Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group activities on campus, and most will keep an online version available to those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face-to-face and online activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Jasna Novak Milic
Contact via jasna.novakmilic@mq.edu.au
25 Wally's Walk, B321
Thurdays, 1 pm - 2 pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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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 designed for those who have little or no previous knowledge of Croatian. The text book used in this unit follows a communicative approach with additional audio and written material to be worked on at home. The unit includes material on general cultural aspects of life in Croatia and provides a thorough grounding in the basic structures of the language, working towards Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level A1.
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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:
Late Assessment Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Written Assignment | 45% | No | Week 4, Week 7 and Week 10 |
Online Quiz | 30% | No | Week 6, Week 8 and Week 12 |
Oral Presentation | 25% | No | Week 13 |
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 4 hours
Due: Week 4, Week 7 and Week 10
Weighting: 45%
This assessment will be delivered in three separate assignments each worth 15 marks. Students will need to answer a set of questions based on the lecture content covered in class and/or online.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: Week 6, Week 8 and Week 12
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task will be delivered in three separate online quizzes each worth 10 marks. Quizzes consist of both closed (e.g. multiple-choice, matching) and open type questions (e.g. filling the gaps, short answer) and are based on the unit content covered in class and/or online.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 25%
Oral Presentation is to be delivered in the end of the term. It can be done in person (on-campus) or online. Students are required to prepare a 2-3-minute speech on a familiar topic in advance and present it to the examiner. In the second part of the presentation, students will need to answer several simple questions asked by the examiner.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Required Textbooks
Marica Čilaš-Mikuiić, 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).
All unit texts/materials will be available for purchase from the Croatian Studies Foundation (contact your tutor for more information).
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
Online Unit
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Is my unit in iLearn?: https://unitguides.mq.edu.au/ilearn_unit_status/ to check when your online unit will become available.
Technology
Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
For students attending classes on campus we strongly encourage that you bring along your own laptop computer, ready to work with activities in your online unit. The preferred operating system is Windows 10.
Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.
Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.
Week 1 (22/02 – 28/02) |
Unit introduction, alphabet, pronunciation Unit 0: Uvod |
Language study orientation due |
Week 2 (01/03 – 07/03) |
Unit 1: Dobro došli! |
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Week 3 (08/03– 14/03) |
Unit 2: Ljudi i zanimanja |
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Week 4 (15/03 – 21/03) |
Unit 3: Obitelj, prijatelji, znanci |
Assignment 1 due |
Week 5 (22/03 – 28/03) |
Unit 4: Karakteristike stvari i ljudi |
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Week 6 (29/03 – 04/04) |
Unit 5: Informacije o Hrvatskoj i Hrvatima |
Quiz 1 due |
(05/04 – 18/04) |
Recess |
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Week 7 (19/04 – 25/04) |
Unit 6: Znam, hoću, mogu |
Assignment 2 due |
Week 8 (26/04 – 02/05) |
Unit 7: Hajdemo! |
Quiz 2 due |
Week 9 (03/05 – 09/05) |
Unit 8: Dobar tek! |
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Week 10 (10/05 – 16/05) |
Unit 9: Odijelo (ne) čini čovjeka |
Assignment 3 due |
Week 11 (17/05 – 23/05) |
Unit 10: Gdje živimo? |
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Week 12 (24/05 – 30/05) |
Grammar and vocabulary review |
Quiz 3 due |
Week 13 (31/05 – 06/06) |
Oral presentations |
Oral presentation due |
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This unit provides advanced learners with the opportunity to work towards language skills at level A1, the first level on the six-level scale of competence laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Through engagement with the Croatian language in a range of contexts, the unit invites you to develop the ability to
Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook