Russian language in the Digital era - free course from Skillbox, training, Date: November 29, 2023.

Candidate of Philology. Researcher and senior lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities, National Research University Higher School of Economics. Author of popular science lectures on linguistics and artificial languages. Winner of the 2017 Enlightenment Prize in the Humanities category.

What does it mean to speak and write correctly?
You will find out what a language norm is and understand how conditional it is. Learn to use authoritative Russian language dictionaries. You will understand what spell checkers are and what mistakes they make. Module workshop: master the correct spelling of “tsya” and “tsya” in verbs.

Russian spelling
Study the history of the Russian alphabet and spelling principles. Consider successful and unsuccessful spelling reforms. Module workshop: learn to correctly write alternating vowels in the roots of words.

Russian orthoepy
You will learn how speech differs depending on the age of people and the region where they live. Learn to work with spelling dictionaries of the Russian language. Module workshop: you will understand how to correctly write “not” and “neither” - together and separately with different parts of speech.

Regional diversity of the Russian language
Get acquainted with Russian dialects and regional vocabulary. Find out how the Russian language has changed in the countries of the former USSR. Module workshop: learn to correctly write “n” and “nn” in participles and adjectives.

Jargons and professional languages
You will understand what jargon, slang, and professional language are, and understand how they differ. Learn to moderate the use of professionalism and jargon in your speech. Get acquainted with official business style and clericalism. Module workshop: learn how to correctly highlight participial and participial phrases with commas.

Borrowings in Russian
Learn to find borrowings and understand their social function. You will learn how the adaptation of Anglicisms occurs in the modern Russian language. Module workshop: study the spelling of adverbs and adverbial combinations.

How to speak without offending anyone?
Learn what politeness is from a linguistic point of view. Become familiar with the concepts of positive and negative faces. You will understand how to use tolerant vocabulary and feminists. Module workshop: learn to write complex verb forms correctly.

Online Communication Etiquette
Find out how different communication channels have changed since their inception. Learn to write competent, convincing business letters and communicate correctly in instant messengers. Module workshop: you will understand how to correctly decline numerals.

Russian language and new communication opportunities
You will understand how memes differ from popular expressions. Learn to use emoticons and emoji wisely. You will understand what changes are taking place in the Russian language. Module workshop: learn the basics of typography and learn how to design texts well.

Final project. Text analysis and editing
Analyze the proposed text, find errors in it and correct them. Think about the author: where he comes from, what he does, what life experience he has.