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- Intermediate Uzbek I
- CEUS-T 211/611
- Malik Hodjaev
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THIS CLASS IS SHARED WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES VIA INTERACTIVE TV.
Course Objectives
The Second year Fall Semester Intermediate level course aims are to increase student’s fluency in oral expression, develop their skills in listening, reading and writing, extend their knowledge of literary Uzbek language and culture of Uzbekistan. Comprehensive approaches of four skills will be taught in the course as well as a communicative approach which opens a wider prospective on language learning. During the course students will learn grammar and vocabulary. There will be extensive conversation and reading practice, using journals and newspapers that illustrate modern life in Uzbekistan. Students will use Internet websites, Oncourse system and email to tern their assignments and have the opportunity to watch Uzbek videos, TV programs and listen to audio tapes made in Uzbekistan.
Required texts and materials:
Uzbek Textbook, volume II by Khayrulla Ismatullaev Dunwoody Press, 2001
CeLCAR and Cenasianet Online Language ModulesUzbek-English Dictionary by Karl A. Krippes (Dunwoody Press, 2002), Uzbek-English, English-Uzbek Online Dictionary.
Suggested texts and materials
An Academic Reference Grammar of Modern Literary Uzbek, Volume II by Andras J.E. Bogdrogligeti (LINCOM GmbH, 2003)
Uzbek TV videos, audio tapes, current Uzbek newspapers and journals, news-programs broadcasting SCOLA, UzTeleradio News, Voce of America, BBC Uzbek.
Assignments and evaluation
Graduates are held to a higher standard than undergraduates.
The course grade is based on daily attendance, classroom participation and performance, projects, bi weekly tests, midterm and final examinations. The final grade will be based on student’s overall improvement throughout the course as well as their overall proficiency in Uzbek. Also grading will be based on:
Classroom participation, performance and homework 25%
Written assignments 10%
Projects 10%
Tests 25%
Exams 30%
Absences
Language learning requires greater participation in the classroom than most other subjects in the university curriculum. Students are expected to attend ALL classes. Students are allowed to miss three instructional hours during the course of one semester without grade penalty. Absences beyond three instructional hours will result in grade penalty of 2% per day. Additional absences can be considered by the department only with proper documentation of attested medical needs for which a doctor's note will be required, and with the possibility of a tutoring requirement to preclude class disruption for other students.
Departmental Policies
- Auditing: The Department of Central Eurasian Studies does not allow auditing of language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to CEUS Chair directly.
- Enrollment: Students enrolled in CEUS language courses obtain a grade at the end of each semester. The Department does not offer pass/fail options.
- Incompletes are not given in CEUS language courses. Any inquiries must be addressed to CEUS Chair directly.
- If you are a native speaker of a language or you are a citizen of a country where the language is commonly spoken, or you graduated from a high school in that country, Indiana University and departmental policy may (or may not) prohibit you from enrollment in this language class. Please direct all related questions to the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, Goodbody Hall 157, 855-2233, or ceus@indiana.edu
