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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: Eszter Tarsoly Taught By: Eszter Tarsoly To find out more about this module, please contact the Module Coordinator. |
| Weekly Contact Hours: 2.0 |
Prerequisites: Either successful completion of SEEH 2109 Hungarian B off-track language module or equivalent (upper intermediate) knowledge of Hungarian. An assessment test will be arranged with the tutor to assess students' level before they join the course. |
| Compulsory Module for: None |
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 Assessment
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 Hungarian and to appreciate the complexity of Hungarian 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 Hungarian gained on the Hungarian B off-track module, and completes the Hungarian 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:
Szita, Sz., Pelcz, K. 2014. MagyarOK II (to level B1+). Pécs.
Rounds, Carol H., Sólyom, E. 2012. Colloquial Hungarian, The Complete Course for Beginners. London and New York: Routledge.
Szita, Sz., Görbe, T. 2009 (2010). Gyakorló magyar nyelvtan A Practical Hungarian Grammar. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó.
Material from the following will also be provided in class or may be used independently:
Kovácsi, M. 2001 (1993). Itt magyarul beszélnek. Vol. 2-4. Budapest: Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó.
Rounds, Carol H. 2001 (2003, 2004, 2006). An Essential Grammar: Hungarian. London: Routledge. (Grammar overview and revision.)
Hlavacska, E. Hoffmann, I., Laczkó, T., Maticsák, S. 1996. Hungarolingua 2-3. Coursebook and Workbook for Intermediate and Advanced Level. Debrecen: Debreceni Egyetem.
The websites www.magyarora.hu and http://mid-van.hu, as well as the website accompanying the Magyar-OK textbook, www.magyar-ok.hu, are highly recommended as sources of exercises for independent practice and their materials will be used.