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, C340
Thurdays, 12 pm - 1 pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
CROA2210
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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 aims to enable students to become independent users of the Croatian language. It seeks to develop students' skills in reading, writing,
comprehension and speaking in Croatian and provides students with an opportunity to study Croatian culture extensively. The unit aims to bring students' language skills from B2 moving toward C1 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Late Assessment Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to written reports and recordings only. Late submission of time-sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs will be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application.
To be very clear:
These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.
If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration’
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Online quiz | 30% | No | 23:55 05/08/2024; 23:55 26/08/2024; 23:55 08/10/2024 |
Croatian in Use | 20% | No | 23:55 02/09/2024; 23:55 15/10/2024 |
Oral Presentation | 20% | No | 18.00 23/10/2024 |
Final test | 30% | No | 18.00 30/10/2024 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: 23:55 05/08/2024; 23:55 26/08/2024; 23:55 08/10/2024
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task will be delivered in separate online quizzes. 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.
Assessment Type 1: Problem set
Indicative Time on Task 2: 6 hours
Due: 23:55 02/09/2024; 23:55 15/10/2024
Weighting: 20%
This assessment will be delivered in separate assignments each worth 10 marks. Students will need to answer a set of questions based on the lecture content covered in the unit.
Assessment Type 1: Simulation/role play
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: 18.00 23/10/2024
Weighting: 20%
A presentation is to be delivered in the last weeks of the term. It can be done online. Students are required to prepare a speech on a familiar topic in advance and present it. In the second part of the presentation, students will need to answer several simple questions asked by the tutor or peers.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 2 hours
Due: 18.00 30/10/2024
Weighting: 30%
It assesses the content of the whole unit and consists of both closed (e.g. multiple-choice, matching) and open type questions (e.g. filling the gaps, short answer). It also includes reading comprehension and writing section.
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
TIMETABLE
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS
Marica Čilaš Mikulić, Milvia Gulešić Machata, Sanda Lucija Udier : Razgovarajte s NAMA! Udžbenik hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj B1 B2 (Zagreb: FF Press) with a CD
Marica Čilaš Mikulić, M. Gulešić Machata, S. Lucija Udier: Razgovarajte s NAMA!, Vježbenica, gramatika i fonetika hrvatskog jezika za niži srednji stupanj B1 B2 (Zagreb: FF Press).
The textbook and the exercise book will be used in class and may be purchased from the Croatian Studies Foundation.
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
Online Unit
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
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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 / Dates |
Content |
Assessments |
Week 1 (22/07 – 28/07) |
Unit 7: Ono smo što jedemo |
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Week 2 (29/08 – 04/08) |
Unit 7: Ono smo što jedemo |
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Week 3 (05/08– 11/08) |
Unit 8: Sport, mediji, čitanje |
Quiz 1 due 23:55 05/08/2024 |
Week 4 (12/08 – 18/08) |
Unit 8: Sport, mediji, čitanje |
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Week 5 (19/08 – 25/08) |
Unit 9: Obitelj, životna razdoblja, generacijske razlike |
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Week 6 (26/08 – 01/09) |
Unit 9: Obitelj, životna razdoblja, generacijske razlike |
Quiz 2 due 23:55 26/08/2024 |
Week 7 (02/09 – 08/09) |
Unit 10: Ravnopravni ili ne? |
Croatian in Use 1 due 23:55 02/09/2024 |
Week 8 (09/09 – 15/09)
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Unit 10: Ravnopravni ili ne? |
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(16/09 – 29/09) |
Recess |
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Week 9 (30/09 – 06/10) |
Unit 11: Vrijednosti, sposobnosti, interesi |
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Week 10 (07/10 – 13/10) |
Unit 11: Vrijednosti, sposobnosti, interesi |
Labor Day 07/10 - no class Quiz 3 due 23:55 08/10/2024 |
Week 11 (15/10 – 20/10) |
Unit 12: Smijeh je lijek |
Croatian in Use 2 due 23:55 15/10/2024 |
Week 12 (21/10 – 27/10) |
Unit 12: Smijeh je lijek Oral presentations |
Oral presentation 18.00-20.00 23/10/2024 |
Week 13 (28/10 – 03/11) |
Revision Final written assessment |
Final test online 18.00-20:00 30/10/2024 |
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This unit aims to enable students to become independent users of the Croatian language. It seeks to develop students' skills in reading, writing, comprehension and speaking in Croatian at an advanced level and provides students with an opportunity to study Croatian culture extensively. The unit aims to bring students' language skills to B2+ level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
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 2024.02 of the Handbook