Undergraduate Course: Arabic 1a (IMES08026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
IMPORTANT! Read information about timetable in the Additional Information box below.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 115 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 37,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
143 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
72 %,
Coursework
10 %,
Practical Exam
18 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Arabic 1a | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will learn to read and write the Arabic script.
- Students will acquire knowledge of some of the basic features of Arabic grammar.
- Students will acquire some basic Arabic vocabulary.
- Students will learn to exchange greetings, introduce themselves and engage confidently in basic conversations.
- Students will learn to translate elementary texts from Arabic into English and vice versa.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
A quota of 120 students, with preference given to: (1) Students admitted to a degree programme including Arabic or Middle Eastern Studies or Islamic Studies (Honours)and Visiting Students, then students will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Arabic 1 Lectures are delivered at 9am on M-T-Th and Fr; lectures are repeated at 2pm on the same days. Students will be allocated to a lecture group either at 9am each day or 2pm each day. Note that most students will be allocated to a 2pm Lecture group. Any queries should be directed to the course secretary A.Budo@ed.ac.uk. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Plus a weekly tutorial of 50 minutes. |
| Keywords | IMES Arabic 1a |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ayah Durkawi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6615
Email: Ayah.Durkawi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk |
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