Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Luka Budak
Contact via luka.budak@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CRO150
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is a continuation of CRO150 and is intended to enable students to acquire basic language skills necessary for communication (both oral and written) at an introductory level.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Assignment 1 | 5% | 29/08/14 |
Assignment 2 | 5% | 09/09/14 |
Assignment 3 | 5% | 19/09/14 |
Assignment 4 | 5% | 30/09/14 |
Assignment 5 | 5% | 10/10/14 |
Assignment 6 | 5% | 21/10/14 |
Assignment 7 | 5% | 31/10/14 |
Assignment 8 | 5% | 10/11/14 |
Oral examination | 20% | 3rd-7th November 2014 |
Final examination | 40% | Final exam timetable |
Due: 29/08/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 29th August.
Due: 09/09/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 9th September.
Due: 19/09/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 19th September.
Due: 30/09/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 30th September.
Due: 10/10/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 10th October.
Due: 21/10/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 21st October.
Due: 31/10/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 31st October.
Due: 10/11/14
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 10th November.
Due: 3rd-7th November 2014
Weighting: 20%
The oral exam will be during last week of classes.
Due: Final exam timetable
Weighting: 40%
Try to do some Croatian every day, even if it is only half an hour. Remember that learning the language is a process of acquiring a skill, rather like learning to swim, and progress can be made only if the learner practises. Knowing in theory what to do with one’s arms and legs is not the same as being able to swim, and the same applies to languages. Knowing the rules will certainly help you understand, speak and write the language, but practice will make you fluent and confident. It is worth remembering that, with a bit of ingenuity, it should be possible to listen to your CD regularly while you are engaged in other necessary activities, i.e. housework, gardening, long car trips, etc.
I suggest you use the following procedure for studying each lesson. First, listen to the dialogue at least two or three times, trying to understand what it is about, in general at first and later in detail. Next, check in the vocabulary and grammar section whether your understanding of the content is correct.
When you feel you understand the text, listen to it again, this time paying attention to the pronunciation. Try to mouth the words and sentences, silently at first. Listen to the text again, this time repeating loudly after the recorded voices.
This unit has an online presence in iLearn http://ilearn.mq.edu.au. Students require access to a computer and the internet.
The on-campus session will be held at Macquarie University on Saturday 28th September (Room to be announced) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. You are urged to attend if at all possible. The on-campus session will provide a lecture on grammar, conversation, tutorials and reading exercises. There will be drills on grammar and vocabulary as covered in the course text-book.
The on-campus session is not compulsory but it is strongly recommended.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Late Assignment Policy - International Studies
Assignments are compulsory and must be submitted on time. As a general rule, extensions will not be granted without a valid and documented reason (e.g. medical certificate). Late submissions will be penalised by 5% for each day (including weekends) the assignment task is late. No assignments will be accepted after assignments have been corrected and feedback has been provided. Assignment tasks handed in early will not be marked and returned before the due date.
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Our graduates will have enquiring minds and a literate curiosity which will lead them to pursue knowledge for its own sake. They will continue to pursue learning in their careers and as they participate in the world. They will be capable of reflecting on their experiences and relationships with others and the environment, learning from them, and growing - personally, professionally and socially.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
As local citizens our graduates will be aware of indigenous perspectives and of the nation's historical context. They will be engaged with the challenges of contemporary society and with knowledge and ideas. We want our graduates to have respect for diversity, to be open-minded, sensitive to others and inclusive, and to be open to other cultures and perspectives: they should have a level of cultural literacy. Our graduates should be aware of disadvantage and social justice, and be willing to participate to help create a wiser and better society.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Required and recommended texts
1. Required text Marica Čilaš, et. al. Hrvatski za početnike, Udžbenik i rječnik 1 (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, 2006) with a CD; Marica Čilaš, et. al. Hrvatski za početnike, Vježbenica i gramatički pregled 1 (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, 2006); Both books and CD may be purchased from the University Co-op Bookshop; phone: (02) 8986 4000; email: macquarie-tbuzer1@coop-bookshop.com.au
2. Recommended text I recommend a very informative and an excellent reference book Croatian Grammar (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada & HIŠAK, 2007) by Vinko Grubišić; this grammar will be of great help to you now and in the future. Celia Hawkesworth, Colloquial Croatian (Comes with a CD) |
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