Rusia: Pushkin Institute Opens Online Express Russian Language Course

Rusia/Diciembre de 2017/Fuente: Sputnik

Resumen:  El Instituto Estatal de Lengua Rusa Pushkin ha lanzado un curso rápido de Ruso como Lengua Extranjera (RFL) en su sitio web de Educación en Rusia, dijo a RIA Novosti un portavoz del servicio de prensa del Instituto. El idioma ruso se está volviendo cada vez más popular en todo el mundo a medida que Rusia expande sus lazos económicos con otros países y atrae a más turistas, dice Olga Kultepina, de la Escuela Superior de Economía de la Universidad Nacional de Investigación, quien ayudó a desarrollar el curso.

The Russian language is gaining popularity as Russia expands its economic ties and attracts more tourists each year.

The Pushkin State Russian Language Institute has launched an express Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL) course on its Education in Russian website, a spokesperson for the Institute’s press service told RIA Novosti.

The Russian language is growing increasingly popular around the world as Russia expands its economic ties with other countries and attracts more tourists, says Olga Kultepina, of the Higher School of Economics at the National Research University, who helped develop the course.

«I notice that the number of RFL groups grows with every passing year. Many students come to Russia with a good level of knowledge and want to improve. New online resources have appeared as well, which reflect an interest in Russian. For example, 5.81 million students have subscribed to the Duolingo Russian course, which is fourth in the ratings,» she told RIA Novosti.

The express course is in the MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) format for maximum access and includes video lectures, references and an interactive capacity for communication between teachers and students.

The course program is designed for students with a basic grasp of Russian. According to Ms. Kultepina, it only takes the will to start learning and self-discipline. The course is available on all multimedia devices with online access, including smartphones. Thus learning is within reach at any time, including on the move.

Each course is 45 hours long and consists of 15 lessons with individual assignments and tests. Upon completion, students are issued a certificate.

The RFL-1 and RFL-2 courses were developed under the Russian Language Federal Targeted Program of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

Fuente: https://sputniknews.com/society/201712111059892399-institute-online-express-course/

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