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Intensive Arabic D (P02490)

? Credit Points : 50  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : LLC-P-P02490

This will continue work with student’s Arabic, focussing on the particular Arabic needed for the students’ selected dissertation topics. Students will therefore continue Arabic language training at an intermediate level via a mix of classes, tutorials and directed independent study, as appropriate to their developing abilities and specific research needs.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Pass in Intensive Arabic A and B.Course is only open to student enrolled for MSc in Arab World Studies

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 20 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Tutorial Monday 09:00 13:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : Classes to be held within dedicated teaching room 19 George Square

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of this module the student should have acquired a sound knowledge of most features of the grammar and syntax of MSA. The student should be able to translate fairly complex pieces of prose texts into and out of Arabic and to write straightforward narratives and descriptions on a wider range of topics, and to handle social and non-technical business correspondence in Arabic.

Assessment Information

Summative Exams Classwork and two-hour exam (15%); two-hour exam and oral exam (25%); three-hour exam and oral exam (60%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length
1ST December 1 to be arranged 2 hour(s)

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Sophie Lowry
Tel : (0131 6)50 6814
Email : sophie.lowry@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Elisabeth Kendall
Tel : (0131 6)50 6615
Email : Elisabeth.Kendall@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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