Admission requirements
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Description
Within the course students learn about the ways they can respond appropriately in any communicative situations; Students can understand the different forms of communication; Students can use an official language forms adequately; They will obtain socio-cultural and communicative competences and can make communication within the Georgian Environment easily. They will be provided with opportunities to engage with language in a variety of ways and to develop their skills in communicating verbally and nonverbally in different situations.
Course Objectives
After finishing the course students will be able to engage in the middle level conversations and discussions, using listening skills, behaviours, showing interest, and contributing ideas, information and questions, expressing their opinions and showing their attitudes.
Literature
Nana Shavtvaladze, Biliki, 1, 2, Tbilisi, 2009
Meri Nikolaishvili, Text Book of Georgian Language, Tbilisi, 2000
Nino Sharashenidze, Midamo, Tbilisi, 2010
Materials prepared by teacher
Media sources
Course Outline
- Introduction About Georgia
- Topic: make acquaintance
Writing: alphabet
Reading: letters, key phrases
Listening: letters, words, key phrases
Speaking: pronunciation, key phrases
Home work: rewriting the letters and words - Topic: make acquaintance
Writing: alphabet, dictation
Reading: short dialogue
Listening: short text, short dialogue, short introductory conversations/monologues from different TV shows
Speaking: pronunciation, key phrases for introduction
Home work: rewriting the letters and words - Quiz Writing dictation, writing the test, answer the questions.
- Topic: living in Tbilisi
Writing: dictation, different exercises, short dialogues
Reading: short text, short dialogue
Listening: short conversations/short parts from different TV shows
Speaking: asking questions, making dialogue
Home work: writing exercises, writing short text with the given words - Topic: working
Writing: different exercises, short text of business email
Reading: short text, short dialogue
Listening: short conversation
Speaking: asking questions, making dialogue
Home work: writing exercises, writing short text with the given words - Quiz Writing the test, answer the questions.
- Topic: Traveling in Georgia
Writing: different exercises, short email to friends
Reading: short text, short dialogue
Listening: short conversation
Speaking: asking questions, making dialogue, discussing the topic, traveling places in the student’s home country (It is possible to use English language)
Home work: writing exercises, prepare the short group presentation about the traveling in student’s home country - Topic: the streets of Tbilisi, the city life
Presentation of the homework
Writing: different exercises, short text about the student’s home cities
Reading: short text, short dialogue
Listening: short conversation
Speaking: asking questions, making dialogue
Home work: writing exercises, writing short text with the given words - Topic: shopping in Tbilisi
Writing: different exercises, short texts about the topic
Reading: short text, short dialogue, each others written texts
Listening: short conversation and short dialogue of both women and men
Speaking: asking and answering questions, making dialogue
Home work: writing exercises, preparing the group presentation on the given topic - Quiz Writing the test, answer the questions.
- Topic: Georgian traditions
Making the presentation of the homework
Writing: different exercises, short texts about the topic
Reading: short text, short dialogue, each others written texts
Listening: short conversation and short dialogue of both women and men
Speaking: asking and answering questions, making dialogue
Home work: writing exercises, writing short text with the given words - Topic: Georgian family
Writing: different exercises, short texts about the topic
Reading: short text, short dialogue, each others written texts,
Listening: short conversation and short dialogue of both family members, short parts of TV shows
Speaking: asking and answering questions, making dialogue
Meeting to guest speaker
Home work: writing exercises, writing short text with the given words - Topic: Georgian nature
Writing: different exercises, short texts about the topic
Reading: short text from encyclopedia, short dialogue, each others written texts,
Listening: song, short descriptive text
Speaking: asking and answering questions, making dialogue, discussing the natural conditions of the student’s homeland
Home work: writing exercises, writing short text with the given words - Quiz Writing the Writing the test, answer the questions.
- Topic: make acquaintance
Blackboard
Yes: Blackboard.
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course load
Total: 280 hours (10 EC)
Lectures: 6 x 4 = 24 hours
Examinations: 2 × 2 = 4 hours
Homework: 112 hours
Final paper: 140 hours
Assessment method
2x Quiz Writing the Writing the test, answer the questions (40%)
Homework (10%)
Final paper (50%)
Should the overall mark be unsatisfactory, the paper is to be revised after consultation with the teacher.
Contact information
Co-ordinator of Studies Titia Bouma
E-mail: shabashvili@yahoo.com; giuli.shabashvili@tsu.ge
+995 599 72 88 73
Remarks
The same course is taught in the BA Russian Studies for 5 EC. MA student write a final paper extra.