This course is a joint project with Centre for Languages of the Central Asian Region at Indiana University. The course introduces students to Modern Mongolian in the Cyrillic script and to basic Mongolian pronunciation and grammar, along with knowledge of Mongolian culture and traditions. Students learn to conduct everyday conversations and use Mongolian's main cases and verb tenses in conversation and writing.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
- conduct a conversation on everyday topics,
- use main cases, verb tenses and useful modals of Mongolian in their conversation and writing and
- read simple short stories and folk tales
Indicative Assessment
- Classroom performance: 25% (LO 1,2,3)
- Writing and reading assignments, oral presentations 25% (LO 1,2,3)
- Tests and quizzes. (A test or a quiz at completion of every lesson) 20% (LO 1,2,3)
- Midterm and Final exams 30% (LO 1,2,3)
In order to receive maximum score on the ‘classroom performance’ component, you need to (1) actively participate in pair/group-work; (2) actively contribute to free conversation without the teacher’s calling on you; and (3) your answers have to be almost always correct and relevant to the topic. Attendance without active participation does not result in credit. Students must attend 80% of classes to pass the course.
Students are also expected to have completed all homework assigned for each class in a timely manner and be ready for active participation. Homework is given in every class; and it is due the following class. You may turn in late homework to receive feedback from your instructor. However, you will not receive credit for late homework.
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Workload
Monday to Friday 27 January to 12 February 2016. 4 hours a day starting at 9.00am.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
The following texts are available for purchase from the School of Culture, History and Language Student Office:
- Sain baina uu Mongolian Language Textbook One by L.Tserenchunt and Sharon Luethy with a cassette
- Khalkha Mongolian Pronunciation by Ch.Battulga and Mika Laiho with a cassette
Suggested textbooks and materials:
- Survival Mongolian by Legdengiin Tserenchunt and Sharon Luethy with a cassette.
- Mongolian Grammar by Rita Kullmann and D. Tserenpil, 2001
- English-Mongolian and Mongolian English mini-dictionary by Pureviin Uvsh and Legdengiin Tserenchunt, 2004
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3054 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4368 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1592 | 27 Jan 2016 | 28 Jan 2016 | 05 Feb 2016 | 15 Feb 2016 | In Person | N/A |
