25. Januar: Online Russian Dictation

Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad, Russia) invites foreign citizens who have a command of Russian at a level not lower than basic (A2) to take part in the annual Russian language contest “Online Russian Dictation”.

The contest has been organized by the Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University since 2006.

Russian Dictation is not only a linguistic contest for Russian language connoisseurs but also an opportunity to learn new things about the Russian language and culture. The contest is held annually and includes a public mini-lecture on the topic of the Dictation. In 2024, the Dictation celebrates the 225th anniversary of Russian writer Alexander Pushkin and the 300th anniversary of Immanuel Kant, a philosopher of international importance.

Dictation texts are adapted to the required Russian proficiency level

• Level 1 – for participants with A2-B1 Russian proficiency level;
•  Level 2 – for participants with B2-C1 Russian proficiency level.

All the participants will receive e-certificates. Winners and prize-winners will receive valuable gifts!

The Online Russian Dictation 2024 will take place on January 25, 2024 at 14:00 (2:00 PM) Kaliningrad time (GMT+2). On this day, following a tradition that dates back to 1850, Russian students celebrate their main holiday – Tatiana Day or Russian Students' Day.

Read more about the Dictation on the IKBFU official website: https://kantiana.ru/international/inostrannomu-studentu/konkurs-russkiy-diktant/.

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DICTATION ONE SHALL:

1)      Fill in the Registration Form at https://forms.gle/GZdardtgzpLm9hnq6  until January 22, 23:59 (11:59 PM) Kaliningrad time (GMT+2).

2)      Follow the link at the end of the Registration Form.

3)      Download the Dictation Answer Sheet and Instructions for the Dictation.

4)      Join the Dictation Live Stream on January 25 at 14:00 (2:00 PM) Kaliningrad time (GMT+2), the link to which is given in the Instructions.

5)      Write the Dictation (see the Dictation Answer Sheet).

6)      Scan or take a photo of the Dictation Answer Sheet.

7)      Upload a scan or a photo of the Dictation Answer Sheet to the Answer Sheet Submission Form within 15 minutes from the end of the Dictation Live Stream, the link to which is provided in the Instructions and Dictation Answer Sheet.

IMPORTANT! Submissions received from the participants who have not registered WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.

Registration is open until January 22, 23:59 (11:59 PM) Kaliningrad time (GMT+2): https://forms.gle/GZdardtgzpLm9hnq6

IMPORTANT! After completing the Registration Form, you will be provided with a direct link (on the last page of the Registration Form) to the cloud storage (we strongly recommend you to save it or follow it immediately), where the registered participants will find:

- Dictation Answer Sheet for Level 1 and Level 2;

- Instructions for the Dictation, containing:

o    links to Dictation Live Streams;

o    a link to Answer Sheet Submission Form for submitting the completed Dictation.

IMPORTANT! Submission of participants' entries is via Google Forms. We recommend that you study the Submission Form and the process of uploading files to it in advance.

IMPORTANT! We recommend that you download the Dictation Answer Sheet and the Instructions for the Dictation and print them out in advance, as well as save the link or QR-code to the Answer Sheet Submission Form.

IMPORTANT! If you are a teacher and you want to organize participation in the Dictation for your students, you can register all those who wish to participate in the Dictation, indicating in the fields “E-mail” and “Phone number” your data, and in the other fields – the data of your students. You can also upload all the entries of your students in one or multiple files to the Submission Form for them.

Dictation Organizing Committee:

Tatyana Tsvigun, Advisor to the Rector on Russian Language and Development of Humanitarian Education at IKBFU
E-mail: TTSvigun@kantiana.ru  

Daria Gerber, Director of the IKBFU International Office
E-mail: DGerber@kantiana.ru

Ksenia Skryabina, responsible for the Dictation Information and Technical Support, specialist of the IKBFU International Office
E-mail: KVSkrjabina1@kantiana.ru
Telegram: @x_is_for_xenia