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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module RUSS2081: BEGINNERS' CROATIAN WITH SERBIAN

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS2081: BEGINNERS' CROATIAN WITH SERBIAN

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	2	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

Russian Language 1B (RUSS1042), or Russian Language 1A (RUSS1161) and Russian Translation (RUSS1131) or an equivalent qualification to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

Opportunity to study another Slavonic language with particular emphasis on reading skills and communicative competence.

Content

To provide a basis for communication skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, together with grammatical knowledge and understanding of fundamental cultural differences sufficient to permit learners to cope with travelling, studying or working in republics of the former Yugoslavia.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

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

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	22	1 per week	1 hour	22
Practicals	22	1 per week	1 hour	22
Preparation and Reading				134
Total				0

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	75%	three hour written examination		100%
Oral	25%	15 minute oral examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Weekly written assignments

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.