Mari Language Course Curriculum:
Intermediate Level
Total amount of hours: 78
Lectures: 4 hours
Practical courses: 70 hours
Final exam: 4 hours
Objective of the course is acquiring the level of speaking sufficient for communication in every day life and in professional sphere when dealing with various business, research or cultural tasks.
Goals:
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acquiring written and oral speech skills required for social and professional communication on the topics provided for by the program (vocabulary minimum of 3000 words and phrases);
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acquiring skills in composition and presentation of monologues on professional topics (reports, messages, projects, etc.);
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acquiring skills in translation of popular science and professional literature, definition of the essential points of the text, annotation and reviewing of the text;
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acquiring skills of right grammatical structuring of an utterance;
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learning linguistic definitions and conceptions essential for practical mastering of the language.
Recommended reading
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Барцева Л.И., Галкин И.С. Кызытсе марий йылме. Лексикологий. - Йошкар-Ола,
2003.
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Иванов И.Г. Кызытсе марий йылме. Фонетика. - Йошкар-Ола, 2000.
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Иванов И.Г. Марий литератур йылмын историйже. - Йошкар-Ола, 2003.
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Казанцев Д.Е., Патрушев Г.С. Современный марийский язык. Лексикология. - Йошкар-Ола, 1972.
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Крылова Г.С. Марийский язык: Учебник для 4 класса. - Йошкар-Ола, 2003.
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Современный марийский язык. Фонетика. - Йошкар-Ола, 1960.
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Современный марийский язык. Морфология. - Йошкар-Ола, 1961.
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Марийский край, земля Онара / Сост. К.Васин, А.Юзыкайн. - М., 1989.
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Марийский язык для всех / Сост. З.Г.Зорина, Г.С.Крылова, Э.С.Якимова. - Ч. 1. - Йошкар-Ола, 1990.
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Марийский язык для всех / Сост. Г.С.Крылова, Э.С.Якимова. - Ч. 2. - Йошкар-Ола,
1991.
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Марийско-русский разговорник. - Йошкар-Ола, 1999.
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Наш город. Краткий очерк истории Йошкар-Олы. - Йошкар-Ола, 1984.
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Учаев З.В., Ефремов А.С. Поро кече. - Йошкар-Ола, 1998.
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Юзыкайн А., Юзыкайн Э. Марий... Кj ме улына. – Йошкар-Ола, 1999.
Literature on Mari ethnography, Mari arts studies, audiovisual aids are available.
Contents of the course
№
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Topic
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Lectures,
hours
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Practical
courses
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Reading
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1.
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Basic information on the Republic of Mari El. History of the Mari people. State symbols of the Republic. Sights of Yoshkar-Ola.
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4
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2
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3,8,12, 14; 10:4-14
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2.
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Getting acquainted. Introduction, greeting. Test on the level of the Mari language. Rules for the transcription and pronunciation. Transcription reading.
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2
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13:4-6
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3.
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The place of the Mari language in the Finno-Ugric family of languages. Investigation of the Mari language by foreign researchers. Conference-class. Pronouns and adverbs.
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4
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10: 56-66
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4.
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Speech standards. Telephone talks as a form of business communication. Temporal meanings of the case. Forms of the Imperative Mood.
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4
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11;
10:50-56
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5.
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Antonyms. Adverbial participles ending in -ын, -ен. Composite verbs. Full and short forms of the Adjective.
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2
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5: 143-147
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6.
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Flora and fauna of the Republic of Mari El. Composition of crosswords. Description of photos and pictures. The Reflexive Voice. The Past Tense I.
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2
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10: 8-16;
10:77-78
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7.
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The Legend about Akpars. Adverbial participles ending in -шыла. Infinitive construction with манын.
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2
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10: 22-32
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8.
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The founder of Mari literature Sergey Tchavayn. “Oto” poem (1905). Pluperfect tenses I and II. Extended participial constructions.
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4
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5:46-50; 10:36-45
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9.
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The founder of Mari linguistics V.M. Vasilyev. Adverbial participles ending in -мешке. Imperative mood 3-person singular and plural verbs.
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4
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10:45-50
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10.
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Lexicography of the Mari language
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2
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available dictionaries of the Mari language
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11.
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Mari folktales. Reflexive voice of the verb. The Pluperfect tense I.
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4
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10: 14-20; 51-56
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12.
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Mari arts. Cinema. Mari actor and poet Yivan Kirlya. Demonstration of a fragment of a G. Gordeyev film «Чоныштем илет». Demonstrative pronouns and postpositions.
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4
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10: 73-75
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13.
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Discussion of the problems touched upon in «Чоныштем илет» film. Revision.
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2
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14.
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M. Shketan is one of the Mari literature founders. From the history of the Mari theatre named after M. Shketan. Onomatopoeic words.
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4
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10:86-97
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15.
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Mari music. First Mari composer I. Kluchnikov-Palantay. National music instruments of the Mari. Reduplication
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4
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10:97-114
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16.
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Mari people fine arts. Presentation of the well-known Mari painters. Description of the paintings.
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4
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17.
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Ceremonies and traditions of the Mari people. Wedding rites. Demonstration of a video followed up by a discussion. Past tense of the optative mood and impersonal predicatives ending in -ман. Past tense of participles ending in –шаш and an auxiliary verb улаш.
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4
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10: 114-126
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18.
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Religion of the Mari people. Discussion of a video. Auxiliary verb лияш.
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4
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10: 126-132
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19.
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Traditional Mari holidays calendar. Traditional Mari games.
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4
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10: 133-139
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20.
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Traditional Mari dress. Traditional Mari embroidering.
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4
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10:139-141
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21.
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Translation of a popular science text from Mari into native language. Test.
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4
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22.
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Defense of a creative project.
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4
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