Hungarian 102

Magyar 102
Winter Quarter 2005
Tuesday 5:30-7:30, Thursday 6:30-8:30pm

Instructor:
Dr. Riskó Ági
Telefon: 447-8528
E-mail: risko.1@osu.edu
Office hours: After class and by appointment

Welcome back to a second quarter of Hungarian!

Motivation:

After your first quarter of Hungarian, it is not so scary any longer, is it? See how much progress you have made in just ten weeks' time? Last quarter, you got a taste of the language, became acquainted with some of its basic principles and very fundamental structures, and got a glimpse into how an agglutinating language generates meaning with the help of small building blocks. You have also acquired an active vocabulary of over 500 words and expressions. Great job! Now it is time to move on.

I am certainly glad to see that you have not been discouraged by the complexity of Hungarian grammar and the non-Latin based vocabulary, and are ready to continue your journey into new realms of this beautiful and fascinating language. The tricks that helped you to successfully complete 101 remain the same: I can't stress it enough, how very important it is that you devote time to your Hungarian studies every day. It is the University's (and my) expectation that each student spend at least TWO hours outside of class for every credit hour. Since this is a five credit hour course, you should expect to spend a minimum of TEN (10) hours each week in addition to class time. Seize every chance to practice the language outside the classroom environment. Making an appointment with me provides an excellent opportunity for that! As before, don't hesitate to call me with any questions you have between our class meetings.

Remember to review continuously. There will be lots of new vocabulary and more complex grammatical constructions in 102 and we will not always have time for the systematic review of previously learned materials. If you make an effort to keep the 101 materials fresh in your mind, it will be much much easier to incorporate the new stuff and the progress you will be making will be tremendously motivating. Don't forget, your success in this class depends entirely on the amount of effort you yourself invest into it.

Course objectives:

Hungarian 102 is the continuation of Hungarian 101 and represents the second stage of the elementary level introduction to Magyar language. We will continue to develop the four basic language skills: speaking, reading, listening comprehension and writing. This will be achieved through reading texts and dialogues, structural exercises, conversation, class discussions and group work. Written and oral homework will be assigned on a regular basis. We will continue building your active vocabulary and apply it in practical situations. You will also learn new grammatical structures and new ways of idiomatic expression. The ultimate goal is to further develop your communicative skills so that upon completion of the 102 segment, you will be able to communicate in Hungarian on a more sophisticated level, to understand elementary spoken and written Hungarian in the context of a wider variety of topics and to use a larger vocabulary to express your ideas. Some cultural information will also be included to complement the linguistic aspects of the language. We will be working to complete chapters 7 - 13 in volume 1 of our textbook.

Course materials:

Textbook:
Erdös József, Prileszky Csilla. Halló, itt Magyarország! Magyar nyelvkönyv külföldieknek I-II. 4th edition. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1997.

Audio Tapes:
The textbook is accompanied by two cassette tapes, which contain the recording of all the dialogs and some of the oral exercises. I encourage you to take maximum advantage of this additional listening opportunity.

Other materials:
Additional exercises, grammar explanations and vocabulary lists can be accessed through Carmen.

Course requirements:

1. Participation and homework assignments
Since class work is an essential part of the course, and since our class only meets twice a week, regular attendance is absolutely necessary for the successful completion of the course. Regular, conscientious preparation for each class meeting is essential for steady progress and good performance. Homework assignments will always be due on the day of the following class meeting. Homework will not be collected but will be discussed and corrected together in class.

2. Quizzes
Similarly to 101, there will be a short quiz every Wednesday, which will test vocabulary, grammatical structures and communicative skills. The quizzes will be cumulative. There will be no make-ups for missed vocabulary quizzes. Out of ten quiz grades, eight will be counted toward your final grade.

3. Presentation
You will be required to give an oral report in the second half of the quarter. Topic to be announced later.

4. Final exam
There will be a comprehensive oral final examination in the form of a 15-minute one on one conversation with me. You will be expected to be able to use the entire range of grammar and vocabulary studied since September.

Grading:
Class participation and performance	40%
Quizzes	25%
Review exercises	5%
Oral presentation	5%
Final exam	25%

Grades will be assigned based on the following scale:
93-100	A	80-82	B-	68-69	D+
90-92	A-	78-79	C+	63-67	D
88-89	B+	73-77	C	below 63	E
83-87	B	70-72	C-

Kellemes és sikeres negyedévet és jó munkát kívánok Neked!