Postgraduate Course: Arabic 1A for Postgraduates (IMES08030)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Postgraduate) | 
Credits | 0 | 
 
| Home subject area | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The course introduces the basic structures of Arabic grammar and is designed to teach students to understand, speak and write modern standard Arabic to an advanced elementary / low intermediate level. 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
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| Central | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  |  |  14:00 - 14:50 |  |  | Central | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  14:00 - 14:50 |  |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  |  |  |  14:00 - 14:50 |  | Central | Lecture |  | 1-11 |  |  14:00 - 14:50 |  |  |  |  
| First Class | 
First class information not currently available |  
| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Arabic 1A for Postgraduates | 3:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Students learn to read and write the Arabic script. 
Students acquire knowledge of up to 1,000 key vocabulary items and the core concepts of Arabic grammar. 
Students will gain the ability to understand, speak, read and write elementary Modern Standard Arabic to an advanced elementary / low intermediate level. 
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Assessment Information 
Class work - 10% (regular written exercises and tests) 
Examinations- 90% (80% of this examination mark is awarded for the written paper, and 20% for the oral) |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Todd 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3202 
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161 
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