Undergraduate Course: Introductory Arabic Language (IMES07001)

Course Outline
School	School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The course provides an introduction to written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic for students with no previous knowledge of the language. PLEASE NOTE: This course is designed for complete beginners with no previous knowledge of Arabic of any kind, either as a first (native) or second language. Should there be any doubt as to a studentżs proficiency in Arabic, they must inform both their Personal Tutor and the Course Organiser for Introductory Arabic Language, who may advise them to switch to a different course
Course description	The course provides an introduction to written and spoken Modern Standard Arabic and is designed for complete beginners. The aim of the course is to equip students with skills to read and write the Arabic script and with a basic grounding in grammar and vocabulary of Modern Standard Arabic. All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination. Auditing (Class Only) is not allowed.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Arabic 1a (IMES08026)	Other requirements	PLEASE NOTE: This course is designed for complete beginners with no previous knowledge of Arabic of any kind, either as a first (native) or second language. Should there be any doubt as to a student's proficiency in Arabic, they must inform both their Personal Tutor and the Course Organiser for Introductory Arabic Language, who may advise them to switch to a different course.
Additional Costs	Course books must be purchased.

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 30
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 11, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 160 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework/in-class exercises 10% Mid-semester test worth 20% Degree exam (December diet) worth 70% All students take all elements of assessment including the examination.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Introductory Arabic		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Introductory Arabic		2:00

Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: 30
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 11, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 160 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework/in-class exercises 10% Mid-semester test worth 20% Degree exam (December diet) worth 70% All students take all elements of assessment including the examination.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Introductory Arabic Language		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Introductory Arabic Language		2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Be able to read a basic 50-70 word passage in Arabic Recognise and use the Arabic alphabet to write grammatically correct sentences Demonstrate a knowledge of basic grammatical structures Possess basic oral skills and be able to conduct simple conversations on a limited number of topics

Reading List
None

Additional Information
Course URL	http://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages
Graduate Attributes and Skills	Not entered
Special Arrangements	No students on programmes owned by IMES will be admitted to this course. This course is independent of Arabic 1a and Arabic 1b courses.
Additional Class Delivery Information	Students must attend pairs of classes. See Web Timetable 2017/2018. The first class meeting will be the first class of the first week in the normal teaching room at the normal teaching time. Classes for this course will appear on students' personalised timetable.
Keywords	OLIARAB1SEM1&2