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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module RUSS1042: RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 1B

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS1042: RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 1B

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	1	40	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

B or above at A level in a foreign European language or its equivalent.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

Russian Language 1A (RUSS1161). Not available to students following the European Studies programme.

Aims

To provide students with a sound basis in Russian grammar and to enable them to acquire a limited but practical range of vocabulary.
The intention is to begin to use the language actively at an early stage and to instil an awareness of its potential for expression.

Content

The module is based on a published textbook and supplementary coursebook.
The different strands of the module are: a) grammar, b) texts, c) language workshop, d) exercises, e) oral, f) language laboratory.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Students should be able to converse, write and read in Russian with some fluency, and will have covered the basics of Russian grammar by completing the majority of the units in the textbook, "Colloquial Russian".

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

In order that the students achieve competence in all the main language skills, a variety of methods will be employed: oral, translation, grammatical exercises, reading texts, language laboratory.
These methods will allow the students to become familiar with essential grammatical concepts and vocabulary and to use them in different learning contexts.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Practicals	22	6 per week	1 hour	132
Preparation and Reading				268
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting
Examination 1	50%	Examination 1	3 hours	100%
Examination 2	37.50%	Examination 2	3 hours	100%
Oral	12.50%	Oral examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Weekly written translations, grammar exercises, and preparation for oral classes.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.