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 Postgraduate Course: Arabic 1A for Postgraduates (IMES08030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |  
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Postgraduate) | Availability | Available to all students |  
| SCQF Credits | 0 | ECTS Credits | 0 |  
 
| Summary | Arabic 1a is an elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It also introduces students to the fundamentals of spoken Arabic. 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 | Arabic 1a is an elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It also introduces students to the fundamentals of spoken Arabic. It is worth 20 credits and runs in Semester 1 only. No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for entry to the course. |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | 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 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Semester 1 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | Class work - 40% [Coursework mark will be derived from weekly assessed exercises or tests] Examinations- 60% [written (80%) and oral (20%) exams)
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| Feedback | Not entered |  
| Exam Information |  
    | Exam Diet | Paper Name | Hours & Minutes |  |  
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Arabic 1A for Postgraduates | 3:00 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
| On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 
        Read and write the Arabic script.Use basic Arabic grammatical structures such as nominal sentences, noun-adjective phrases, the iDaafa, and verbs in the past tense.Use Arabic vocabulary related to basic topics such as family, greetings, professions, describing people and places, food and drink, and past events.Use Spoken Arabic confidently to engage in basic conversations, including greetings, introductions, talking about one's family, and talking about past events.Read and extract the basic information from short texts, and write short narrative essays in Modern Standard Arabic. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | IMES PG Arabic1A |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Jona Fras Tel: (0131 6)50 3625
 Email: jona.fras@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo Tel: (0131 6)50 4161
 Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk
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