Bengali Language and Culture I (a)
Module code: LAN4136
Credits: 0.0
Semester: YEAR
Contact: Mr Josef Mueller
Overlap: In taking this module you cannot take LAN4131
The overall intended outcome is for learners to be able to engage with a range of everyday situations in the target language, involving familiar everyday expressions, talking about themselves, their family and immediate environment, and be familiar with aspects of Bengali culture.
The module is based on a syllabus which reflects the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) descriptors at level A1. These descriptors describe levels of language proficiency for the language activities of reception, production, interaction and mediation.
Teaching follows an eclectic approach centred on communicative and task-based language teaching. The first part of the module will focus heavily on the alphabet, to develop the ability to read Bengali. Students are exposed to listening and reading texts to develop their receptive skills. Tasks close to real-life situations will develop their interaction and production skills, at a basic level. The aim of language learning is communicative ability in real life. A carefully designed and progressive grammar syllabus ensures that learning activities develop accuracy as well as fluency. Teacher-centred instruction is balanced with collaborative interaction between learners in small groups. Learners are understood as plurilingual and pluricultural beings who are encouraged to use all their linguistic resources when necessary, and to see similarities as well as differences between languages and cultures. Linguistic mediation tasks will activate and develop learners' skills in the target language as well as their plurilingual and pluricultural competence.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 50.0% Coursework, 50.0% Practical
Level: 4