The Russian Language Center was established in 1972 to serve the purposes of teaching the Russian language at Damascus University. Then it has been included with other centers , and thus it has become one essential part of the Language Institute .
Other Objectives:
The center teaches Russian as a second language in different colleges, and a second European language at the Departments of languages in the Faculty of Letters and Humanities.
- 3- month courses held two times a year :
Early November
Early March
Additional Summer course is being held nowadays
- Registration Conditions:
- Course4s Features
- Documents and Certificates awarded
- Registration Conditions:
Registration in these courses should take place during a period before the course begins . These dates shall be advertised and put up at the faculties and parties concerned.
Place of registration is at the office of Students Affairs at the Language Institute, where applications are received from 10.00 to 21.30
Documents required : An application (found at the Student Affairs Office at the Institute ) duly signed by the Dean and the Head of the Division concerned.
All candidates are given the automated Placement Test. Those who get more than 80% are waived attending the course of general Russian , and proceed to the specialized course . Students who acquire between 40% and 80% shall follow a full course. Those who acquire less than 40% are not accepted at the center.
- Course Features:
The Master’s courses are divided into :
Course of humanities
Courses of Science and technology
Courses of Medical Sciences ( Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy )
- Each course lasts for 3 months, 3 Classes a week, each class is 4 hours
- Attendance is obligatory and must be 90% at least. In case absence exceeds 24 hours , the student will be prevented from taking the exam.
- An admitted participant may excuse himself from completing the course provided that he applied for withdrawal in writing to the Office of the Student Affairs of the Institute, within 15 days from the start of the course.
SYLLABUS
Syllabus is designed in accordance with specified objectives, the learners’ situations and future needs . It is subjected to yearly evaluation in which all the instructors of the Institute participate , and it can be amended after
A comprehensive study of their suggestions and the suggestions and results of the learners. In addition to the assigned text book , the learners will be given extra listening materials in order that they improve their comprehension of these materials , as well as the materials pertaining to their specialization.
It may be mentioned that the level of these materials is intermediate and the level of graduates is upper intermediate.
DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATES
- Students admitted in the course for Masters’ Degree will be given a document that can be presented to the military enlisting department, or to the concerned parties.
- Students who pass the examinations will be granted an Accomplishment Document, issued by the Director of the Institute as per the decision of the Institute Board and the suggestion of the Center’s Board. This document is considered as qualifying for registration for the masters’ degree at the universities of the Syrian Arab Republic
These examinations are given to those who wish to get the doctoral degree in non-specialized faculties . They have to get the Masters’ Degree prior to these exams.
Registration should be before the start of these exams which will be announced at all faculties and concerned parties. Examinations are held 4 times a year, once every three months, starting from September.
Registration takes place at the Students Affair Office at the Institute. Applications are received from 10.00 to 21.30
Required Documents : An application form , from the office , filled in . It has to be signed by the Institute Director and the Head of the concerned Center.