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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

The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Written exam (2 hours) - 50%

■ Oral Exam (15 mins) - 25%

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

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the written exam, but extra time and/or a separate room can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for examination adjustments).

■ Invigilated online oral exam as alternative to the oral exam.

■ There is no alternative to the assessed language exercises, but an extension to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor. 

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.