Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Luka Budak
Contact via luka.budak@mq.edu.au
W6A 114
Wednesdays 2.00 - 4.00 pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
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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 for non-background speakers and also for people of Croatian background whose Croatian is limited, marginal and/or highly ungrammatical due to lack of practice or formal training.
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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% | 23/03/15 |
Assignment 2 | 5% | 07/04/15 |
Assignment 3 | 5% | 14/04/15 |
Assignment 4 | 5% | 24/04/15 |
Assignment 5 | 5% | 07/05/15 |
Assignment 6 | 5% | 17/05/15 |
Assignment 7 | 5% | 27/05/15 |
Assignment 8 | 5% | 08/06/15 |
Oral Examination | 20% | 10th June 2015 |
Final written examination | 40% | Final exam timetable |
Due: 23/03/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 23rd March 2015.
Due: 07/04/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 3rd April 2015.
Due: 14/04/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 14th April 2015.
Due: 24/04/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 24th April 2015.
Due: 07/05/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 7th May 2015.
Due: 17/05/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 17th May.
Due: 27/05/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 27th May 2015.
Due: 08/06/15
Weighting: 5%
This assignment is due 8th June 2015.
Due: 10th June 2015
Weighting: 20%
Oral examination will be held during last week of classes in June.
Due: Final exam timetable
Weighting: 40%
Students must refer to final examination table.
A Few Useful Suggestions
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 practices. 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.
The on-campus session will be held at Macquarie University on Saturday 2nd May (Room W6A 117) 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.
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/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.
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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Late Assignment Policy - International Studies
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Required and recommended texts
1. Required texts Marica Čilaš-Mikulić,et. al. Hrvatski za početnike 1, Udžbenik i rječnik (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada) with a CD; Marica Čilaš-Mikulić, et. al. Hrvatski za početnike 1, Vježbenica i gramatički pregled (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada); Both books and a CD may be purchased from the University Co-op Bookshop; phone: (02) 8986 4000; email: macquarie-tbuzer1@coop-bookshop.com.au 2. Recommended texts Vinko Grubišić, Croatian Grammar (Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada & HIŠAK, 2007) - Excellent Reference Grammar; Celia Hawkeworth, Colloquial Croatian (Comes with a CD) |