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SEER2002 Romanian Language Level 2b: Production
UCL Credits: 30 | Total Learning Hours: 300 | ECTS: 15 |
Level: Intermediate | Course Unit: 0.5 + 0.5 | Terms 1 and 2 |
Module Coordinator: Ramona Gonczol Taught By: Ramona Gonczol To find out more about this module, please contact the Module Coordinator. |
| Weekly Contact Hours: 4 hours per week |
Prerequisites: Open to students who have successfully completed Romanian Level 1 or who can demonstrate equivalent competence |
| Compulsory Module for: Romanian and East European Studies, Russian and Romanian, Russian with Romanian, Modern Languages combined degrees of which Romanian is a component |
Summative Assessment
Romanian Language Level 2A: 45 minute aural examination (20%); 3 hour written examination (80%).
Romanian Language Level 2B: 20 minute oral examination (20%); 3 hour written examination (80%).
Formative Coursework
Progress is carefully monitored in class throughout the course. A number of formative assessment tasks (reading and translating in class, writing and delivering presentations) and homework exercises are set regularly.
Module Outline
This is a course for students who have successfully completed Romanian Language Level 1, or who can demonstrate equivalent competence in Romanian. The course consists of two components, comprehension and production, each of which has the value of 0.5 of a course-unit. Both components are taught in conjunction.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
By the end of the course students should be able:
- to understand a wide range of authentic spoken and written Romanian from predictable topic areas; to extract required information and record it accurately and coherently in English
- to manipulate spoken and written Romanian with appropriate and accurate use of lexis and grammatical structures in a variety of contexts and registers; to speak with confidence and accuracy appropriate to this level about many aspects of life and culture in Romania and societies where Romanian is spoken
- to demonstrate understanding of translation by discussing problems of specific translations from and into Romanian; to successfully translate a range of texts from and into Romanian
- to demonstrate knowledge and active use of more complex grammatical structures and a wide range of vocabulary in Romanian.
Indicative Texts
Course materials produced by the teacher will be provided.
Core learning materials:
Gonczol, R. (2007) Romanian An Essential Grammar, London: Routledge ( a basic grammar book with simple and clear explanations and examples)
Material from the following will also be provided in class or may be used independently:
Dorobat, A., Fotea, M. (1999) Essential Romanian. Iasi: Institutul European (a very useful textbook with grammar exercises for beginners and lower intermediate leaners)
Kohn, D. (2009) Manual de limba romana pentru straini. Bucuresti: Polirom ( a textbook and a work book for intermediate learners B1-B2)
Suciu, R., Fazakas, V. (2006) Romanian at First Sight. Bucuresti: Compania ( textbook with useful grammar practice for beginners and lower intermediates)
Please note: This outline is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.