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SEEY0017 Serbian/Croatian A off-track language module

UCL Credits: 15

Total Learning Hours: 188

ECTS: 15

Level: Beginner

Course Unit: 1.0

Terms 1 and 2

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:  2 hours per week
Prerequisites: None
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 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 simple everyday situations and get by in straightforward social settings in Serbian/Croatian. This includes knowledge of basic vocabulary (e.g. lexis used to introduce yourself, to travel and find your way around, to use a library, and key concepts of the culture particular to the language), grammar, morphology (e.g. verbs in the present and past tense, cases), syntax (word order in simple sentences), and phonetics. The course prepares students to continue their studies of Serbian/Croatian on the Serbian/Croatian B off-track language module, and ultimately for a year abroad study, or other extended stay or holiday visit to places where Serbian/Croatian is used as a first language, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

By the end of the course students should have reached level A1+ (a solid lower intermediate level) in all four skills according to the grading provided by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Students will improve 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:

· Alexander, R. (2006). Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, A Grammar: with sociolinguistic commentary. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.

· Hawkesworth, C. (2006). Colloquial Croatian: the complete course for beginners. Taylor & Francis.

· Hawkesworth, C., & Calic, J. (2006). Colloquial Serbian: the complete course for beginners. Taylor & Francis.

Please note: This outline is accurate at the time of publication. Minor amendments may be made prior to the start of the academic year.