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UCL Credits: 15 | Total Learning Hours: 150 | ECTS: 7.5 |
Level: Advanced | Course Unit: 0.5 | Terms 1 and 2 |
Module Coordinator: Yordanka Velkova Taught By: Yordanka Velkova To find out more about this module, please contact the Module Coordinator. |
| Weekly Contact Hours: 2 hours per week |
Prequisites: Either successful completion of SSEEB2109 Bulgarian B off-track language module or equivalent (upper intermediate) knowledge of Bulgarian. An assessment test will be arranged with the tutor to assess students' level before they join the course. |
| Compulsory Module for: N/a |
Summative Assessment
2 hour written examination (70%), including grammar and lexical exercises (20%), reading (25%), and writing (25%); oral examination (30%), consisting of presentation (15%) and social conversation (15%).
Formative Coursework
Progress is carefully monitored, in particular in the early stages of the course, through a number of formative assessment tasks (short presentations and conversation exercises in class, informal and semi-formal vocabulary tests, reading comprehension tasks, grammar practice, Q&A sessions) and homework exercises.
Module Outline
This course aims to enable students to function in most everyday situations in Bulgarian and to appreciate the complexity of Bulgarian culture and society. This includes sound knowledge of vocabulary (approximately 2200-2500 words), grammar, morphology (e.g. verbs in the present and past tense and various moods, verbal aspect, where relevant, noun cases, singular and plural forms, possessive constructions, derivation, etc.), syntax (word order in complex sentences), and phonetics (improving pronunciation and intonation). The course follows up and consolidates knowledge of Bulgarian gained on the Bulgarian B off-track module, and completes the Bulgarian off-track (A, B, and C) course.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
By the end of the course students should have reached level B2 (an advanced level) in all four skills according to the grading provided by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Depending on the independent study time they spent on completing their course options, students may consider taking the ECL language examination at Level B2 in languages where such examination is available.
Students will have improved their intercultural communication skills, independent study skills, and general language learning ability.
Indicative Texts
Course materials produced by the teacher will be provided.
Core learning materials:
Hauge, K., Tisheva, Y. 2006. Colloquial Bulgarian. The Complete Course for Beginners.
Хаджиева, Е., Влахова, Р. 2014. Български език като чужд. Лесното в трудния български език.
A range of texts (expository and literary prose passages, possibly poetry) will be discussed in class; these will be provided either by the teacher or by the students, depending on students' interests.
Material from the following will also be provided in class or may be used independently:
Hauge, К. 1999. A Short Grammar of Contemporary Bulgarian.
Alexander, R. 2000. Intensive Bulgarian: v. 2 (English / Bulgarian).
Хаджиева, Е., Влахова, Р. 2013. Текстове плюс.
Хаджиева, Е., Влахова, Р. 2012. Разбирам и говоря.
Жобов, В., Колев, Г. 2005. Джобна граматика на българския език. Глагол.
Златева. Ж. ., Ганева, Б. 2006. Български език за чужденци - 2. част. 2006. Аз говоря български (+CD), Фабер + учебна тетрадка.
Online sources:
bg.speaklanguages.com