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Honours Advanced Subsidiary Czech will build on the work of the Honours Beginners and

Intermediate Czech language classes. It will provide students advanced Czech writing, translation,

and oral skills (Level B2/C1 of the CEFRL). It will be taught jointly with the current Czech Level 3

(CZECH3002) course.

The course comprises 3x1-hour classes weekly over both semesters as scheduled on MyCampus.

Available to all students fulfilling requirements for Honours entry into one of the SMLC Honours programmes, and by arrangement to visiting students or students of other Honours programmes who qualify under the University's 25% regulation as well as appropriate knowledge of the Czech language

CZECH3002

None

Written exam (2 hours) - 50%

Oral Exam (15 mins) - 25%

Assessed language exercises (Three assignments of up to 700 words each) - 25%

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This course aims to:

■ Further expand students' existing skills in the target language already acquired at Level 2.

■ Ensure students can understand, read, write and speak the language at post-intermediate

level, broadly equivalent to B2/C1 within the Common European Framework of Reference

for Languages.

■ Ensure students can easily use the target language in everyday and professional

environments.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

■ Read, comprehend, analyse, and translate intermediate-level and some advanced-level

texts of various styles in the target language.

■ Speak confidently and present ideas effectively in the target language on a range of topics

reflecting work on the course, using the appropriate register, intonation, and a wide range

of structures and idioms.

■ Respond accurately and confidently to questions posed both orally and in writing, using

advanced grammatical structures of the target language accurately and appropriately.

■ Produce texts written in the target language that show an advanced command of

vocabulary, grammar and idiom, reflecting the work in the course materials.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.