Undergraduate Course: Arabic 2 (VS2) (IMES08039)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Part-year visiting students only | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| 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 consolidates the students' knowledge of modern standard Arabic which covers the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking.  The students occassionally read some modern Arabic literature. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | If you are a visiting student you must pass a placement test.  This test will take place on Monday 14 January from 9.30am-12.30pm.  Please report to the office, first floor, 19 George Square at 10.15am. | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13  Semester 2, Part-year visiting students only (VV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  No | 
Quota:  None | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
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		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
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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 |  
	| Additional information | 
	Plus tutorials | 
 
| Exam Information | 
 
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) |  | 3:00 |  |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 3:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| To understand and respond to writing and spoken Arabic, communicate in speaking and writing, translate and interpret from English to Arabic and vice versa. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
Mid-semester test (20%) 
three-hour examination (80%): written 80%, oral 20% 
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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 | Mrs Marwa Mouazen 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4176 
Email: Marwa.Mouazen@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161 
Email: a.budo@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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