Unit name | Intermediate Czech Language |
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Unit code | RUSS20043 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Ms. McNeilly |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Russian |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit will build on existing kowledge of Czech grammar and vocabulary, and active and passive skills developed in the first year of Czech study, with the central objective of improving freedom, range and accuracy in written and spoken Czech. Students will revise and deepen their knowledge of the grammar in the context of oral and written communication, and will develop translation skills from and into Czech. Particular emphasis will be placed on vocabulary-building. Texts will be chosen on the basis of six to eight topics to be agreed with students at the beginning. Students will be encouraged to find and present texts themselves.
Aims:
Students will be more confident in their ability:
Overall, students will attain a level comparable to B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF).
Learners will be involved in a variety of synchronous activities, mostly interactive with maximum use of the target language, but with attention devoted also to explaining the fundamentals of the Czech language structures. These activities will be supported and amplified by asynchronous e-learning opportunities and self-directed exercises
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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.