Modern Languages and Cultures |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | INTERMEDIATE BASQUE 7+8, YEAR 2 | ||
Code | BASQ278 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr G Mercero Altzugarai Languages, Cultures and Film G.Mercero-Altzugarai@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
BASQ256 INTERMEDIATE BASQUE 5+6, YEAR 2 |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Co-requisite modules: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
32 |
60 |
92 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 58 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
There is a resit opportunity This will be marked anonymously Standard UoL penalties will apply. | 2 | 50 | ||||
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
There is a resit opportunity This will be marked anonymously Standard UoL penalties will apply. | 0 | 15 | ||||
There is a resit opportunity This will not be marked anonymously Standard UoL penalties will apply. | 0 | 20 | ||||
Standard UoL penalties will apply. There will be a resit opportuity. This will be marked anonymously. | 0 | 15 |
Aims |
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To take students up to an intermediate level of command of Basque, acquiring language skills that will allow them to interact consistently and effectively in familiar and routine matters; To enhance students’ understanding of the peculiarities of Basque as a non-Indo-European language, and so help them realize how varied human languages can be in structure; To extend students’ knowledge of contemporary Basque society and culture; To reinforce students’ awareness of the similarities and dissimilarities between the contemporary view of the world associated to Basque and the view of the world in their own languages and cultures. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Acquire the ability to understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary in areas of immediate personal relevance and the capacity to catch the main point in short and clear messages |
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(LO2) Acquire the ability to understand descriptive and narrative texts dealing with familiar objects, actions, and activities written in present, future or past tense, and embracing a very wide range of subordinate clauses |
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(LO3) Acquire the ability to interact with certain fluency and to improvise on familiar topics and activities |
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(LO4) Acquire the ability to write descriptive and narrative texts dealing with familiar objects, actions, and activities written in present, future or past tense, and embracing a very wide range of subordinate clauses |
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(LO5) Acquire a more extended understanding of the main structural differences between Basque as a non-Indo-European language and its neighbouring languages. |
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(LO6) Acquire a wider knowledge of contemporary Basque society and culture and its most peculiar characteristics |
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(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written |
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(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills |
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(S4) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness |
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(S5) Improving own learning/performance - Personal action planning |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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The majority of teaching will be delivered face-to-face on campus. Online delivery will be used to complement the on-campus delivery and where technology affords a better learning experience. Seminar: Seminar: Online: |
Syllabus |
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Topics covered during this module may include: The declension case NORI (=to whom); The Nor-Nori verbal conjugation in the present tense; The Nor-Nori-Nork verbal conjugation in the present tense; The Nor verbal conjugation in the past tense; The Nor-Nork verbal conjugation in the past tense; The Nor-Nori verbal conjugation in the past tense; The Nor-Nori-Nork verbal conjugation in the past tense; The nominalisation –TEA/-TZEA; The verbal locution BEHAR IZAN (=to have to); The verbal locution NAHI IZAN (=to want to); The verbal locution AHAL IZAN (=can); The verbal locution EZIN IZAN (=cannot); The adverbial locution ZERI BURUZ (=about what); Temporal clauses: baino lehen, eta gero, -enean, bitartean, bezain laster; Comparative clauses: baino …-ago(a)(k); -egi(a)(k); -en(a)(k); Causal clauses: -elako; Conditional clauses: ba-…, …-ko; Completive clau ses: -ela/ -enik; Indirect questions: (ea) … -(e)n; zer/zenbat… -(e)n. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |