Postgraduate Course: Advanced Arabic F (IMES11086)

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	This course provides an immersive learning experience for Arabic language learners between years one and two the MSc in Middle Eastern Studies with Advanced Arabic at a partner institution in the Middle East.
Course description	This course is the third element of the Advanced Arabic courses taken by students at the end of year one of Middle Eastern Studies with Advanced Arabic degree programme. Following an assessment on arrival students will be placed in a class at an appropriate level at an approved language institute in the Arab world (currently Cairo, Amman or Bir Zeit) for ca. 12 weeks. Classes will focus on the 4 language skills in Modern Standard Arabic.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 46, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Placement Study Abroad Hours 340, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 198 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 40 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	2 hour written exam (60%)Ťbr /ť 25 minute oral exam (40%)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: improve their Arabic language skills and increase their knowledge of Arab culture and society. develop their abilities in the relevant colloquial dialect although the focus will be on Modern Standard Arabic.