General provisions

The course is given as a freestanding course.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and English 6

Learning outcomes

The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of the phonetics, grammar and syntax of the Balochi language and a brief overview of the history of the Baloch. It is also intended to provide some proficiency in reading, speaking and writing Balochi. An overview of the dialects of Balochi and the position of the language within the Iranian language family is included, as well as an orientation to the different orthographic systems of Balochi.

For the grade Pass, after completing the course the student should be able to

• describe the basic terminology of linguistics;
• explain the division of linguistics into the areas of phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics;
• explain the concepts of congruent inflection, strong and weak inflection, declension, conjugation and comparison in Swedish text;
• identify word classes and parts of speech in Swedish text and, with the help of linguistic literature, identify main and subordinate clauses and classify subordinate clauses;
• give an account of the dialects of Balochi and the distribution and position of the language within the Iranian languages and be aware of the different orthographic systems used for Balochi;
• describe the main features of Balochi phonology (sound structure) and elementary morphosyntax (form and sentence structure) using linguistic terminology and apply this knowledge when reading texts;
• translate simple sentences from Swedish to Balochi and vice versa;
• write in Latin script an elementary text that is read aloud;
• give an oral grammatically correct description of a person and an environment;
• actively master a basic vocabulary including greetings, family relations, means of transport, colors and shapes, animals, clothing, home furnishings, food and drink, human body and diseases, geography;
• communicate with idiomatic accuracy on the above-mentioned topics;
• read elementary texts in Balochi with a pronunciation understandable to a native speaker;
• extract parts of speech and analyze word forms in basic Balochi texts;
• read simple Balochi literary texts (prose and poetry) with a pronunciation understandable to a native speaker;
• translate simple Balochi literary texts into Swedish;
• analyze two Balochi texts based on the socio-political environment in which they were written;
• discuss the problems of multilingualism, language standardization and the question of national languages;
• account for different theories about Baloch migrations;
• describe the political developments in Balochistan from the 17th century to the modern era;
• describe the religious situation in Balochistan;
• explain the basic beliefs and history of Islam.

Content

Module 1: Grammar and Texts, 7.5 credits

Module 2: Oral and written language skills, 7.5 credits

Module 3: Grammar and Texts 2, 7.5 credits

Module 4: History and Religions of Balochistan, 7.5 credits

Instruction

The teaching consists of lectures, exercises and examinations. The student's independent learning activities are of crucial importance for the work on the course.

Assessment

Module 1: Grammar and texts, 7.5 credits

Examination is in the form of a written examination.

Module 2: Oral and written language skills, 7.5 credits

Examination is in the form of an oral examination and a small writing assignment.

Module 3: Grammar and Texts 2, 7.5 credits

Examination is in the form of a written examination.

Module 4: History and Religions of Balochistan, 7.5 credits

Examination is in the form of a take home examination.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Other directives

The course may not be included in the degree as a freestanding course if the corresponding part has been studied in another course included in the degree.