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
CRO355
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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 deals with difficult points of grammar as well as additional grammatical regularities. The basic syntactic structures are examined and special attention directed towards those conventions that are unusual to the English speaker. This unit includes exercises in translating.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Quiz 1 | 10% | 21/03/16 |
Assignment 1 | 10% | 31/03/16 |
Quiz 2 | 10% | 11/04/16 |
Assignment 2 | 10% | 20/04/16 |
Quiz 3 | 10% | 02/05/16 |
Assignment 3 | 10% | 12/05/16 |
Quiz 4 | 10% | 23/05/16 |
Assignment 4 | 10% | 31/05/16 |
Oral examination | 20% | First week of June 2016. |
Due: 21/03/16
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be given on 21st March 2016.
Due: 31/03/16
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 31st March 2016.
Due: 11/04/16
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 14th April 2015.
Due: 20/04/16
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 20th April 2016.
Due: 02/05/16
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be held on 2nd May 2016.
Due: 12/05/16
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 12th May 2016.
Due: 23/05/16
Weighting: 10%
This quiz will be given on 23rd May 2016.
Due: 31/05/16
Weighting: 10%
This assignment is due 31st May 2016.
Due: First week of June 2016.
Weighting: 20%
Oral exam will be held during the last week of classes in June.
a) Assessment
The assessment will be based on four assignments (40%), four quizzes (40%) and oral examination (20%). There will be no final written examination.
b) On-campus Session
The on-campus session will be held at Macquarie University on Saturday 7th May from 9:30 - 4:00 pm in W6A 104. You are urged to attend if at all possible. The on-campus session will provide a tutorial on grammar, conversation and reading exercises.
The on-campus session is not compulsory but it is strongly recommended.
c) Expected Weekly Workload
(i) Reading aloud and practicing with the recorded material 2 hours
(ii) Doing the exercises in the text book and workbook 2 hours
(iii) Answering questions and writing-up the assignments 2 hours
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CRO 460 is offered in composite mode, i.e. externally and on-campus. The venue for on-campus classes is building W6A Room 104.
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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.
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This graduate capability is supported by:
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Required and recommended texts
Required: Marica Čilaš-Mikulić, et. al: Razgovarajte s NAMA! B1-B2 - Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj (Zagreb: FF Press) with a CD; Marica Čilaš-Mikulić, et. al: Razgovarajte s NAMA! B1-B2 - Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj (Zagreb: FF Press).
Recommended: Vinko Grubišić: Croatian Grammar (Zagreb: Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada & HIŠAK). Željko Bujas: Croatian-English & English-Croatian Dictionary (Zagreb: Nakladni zavod Globus).
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