when students have passed both the written and oral tests.
Please note that you cannot take any Russian Language 2 exams if the Russian Language 1 and Russian Literature 1 exams have not been recorded.

Written test
Students can take the written test starting from May 2025 and the oral test from June 2025. The written test is not preparatory to the oral test; it is possible to take the oral test before the written test. A pass must be achieved in all parts for the written test to be passed. The written test will be evaluated according to the following criteria: accuracy of morphology and syntax, lexis, cohesion, and coherence.

The written exam will be made up as follows:
1. Grammar test with multiple-choice questions, cloze, sentence transformation, and theoretical questions.
2. Sentences translation from Italian into Russian without a dictionary.
3. Text comprehension (8-10 multiple-choice questions + 1 open-ended question).
4. Composition (15-20 sentences) on one of the topics covered during the practical language classes.

Students actively participating in at least 80% of the Lectures and the Practical Language Classes may have access to two mid-term assessments instead of the final written test (mid-term assessments take place at the end of the first and second semesters). In this case, the grade in the written test is given by the average of the mid-term assessments. To take the second mid-term assessment, it is necessary:
To attend at least 80% of the second semester's lectures and practical language classes.
To pass the first mid-term assessment.
If failing one of the two partial assessments, students must sit the final written test during the official sessions (May, September, January). The grade for the mid-term assessments may be refused; in this case, students will take the final written test during the official sessions.

The first mid-term assessment will be made up as follows:
1. Grammar test with multiple-choice questions, cloze, sentence transformation, and theoretical questions.
2. Sentences translation from Italian into Russian without a dictionary.
3. Text comprehension (8-10 multiple-choice questions + 1 open-ended question).

The second mid-term assessment will be made up as follows:
1. Grammar test with multiple-choice questions, cloze, sentence transformation, and theoretical questions.
2. Sentences translation from Italian into Russian without a dictionary.
3. Composition (15-20 sentences) on one of the topics covered during the practical language classes.

Oral exam
The oral test assesses the student's theoretical knowledge and communication skills relating to the topics covered during the lectures and practical language classes. All materials published in MyAriel and indicated in the bibliography may be examined. The oral exam will consist of the following:

1. Conversation in Russian on a topic covered during the exercises. Students must demonstrate their ability to describe places and people, recount events and express opinions using the vocabulary and morphosyntactic structures studied in the course.

2. Assignment assessment. Students must work independently on some texts assigned at the beginning of the year. The evaluation, entirely in Russian, will consist of:
- Summary of a text. The lecturer will choose from among those assigned.
- Reading of an extract chosen by the teacher: Students must prove that they can read fluently and correctly place accents. Severe reading difficulties will result in failure.
- Translation into Italian.
- Morphological analysis on the example of the work done in class and theoretical questions relating to the topics studied during the course and the compulsory bibliographical materials.

3. Description of an image depicting an everyday situation: Students will demonstrate their ability to describe people, things, and actions using the lexical and grammatical content learned during the course.

Oral continuous assessment
Students who attend at least 80% of the practical language classes may replace only point 1 above (conversation test) with an oral continuous assessment that will take place throughout the semesters. During the practical language classes, students must actively participate in classroom conversations and prepare and present homework assigned by the teacher. The work in the classroom and at home will be constantly assessed with a grade (fail, pass, fair, good, excellent), contributing to determining the final exam grade.
Students will be notified of the continuous oral assessment at the end of the semester. It may be refused; in this case, the student must take the conversation test (point 1) according to the procedures outlined in the following paragraph. In the event of an "unsatisfactory" oral continuous assessment, students will take the conversation test according to the procedures outlined in the following paragraph.

Students who have not received their oral assessment during the course will be required to take the conversation test with the native speaker teacher (point 1) according to a schedule that will be communicated at the beginning of the course. To take this test, students must register at least one week before the scheduled date by emailing the course lecturer ([email protected]) and specifying the day (as indicated by the lecturer) and the course for which they intend to take the exam. In case of withdrawal, students must notify the lecturer at least 24 hours in advance.
The conversation test can only be taken in the same session as the oral test for the monographic course. If the monographic part of the exam is not passed in the same session, the conversation part must also be retaken.

All students will take points 2 and 3 in the regular exam sessions (June-July, September and January-February).