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

Undergraduate Course: Arabic 4 (IMES10040)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is a comprehensive, progressive course expanding students' knowledge of Arabic grammar, style, and vocabulary at an advanced level.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Arabic 2 (IMES08006)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs 0
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 72, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Revision Session Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 103 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 65 %, Coursework 15 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 2 x mid-semester tests (15% [i.e. 7.5% each])
December diet exam, 1.5 hours (20%)
Listening assessment (May) (20%)
May exam, 3 hours (45%)
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)1:30
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Sutdents will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of Media Arabic.
  2. Students will learn to understand Arabic news bulletins.
  3. Students will learn to read and understand a range of modern literary texts.
  4. Students will learn to translate advanced texts on a wide range of topics from Arabic into Enlish and vice versa.
  5. Students will learn to talk and write about current affairs, social, political, environmental and scientific issues.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsIMES Arabic4
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Todd
Tel: (0131 6)51 3202
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Vivien Macnish Porter
Tel: (0131 6)50 4182
Email:
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