Postgraduate Course: Advanced Arabic 3 (IMES11058)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is intended to equip students with the skills required to teach Arabic to non-native speakers using communicative teaching pedagogy. Although it is not a teaching qualification per se, it would provide a good foundation for a student who is interested in teaching Arabic to adults at further or higher education or any other context. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
24/02/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 80,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
312 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To hone communicative Arabic skills in speaking through a wide range of communicative activities.
To provide students with simulated practical ways to use their Arabic such as interpreting and presenting
To develop further students¿ ability to listen to Arabic interviews and summarise their content.
To fine tune students Arabic so that correct language is used in the correct context.
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Assessment Information
Final examination (60%) (to include an Oral & Listening Component)
Two 400-word Arabic essays (10%)
One class presentation and one interpreting scenario and class-participation (10%)
E-Learning Tasks: (20%)
a) Recorded interview with a native Arab speaker about any of the themes discussed during the course (20 mins) (5%).
b) One email (200 words) in Educated Spoken Arabic (5%).
c) Regular assessed blogging activities (10%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
a) the ability to deliver clear & concise presentations
b) the ability to communicate in and understand the language of another culture
c) the ability to code switch from different registers of language
d) the ability to learn a language intensively over a short period
e) the ability to write clear, accurate, precise and concise prose.
f) the ability to listen to news broadcasts and summarise the main points both orally and in written form
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| Reading list |
All teaching material to be provided by IMES staff |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | AA3 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Farah Aboubakr
Tel:
Email: Farah.Aboubakr@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Nicole Luu
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
Email: Nicole.Luu@ed.ac.uk |
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