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 ADVANCED BASQUE 10
Code BASQ310
Coordinator Dr G Mercero Altzugarai
Languages, Cultures and Film
G.Mercero-Altzugarai@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2023-24 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
 

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   22

       72

 94
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 56
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
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 not be marked anonymously Standard UoL penalties will apply.  15    20       
There is a resit opportunity This will be marked anonymously Standard UoL penalties will apply.  0    15       
Standard UoL penalties will apply. This will be marked anonymously. There will be a reassessment opportunity.  0    15       

Aims

To further improve students' fluency in written and spoken Basque;

To consolidate and extend students' prior language skills;

To enable student to acquire an excellent command of Basque grammar and above all be able to apply it in a diverse range of contexts, by using appropriate writing and oral skills;

To encourage regular independent learning.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Acquire the ability to understand the main ideas of complex topics in conversations and explanations both in the media and in face-to-face situations.

(LO2) Acquire the ability to understand texts related to day-to-day situations, distinguishing primary and secondary ideas, and grasping nuances and the writer’s standpoint.

(LO3) Acquire the ability to make descriptions and give explanations in professional areas of one’s own expertise.

(LO4) Acquire the ability to write clear and well-structured texts, paraphrase various sources and give one’s own opinion, conveying with clarity arguments for and against.

(LO5) Acquire a more extended understanding of the main structural differences between Basque as a non-Indo-European language and its neighbouring languages.

(LO6) Acquire a wider knowledge of contemporary Basque society and culture and its most peculiar characteristics

(S1) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Listening skills

(S4) Global citizenship - Cultural awareness

(S5) Improving own learning/performance - Personal action planning

Teaching and Learning Strategies

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:
Students learn new aspects of Basque grammar and new vocabulary through independent study using the on-line computer aided method BOGA. In this session, the students practice the grammar and vocabulary previously learnt and revised through a range of listening, reading, and speaking activities.

Syllabus
 

Topics covered during the module may include:

The various sets of conditional auxiliary verbs both in their present/future forms and in their past forms: nor; nor-nork; nor-nori; and nor-nori-nork;

Temporal clauses: orduko; -en bakoitzean/gehienetan; -enetik;
-t(z)erakoan; -takoan;

Explanation clauses: -enez;

Adversative clauses: izan ezik;

Conditional clauses: -t(z)ekotan; -z gero;

Purpose clauses: -t(z)earren;

Cause clauses: -t(z)eagatik;

Consecutive clauses: hain...ezen;

Reciprocity: elkar;

Reflexivity: bere burua.

A brief description of BOGA (the online tool used in this module) can be found here: http://www.ikasten.ikasbil.net/course/view.php?id=13371&lang=en

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.