Undergraduate Course: Arabic Language Acquisition Through Residence/Study (IMES10048)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course consists of time spent abroad studying Arabic language and culture at a university or other approved institution in an Arabic-speaking country. When an appropriate ERASMUS exchange is permitted, students on a joint degree with Politics, History and Social Anthropology will be required to take 30% of their credits acquired at the approved institution abroad in their second-named subject. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 0 |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 392,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
There is no formal assessment of the time abroad. Rather, knowledge of the language and culture studied is assessed via the entire range of 4th year course, especially the specifically language-based ones. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will have improved their oral comprehension by developing reception strategies, using contextual, grammatical and lexical cues.
- Students will be able to assess and discuss aspects of cultural values and practices. They will be able to evaluate ambiguity in cross-cultural communication and express their reactions constructively and culturally appropriately in order to bring clarity
- Students will be able to follow extended discourse on topics beyond their own field, and to recognise a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating register shifts.
- Students will be able to follow discussions and complex interactions between third parties in group discussions
- Students will be able to present a clear and well-structured argument orally, and to respond to questions or requests to expand on specific points. They will also be able to present an argument in writing, using complex language structures.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | IMES ArabicLangAcq |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Farah Aboubakr
Tel:
Email: Farah.Aboubakr@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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