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CRO 255 – Intermediate Croatian II

2014 – S2 External

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit Convenor
Luka Budak
Contact via luka.budak@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
CRO250
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit deals with selected topics in Croatian grammar and Croatian language in general. It provides both a continuation of the introductory units and further development of language skills acquired in CRO250.

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 hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Due
Assignment 1 5% 18th August
Assignment 2 5% 28th August
Assignment 3 5% 8th September
Assignment 4 5% 18th September
Assignment 5 5% 29th September
Assignment 6 5% 10th October
Assignment 7 5% 20th October
Assignment 8 5% 31st October
Oral examination 20% 3rd - 7th November
Final Examination 40% University Examination Period

Assignment 1

Due: 18th August
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 18th August.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assignment 2

Due: 28th August
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 28th August.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assignment 3

Due: 8th September
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 8th September.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assignment 4

Due: 18th September
Weighting: 5%

Thia assignment is due 18th September.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
  • To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assignment 5

Due: 29th September
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 29th September.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assignment 6

Due: 10th October
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 10th October.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • 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 Croatian.

Assignment 7

Due: 20th October
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 20th October.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
  • To understand and gain proficiency in the mechanics of writing Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assignment 8

Due: 31st October
Weighting: 5%

This assignment is due 31st October.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Oral examination

Due: 3rd - 7th November
Weighting: 20%

The oral exam will be held last week of classes.


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.

Final Examination

Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 40%

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On successful completion you will be able to:
  • To revise grammatical structures previously studied and learn new structures essential to oral and written fluency and accuracy.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Delivery and Resources

Classes 

 

Lecture

  • Mondays 6.00 pm
  • W6A 117

Practical

  • Mondays 7.00  pm
  • W6A 117

 Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

Required texts

Jasna Barešić: Dobro došli 1 , Udžbenik i rječnik za učenje hrvatskoga jezika za strance (Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2007) with a CD; 

Jasna Barešić: Dobro došli 1, Gramatika i rješenja zadataka za učenje hrvatskog jezika za strance (Zagreb: Školska knjiga, 2007).  

Recommended texts 

Vinko Grubišić: Croatian Grammar (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada & HIŠAK, 2007). 

Celia Hawkesworth: Colloquial Croatian (Comes with a CD) 

Željko Bujas: Croatian-English and English-Croatian Dictionary (Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus).

Policies and Procedures

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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html

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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/

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Learning Skills

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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

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Graduate Capabilities

Commitment to Continuous Learning

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:

Learning outcomes

  • 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 Croatian.

Assessment tasks

  • Assignment 1
  • Assignment 2
  • Assignment 3
  • Assignment 4
  • Assignment 5
  • Assignment 6
  • Assignment 7
  • Assignment 8
  • Final Examination

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 hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assessment tasks

  • Assignment 1
  • Assignment 2
  • Assignment 3
  • Assignment 4
  • Assignment 5
  • Assignment 6
  • Assignment 7
  • Assignment 8
  • Oral examination
  • Final Examination

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

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:

Learning outcome

  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assessment tasks

  • Assignment 1
  • Assignment 2
  • Assignment 3
  • Assignment 4
  • Assignment 5
  • Assignment 7
  • Assignment 8
  • Final Examination

Problem Solving and Research Capability

Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.

Assessment tasks

  • Assignment 1
  • Assignment 3
  • Assignment 4
  • Assignment 5
  • Assignment 7
  • Assignment 8
  • Oral examination

Creative and Innovative

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:

Learning outcomes

  • To hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian through practice in class and completion of exercises and assignments.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assessment tasks

  • Assignment 1
  • Assignment 2
  • Assignment 3
  • Assignment 4
  • Assignment 5
  • Assignment 6
  • Assignment 7
  • Assignment 8
  • Oral examination
  • Final 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 hear, speak, read and write modern Croatian language in a variety of registers.
  • To read, listen to, comprehend and discuss a variety of Croatian texts.
  • To attain a good level of spoken and written Croatian 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 Croatian.
  • To gain an appreciation of the Croatian culture through textual (including literature) and aural material introduced in the class resources and discussed in class as well as online.

Assessment tasks

  • Assignment 1
  • Assignment 2
  • Assignment 3
  • Assignment 4
  • Assignment 5
  • Assignment 6
  • Assignment 7
  • Assignment 8
  • Oral examination
  • Final 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
11/07/2014 Benchmarking statement added.