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RSN 255 – Intermediate Russian II
2014 – S2 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Yulya James
Contact via yulya.james@mq.edu.au
W6A 203A
Friday from 12pm to 2pm
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
RSN122 or RSN250
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The unit aims to develop enough vocabulary, basic grammar and oral skills to communicate effectively within the topics of everyday communication.
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Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of adapted Russian texts.
- To attain a required level of spoken and written Russian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
- To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
- To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Russian.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| oral test | 15% | TBA |
| 6 assignments | 25% | TBA |
| final written examination | 60% | TBA |
oral test
Due: TBA
Weighting: 15%
For the oral test, students have to prepare a four -minute talk on a topic of their choice. Internal students will have their oral test during their last class on week 13. External students can use the Voice Board Tool (see http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/ RSN255, Oral test ) or can send their voice recording to their tutor by week 13.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- To attain a required level of spoken and written Russian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
- To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
6 assignments
Due: TBA
Weighting: 25%
There will be six written assignments. Students should submit their assignments electronically through ilearn
On successful completion you will be able to:
- To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of adapted Russian texts.
- To attain a required level of spoken and written Russian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
- To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
- To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Russian.
final written examination
Due: TBA
Weighting: 60%
The purpose of the written examination is to check students’ knowledge of all aspects
of grammar and vocabulary that they learn throughout the semester.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of adapted Russian texts.
- To attain a required level of spoken and written Russian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
- To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
- To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Russian.
Delivery and Resources
Required and recommended texts
There are no required textbooks for this course but ALL STUDY MATERIALS FOR LECTURES, TUTORIALS AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE at http://learn.mq.edu.au/. Recommended book: Levine J. S. Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar, McGraw-Hill, 1999.
University Co-operative Bookshop Macquarie University Sydney NSW 2109 Tel: +61 2 9850 7618
Unit webpage
The web page for this unit can be found at http://www.eurolang.mq.edu.au/russian/login.html. In order to access the iLectures please go to http://ilecture.mq.edu.au/ilectures/ilectures. Study materials are available at http://learn.mq.edu.au/
Unit Schedule
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Week one |
The verbs ходить and идти. |
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Week two |
Theverbsнести, вестиandвезти. |
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Week three |
Prefixed Verbs of Motion. |
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Week four |
Prefixed Verbs of Motion. |
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Week five |
Prefixed Verbs of Motion. |
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Week six |
The use of the Reflexive Pronoun себя. Verbs of Teaching, Studying and Learning. |
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Week seven |
Verbs with -ся / сь. |
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Week eight |
The words никогда, никому and нигде. |
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Week nine |
The particles -то and -нибудь. |
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Week ten |
Expressions of Time. |
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Week eleven |
Expressions of Time. |
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Week twelve |
The InstrumentalPlural. |
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Week thirteen |
Revision. |
Policies and Procedures
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.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
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.
Graduate Capabilities
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
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:
Learning outcomes
- To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of adapted Russian texts.
- To attain a required level of spoken and written Russian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
- To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
- To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Russian.
Assessment tasks
- oral test
- 6 assignments
- final written examination
Effective Communication
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:
Learning outcomes
- To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of adapted Russian texts.
- To attain a required level of spoken and written Russian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
- To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
- To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Russian.
Assessment tasks
- oral test
- 6 assignments
- final written examination
Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
The unit aims at fostering language skills to level B1, described as follows in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR): Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
Changes since First Published
| Date | Description |
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| 09/07/2014 | Benchmarking statement |
| 13/06/2014 | Updated assessment weightings. Updated Learning outcomes. |