Undergraduate Course: Ukrainian Language Stage 1 (LLLO07006)
Course Outline
| School | Centre for Open Learning |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
| Course type | Sandwich |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Ukrainian Language Stage 1 offers a unique opportunity to learn one of the main Slavic languages spoken in Europe.
You will develop simple strategies to learn languages and gain confidence in holding a basic everyday conversation.
On successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to take Ukrainian Language Stage 2.
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| Course description |
Academic Description
Ukrainian Language Stage 1 is suitable for students with no previous knowledge of the language.
Upon completion of the course, students who have fully engaged with all the learning activities will achieve the equivalent of A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/table-1-cefr-3.3-common-reference-levels-global-scale) and will have developed their confidence in holding a basic everyday conversation.
Students will develop these basic linguistic skills through a variety of listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. In addition, they will learn to read and write the Ukrainian alphabet. The course focuses on language that is required for communicating in real everyday situations, such as introducing oneself and others and talking about the daily routine.
The course will include autonomous learning activities, which enable students to practice and consolidate their skills.
As they progress through the course, students will learn how to:
- Give personal information
- Talk about daily routine
- Express likes and dislikes
- Ask for and give directions
- Describe their home, their town
- Go shopping
- Order food and drinks
- Make reservations
(Content list is indicative)
Students will learn more about the cultures associated with the language.
Student Learning Experience
Students will explore the use of the language in a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment.
Students will experience the target language in a productive way, carefully designed to grow familiarity and confidence.
We follow an action-oriented communicative approach. The lessons include whole-class activities and pair or small-group work, role-play, responding to short texts, listening to dialogues, and watching video clips. Grammar is introduced in context. Pronunciation is practised regularly. The alphabet is introduced and practised in appropriate steps. Students will develop strategies and skills for language learning reflecting on what works best for them.
Learning is assessed formally throughout the course with the teacher providing regular feedback to help students progress and plan their learning.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2023/24, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 20 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100%
Class tests with a time limit:
- 2 x reading exercises (2 x 10%)
- 2 x listening exercises (2 x 10%)
Take-home assessments:
- 2 x writing exercises (2 x 10%)
Take-home or in-person assessments:
- 1 x oral presentation (20%)
- 1 x dialogue (20%) |
| Feedback |
Students will develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through a variety of activities and tasks in class and in autonomous learning activities, and will receive regular formative feedback on their progress. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Introduce themselves, ask and answer simple questions about family, hobbies and university life.
- Carry out basic everyday tasks like ordering a meal or asking for directions.
- Understand very simple oral and written texts.
- Write simple short texts.
- Use a very basic repertoire and show limited control of a few simple grammatical structures.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
There is an explicit focus on the University's Graduate Attributes throughout the Ukrainian Language Stage 1 course, encouraging the development of autonomy, criticality and reflexivity:
- Enquiry and lifelong learning
- Aspiration and personal development
- Outlook and engagement
- Research and enquiry
- Personal and intellectual autonomy
- Personal effectiveness
- Communication |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Jeannette Rissmann
Tel: (0131 6)51 1820
Email: Jeannette.Rissmann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr John Ethcuit
Tel: (0131 6)50 3409
Email: jethcuit@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
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