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SEEY4002 Serbian/Croatian Level 3b: Production
PLEASE NOTE: This module will not be available in 2018-19
UCL Credits: 30 | Total Learning Hours: 300 | ECTS: 15 |
Level: Advanced | Course Unit: 0.5 + 0.5 | Full Year |
Module Coordinator: Jelena Ćalić Taught By: Jelena Ćalić and Ivana Vrtič To find out more about this module, please contact the Module Coordinator. |
| Weekly Contact Hours: 4.0 |
Prerequisites: Open to students who have successfully completed Serbian/Croatian Level 2 or who can demonstrate equivalent competence. |
| Compulsory Module for: Serbian/Croatian and East European Studies, Russian and Serbian/Croatian , Russian with Serbian/Croatian , Modern Serbian/Croatian s combined degrees of which Serbian/Croatian is a component. |
Summative Assessment
Serbian/Croatian Language Level 3A: 45 minute aural examination (20%); 2 hour written examination (50%); coursework consisting of portfolio of assignments totalling 5000 words (30%).
Serbian/Croatian Language Level 3B: 20 minute oral examination (40%); 3 hour written examination (60%).
Formative Assessment
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 Serbian/Croatian Language Level 2 course, or who can demonstrate equivalent competence in Serbian/Croatian. The course consists of two components, comprehension and production, each of which has the value of 0.5 of a course-unit (see Course Details above). Both components are taught in conjunction. Students who successfully complete this course should be able to function effectively and with confidence in an extensive range of academic, professional and social situations, and also to have gained a metalinguistic perspective on translation issues.
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
By the end of the course students should be able:
- to understand authentic spoken and written Serbian/Croatian from unpredictable topic areas; to extract required information and record it accurately and coherently in English
- to manipulate spoken and written Serbian/Croatian in any situation with appropriate, accurate and elaborate use of lexis and grammatical structures in a wide variety of contexts and registers; to seek, provide and refine opinions and information in sustained spoken and written interchanges in Serbian/Croatian; to speak and write confidently and accurately about key issues relating to life and culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia and societies where Serbian/Croatian is spoken
- to demonstrate knowledge and active use of more complex grammatical structures and a wide range of vocabulary, register and styles in Serbian/Croatian.
Indicative Texts
Additional course materials tailored to students' interests will be provided by the teacher during the course.
Core learning materials:
· Alexander, R. (2006). Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, A Grammar: with sociolinguistic commentary. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
· Bujas, Ž., & Bujas, S. (2005). Veliki hrvatsko-engleski rječnik: Croatian-English dictionary. Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus.
· Munday, J. (2009). Introducing translation studies: Theories and applications. London: Routledge.
Please note: This outline is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.