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Undergraduate Handbook 2006-2007 (archived)

Module RUSS3121: INTERMEDIATE CROATIAN WITH SERBIAN

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS3121: INTERMEDIATE CROATIAN WITH SERBIAN

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	20	Available in 2006/2007	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

Beginners' Croatian with Serbian (RUSS2081).

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

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

Content

To build on acquired basic competence in reading, writing, speaking and listening, grammatical knowledge and cultural awareness, with a view to developing social discourse skills and discuss general topics.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Subject-specific Skills

By the end of this module students should be able to convey ideas and discuss a wide range of general topics in fluent Croatian and Serbian and to demonstrate competence in speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Key Skills

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

In order to gain competence in all the main language skills a variety of teaching and learning methods will be employed. A communicative approach with real-life situations will be adopted. Students will be expected to contribute actively and will work both independently and in groups and pairs using authentic materials. The course consists of two weekly classes which students are required to attend. Weekly written assignments will be set.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Total				200
Lectures	22	1 per week	1 hour	22
Practicals	22	1 per week	1 hour	22
Preparation and Reading				156

Summative Assessment

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

Formative Assessment

Reguar 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.