Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)

Module RUSS3211: RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 4 FOLLOWING YEAR ABROAD

Department: Modern Language and Cultures (Russian)

RUSS3211: RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 4 FOLLOWING YEAR ABROAD

Type	Open	Level	3	Credits	20	Availability	Available in 2010/11	Module Cap	None.	Location	Durham

Prerequisites

Russian Language 2B (RUSS2012) OR Russian Language 2A (RUSS2191).

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

Russian Language 4 (RUSS3031).

Aims

To build on and enhance the work undertaken during the Year Abroad.
The focus of this module is proficiency in oral and written Russian. It aims to develop in the student an ability to write and speak correct Russian in expressing ideas in a broad range of topical issues in historical and cultural context.
To encourage individual talents and proclivities and help students to achieve their maximum potential

Content

During the year abroad (year 3) the student will prepare a portfolio of work related to the experience of studying or working in Russia to be submitted by the end of October in the following Michelmas term.
Topics envisaged for the module include the question of social changes related to the establishment of Post-perestroika market-type economy, women's rights and the search for an ideology or religion in russia to fill a void left by the collapse of the Socialist system.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

By the end of this module the students should gain an understanding of the main trends in the development of modern Russian society in a broad historical and cultural context.

Subject-specific Skills:

By the end of this module the students should be able to demonstrate the competence in communication in grammatically correct Russian both in translating the texts into target language and in demonstrating the abilities to perform contextual and linguistic analyses of original texts.

Key Skills:

By the end of this module the students should be able to discuss topical or general issues sensibly and fluently, to express their own ideas in written form and be able to translate a wide range of original texts into target language.

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

Weekly seminars which give students practice in analysing and commenting on Russian original texts.
Independent learning will be structured around the preparation for seminars and research for the cultural context.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Essay classes	21	Weekly	1 hour	21	■
Oral classes	21	Weekly	1 hour	21	■
Preparation and Reading				158
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component: Year Abroad Oral Examination		Component Weighting: 25%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Year Abroad Oral Examination	15 minutes	100%	No
Component: Oral Examination		Component Weighting: 25%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Oral Examination	15 minutes	100%	No
Component: Written Examination		Component Weighting: 50%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Examination	2 hours	100%	No

Formative Assessment:

Regular language exercises.

■ 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