Unit name | Beginners Catalan |
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Unit code | UWLP10025 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. James Hawkey |
Open unit status | Open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Modern Languages |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will be taught by the Catalan Tutor
This unit provides a general introduction to the target language. It is intended:
Students will:
1. be able to communicate orally and in writing with a reasonable degree of accuracy and fluency.
2. be able to work at a basic level with authentic material and retrieve necessary information.
3. have acquired knowledge and awareness of the general social and cultural background of the target
language
4. be able to understand and interpret written texts at a basic level
5. be able to respond to written texts at a basic level
Overall, students will attain a level comparable to A1/ A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference
for Languages.
3 hours per week
The communicative approach will be used; learners will be involved in a variety of interactive and stimulating
activities with maximum use of the target language. This will be supported by e learning opportunities; a
Blackboard site, wikis, blogs and use of self-study facilities.
Assessment type Skills assessed University week & date ILOs assessed
Class Test (25%) Listening Weeks 23/24 in class 1, 2, 3
Oral Test (25%) Speaking Weeks 23/24 in class 1, 2, 3
Formal Examination (50%) Reading & Writing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
As free text:
The four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are assigned equal weighting for the purposes of
assessment (25% each).
For reading and writing there is a formal examination in the summer examination period, which comprises 50% of the total mark. This assesses ILOs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Listening is assessed by a class test at the end of TB2, which comprises 25% of the total mark. This assesses ILOs 1, 2 and 3.
Speaking is tested by one oral test at the end of TB2. This assesses ILOs 1, 2 and 3.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. UWLP10025).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.