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RSN 150 – Introductory Russian I
2018 – S1 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Marika Kalyuga
Contact via marika.kalyuga@mq.edu.au
AHH L2 North Wing
TBA
Tutor
Tatiana Oitzinger
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Credit points
3
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Prerequisites
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Corequisites
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Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This is an introductory Russian unit specifically designed for speakers of English who have no prior knowledge of Russian, or Russian background speakers who do not have literacy skills. The unit covers the main concepts of Russian grammar and vocabulary. It develops different functional skills of language usage: speaking, reading, writing and translating from and into Russian. There is one on-campus session during the semester for external students living in the Sydney metropolitan area.
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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:
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
General Assessment Information
Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.
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.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language study orientation | 5% | No | Week 2 |
| Class participation/ quiz | 10% | No | ongoing |
| 4 Grammar and Vocab.Quizzes | 20% | No | TBA |
| Oral test | 35% | No | TBA |
| Final written test | 30% | No | TBA |
Language study orientation
Due: Week 2
Weighting: 5%
Prepares students for university language study and the Russian Studies online environment. Pass/Fail.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
Class participation/ quiz
Due: ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Active participation in class for Internal students. External students will have an online quiz.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
4 Grammar and Vocab.Quizzes
Due: TBA
Weighting: 20%
Grammar and Vocabulary Quizzes
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
Oral test
Due: TBA
Weighting: 35%
For the oral test, Internal students will have their oral test during their last class in week 13. External students will use Zoom online in week 13.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
Final written test
Due: TBA
Weighting: 30%
The purpose of the written test is to check students’ knowledge of all aspects of grammar and vocabulary that they learn throughout the semester.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
Delivery and Resources
Required and recommended texts
There are no required textbooks for this course but ALL STUDY MATERIALS FOR LECTURES, TUTORIALS AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE via your online unit.
Recommended book: Levine J. S. Schaum's Outline of Russian Grammar, McGraw-Hill, 1999. Thomas, R. Beyer. 501 Russian Verbs, Barron's Educational Series, 2001
University Co-operative Bookshop Macquarie University Sydney NSW 2109 Tel: +61 2 9850 7618
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
Online Unit
Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
Is my unit in iLearn?: http://help.ilearn.mq.edu.au/unitsonline/ 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.
- For central technical support go to: http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/
- For student quick guides on the use of iLearn go to: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/tools-and-resources/ilearn/ilearn-quick-guides-for-students
Unit Schedule
Week One The Russian Alphabet.
Week Two The Russian Alphabet. Pronouns. Gender in Russian.
Week Three The Russian Alphabet. Gender of nouns.
Week Four Pronouns.
Week Five Adjectives.
Week Six Plural of Nouns.
Week Seven The Past tense of verbs.
Week Eight The Prepositional Case.
Week Nine Numerals. The Prepositional Case of Adjectives and Ordinal Numerals.
Week Ten Numerals.
Week Eleven The Present Tense.
Week Twelve The Future Tense.
Week Thirteen Revision.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/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/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
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
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Graduate Capabilities
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
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
Assessment tasks
- Language study orientation
- Class participation/ quiz
- 4 Grammar and Vocab.Quizzes
- Oral test
- Final written test
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 outcomes
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
Assessment tasks
- Language study orientation
- Class participation/ quiz
- 4 Grammar and Vocab.Quizzes
- Oral test
- Final written test
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
- Reading: understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at the time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases and rereading as required.
- Listening: follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses for the learner to assimilate meaning.
- Writing: ask for or pass on personal details in written form; write simple isolated phrases and sentences.
- Spoken Interaction: interact in a simple way but communication is totally dependent on repetition at a slower rate of speech, rephrasing and repair; ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.
- Spoken Production: produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.
Assessment tasks
- Language study orientation
- Class participation/ quiz
- 4 Grammar and Vocab.Quizzes
- Oral test
- Final written test