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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module RUSS2081: BEGINNERS' CROATIAN WITH SERBIAN

Department: MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (RUSSIAN)

RUSS2081: BEGINNERS' CROATIAN WITH SERBIAN

Type Open Level 2 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2006/07 Module Cap None. Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • 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 Combination of Modules

  • 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:
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Subject-specific Skills:
    Key Skills:

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

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      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

      Summative Assessment

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

      Formative Assessment:

      Weekly written assignments

      ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University