Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Intermediate Catalan Language B
School	Lan, Cult, Art Hist & Music
Department	Modern Languages
Module Code	09 33749
Module Lead	Elisenda Marcer
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites	LC Beginners Catalan Language A - (09 33694) LC Beginners Catalan Language B - (09 33696)
Co-requisites	LI Intermediate Catalan Language A - (09 33747)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Practical Classes and workshops-30 hours Guided independent study-70 hours Total: 100 hours
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Description	The intermediate Catalan Course focuses on expanding language skills acquired in Beginners Catalan, and particularly on consolidating grammar knowledge and further developing oral, written and translation skills. The course will also expose students to interpreting and consecutive translation exercises by using role play and authentic materials Students will also have the opportunity to improve their employability by taking the International Catalan Certificate issued by the Institut Ramon Llull and held at the University of Birmingham.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate higher than threshold ability in the fours language skills in Catalan recommended by Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Show good understanding of the structures of Catalan in order to function effectively in a Catalan-speaking environment. Select appropriate syntactic, semantic and pragmatic strategies for translating texts from Catalan to English or English to Catalan.
Assessment	33749-01 : 1.5hr written exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%) 33749-02 : Oral-aural assessment : Class Test (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1.5 hour written exam (50%) and Oral-aural examination (50%) Alternative assessment if on campus activity is restricted: proctored exams will be converted to take home papers and live oral assessments will either be recorded presentations or conducted via Zoom/Skype. Reassessment: Re-submission of failed component
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