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| Unit name |
Beginners Russian |
| Unit code |
UWLP10016 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
C/4
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| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
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| Unit director |
Ms. McNeilly |
| Open unit status |
Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
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| Co-requisites |
None
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| School/department |
School of Modern Languages |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
This unit provides a general introduction to the target language. It is intended:
- To provide students with a solid foundation of the essential structures of the target language thus enabling them to communicate effectively across the four key language skills at an elementary level on a variety of general topics
- To enable participants to give and understand information and to achieve a confident elementary level of communicative competence in everyday situations
- To introduce students to the customs, culture and society of the regions/countries in which the languages are spoken and to develop student awareness of the general social and cultural background of the language
- To enable students to apply their developing language skills into areas related to their field of study
Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- be able to communicate orally and in writing with a reasonable degree of accuracy and fluency.
- be able to work at a basic level with authentic material and retrieve necessary information.
- have acquired knowledge and awareness of the general social and cultural background of the target language
- be able to understand and interpret written texts at a basic level
- be able to respond to written texts at a basic level
Overall, students will attain a level comparable to A1/ A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Teaching Information
Learners will be involved in a variety of classroom activities, mostly interactive with maximum use of the target language, but with some attention devoted also to explaining the fundamentals of Russian linguistic structures. Class activity will be supported and amplified by e learning opportunities; a Blackboard site, wikis, blogs and use of self-study facilities.
Assessment Information
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ILOs assessed
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| Class Test (25%)
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Listening
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Weeks 23/24 in class
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1, 2, 3
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| Oral Test (25%)
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Speaking
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Weeks 23/24 in class
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1, 2, 3
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| Formal Examination (50%)
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Reading & Writing
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Week 25
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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As free text:
The four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are assigned equal weighting for the purposes of assessment (25% each).
- For reading and writing there is a formal examination in the summer examination period, which comprises 50% of the total mark. This assesses ILOs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
- Listening is assessed by a class test at the end of TB2, which comprises 25% of the total mark. This assesses ILOs 1, 2 and 3.
- Speaking is tested by one oral test at the end of TB2. This assesses ILOs 1, 2 and 3.
Reading and References
The unit is based on a coherent scheme of work developed by the unit coordinator, which will be made available on Blackboard.
