Undergraduate Course: Arabic 1a (IMES08026)
Course Outline
School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
Home subject area |
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
Course website |
None |
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Course description |
Arabic 1a is an elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It is worth 20 credits and runs in Semester 1 only. No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for entry to the course. |
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 0 |
Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | | |
First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 14:50, Zone: Central. Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School, Teviot |
Additional information |
Plus a weekly tutorial of 50 minutes. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course is designed to introduce students to elementary features of Modern Standard Arabic. Students are taught how to read and write the Arabic script and are introduced to some of the main features of Arabic grammar and some basic vocabulary. |
Assessment Information
Class work - 10% (regular written exercises and tests)
Examinations- 90% (80% of this examination mark is awarded for the written paper, and 20% for the oral) |
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
A quota of 60 students, with preference given in the following order: (1) Students admitted to a degree programme including Arabic or Middle Eastern Studies or Islamic Studies (Honours or BA Humanities and Social Science) Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place (2) Students taking BA Humanities & Social Science and intending to take special subject IMES; (3) students making a free choice of outside subject for an Honours degree in a humanities subject with priority given to first year students. Note: If the total number of registrations exceeds 60, a ballot will be taken of category 3 students after the first meeting of the class. All students interested in taking Arabic 1a should go along to the first class and ask their DoS/SSO to e-mail the course secretary A.Budo@ed.ac.uk. Students will be informed by e-mail in week 1 whether they have been allocated a place. |
Contacts
Course organiser |
Dr Richard Todd
Tel: (0131 6)51 3202
Email: richard.todd@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 3674
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk |
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