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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Undergraduate Course: Arabic 1b (IMES08027)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryArabic 1b is designed to compliment the Arabic 1a elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It is worth 20 credits and runs in Semester 2 only. Successful completion of Arabic 1a is an essential requirement for entry to the course.
Course description IMPORTANT! Read the information about timetable in the Additional Information box below.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Arabic 1a (IMES08026)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  115
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 37, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 133 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 72 %, Coursework 10 %, Practical Exam 18 %
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
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)3:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Students will become familiar with the derived forms of the Arabic verb.
  2. Students will learn to conjugate Arabic verbs in the past, present and future.
  3. Students will expand their Arabic lexicon and be familiar with some basic vocabulary from the fields of culture, history and politics.
  4. Students will learn to talk and write about their daily lives, past experiences and future plans.
  5. Students will learn to translate lower intermediate level texts from Arabic into English and vice versa.
Reading List
None
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.
KeywordsIMES Arabic 1b
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ayah Durkawi
Tel: (0131 6)50 6615
Email: Ayah.Durkawi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Budo
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk
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