Postgraduate Course: Intensive Arabic D (IMES11024)
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 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 50 |
| Home subject area | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | 09:00 - 10:50 | | | Central | Tutorial | | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. The first class will be held in Room 1/1, 19 George Square. |
| Additional information |
Classes to be held in 19 George Square. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Intensive Arabic D | 2:00 | | |
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
| Classwork average 10%, oral exam 20%, final exam 70% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Jonathan Featherstone
Tel:
Email: Jonathan.Featherstone@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Olivia Little
Tel:
Email: olivia.little@ed.ac.uk |
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