Postgraduate Course: Advanced Arabic E (IMES11035)
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 | 20 |
| Home subject area | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is the fifth phase of the Intensive Arabic programme. It aims to enable students to read and understand more complex Arabic texts. This will be achieved by both enhancing their vocabulary and reinforcing their knowledge of Arabic grammatical structures. Additionally students will be given the opportunity to develop further both their speaking and listening skills. The focus will be on Modern Standard Arabic. Upon completion of this phase, students should be able to attain an advanced level (C1 in the Common European Framework). |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Seminar | Language Class 1, Room 1.1 19 George Square | 1-11 | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | | | | Central | Seminar | Language Class 2, Room 1.1 19 George Square. Class begins 12 noon. | 1-11 | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | Central | Seminar | Language Class 3, Room G.2 19 George Square. Class begins 11am. | 1-11 | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | Central | Seminar | Language Class 4, Room 1.1 19 George Square. | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | | | Central | Seminar | Language Class 5, Room 1.1 19 George Square. Class begins 11am. | 1-11 | | | | | 11:10 - 13:00 |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: Central. Room 1.1 19 George Square, Monday 14 January 2013 |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| By the end of this module, the student should have developed his/her vocabulary to the point where he/she is able to cope without undue difficulty with extended texts in Modern Standard Arabic on an increasing range of topics. The student should be able to comprehend the main ideas and most details of connected discourse in Modern Standard Arabic. In addition the student should be able to discuss current affairs in Modern Standard Arabic and to handle most situations of daily life using the appropriate colloquial structures. |
Assessment Information
| Classwork 10%, Oral exam 20%, final exam (2-hour written paper) 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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| Keywords | AdvAE |
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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