Postgraduate Course: MSc Advanced Arabic Final Project (IMES11061)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The Final Project (Advanced Arabic) will involve
one of the following forms:
a) A single authored dissertation of 15,000 words on a topic related to the Arabic-speaking world, and drawing on some Arabic sources, to be submitted by a date specified in the University Regulations.
b) A media portfolio on an agreed theme that will include:
- a series of 2-3 discussion-interviews in Arabic (including an introduction before the interviews and a short summary afterwards by the student in Arabic) recorded as podcasts or a formal filmed series of video interviews, and comprising approximately 30 minutes in length (20%).
- Reflective thoughts on the interviews once recorded (2000 words in English) (20%)
- A 4000 word magazine-style editorial report written in informative, journalistic Arabic (40%)
- A short report (c. 2500 words excluding bibliography and notes) in English summarising the project and outlining its rationale, with evidence of Arabic sources provided (20%). |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
578 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Final project (100%) |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
- Learn to undertake a sustained piece of independent work that displays and extends the research skills, language training and knowledge acquired in the previous coursework;
- Demonstrate ability to design and execute a research project
- Exercise and consolidate their time- and task-management, presentational, and self-motivational skills in the conduct, presentation, and time- and task-planning of their research scheduling
In addition, students undertaking the research dissertation will:
- Demonstrate the ability to locate and utilise Arabic primary and secondary sources.
In addition, students undertaking the Arabic language pedagogy dissertation will also:
- Demonstrate ability to reflect critically on aspects of teaching practice with reference to relevant scholarly literature
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Organisational, time-management, writing, planning and research skills. |
| Keywords | AAFP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz
Tel: (0131 6)50 8432
Email: Nacim.Pak-Shiraz@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Alisa Wilkinson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4465
Email: Alisa.Wilkinson@ed.ac.uk |
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