Undergraduate Course: Arabic 1a (IMES08026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 20 | 
ECTS Credits | 10 | 
 
 
| Summary | Arabic 1a is an elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It also introduces students to the fundamentals of spoken Arabic. It is worth 20 credits and runs in Semester 1 only. No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for entry to the course. 
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| Course description | 
    
    Arabic 1a is an elementary course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It also introduces students to the fundamentals of spoken Arabic. It is worth 20 credits and runs in Semester 1 only. No previous knowledge of Arabic is required for entry to the course.
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  120 | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 8,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
 Formative Assessment Hours 1,
 Summative Assessment Hours 4,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
143 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Coursework (class tests and assessed exercises): 20% 
Oral Exam: 20% 
Written Exam: 60% | 
 
| Feedback | 
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Arabic 1a | 3:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 3:00 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Read and write the Arabic script.
 - Use basic Arabic grammatical structures such as nominal sentences, noun-adjective phrases, the iDaafa, and verbs in the past tense.
 - Use Arabic vocabulary related to basic topics such as family, greetings, professions, describing people and places, food and drink, and past events.
 - Use Spoken Arabic confidently to engage in basic conversations, including greetings, introductions, talking about one's family, and talking about past events.
 - Read and extract the basic information from short texts, and write short narrative essays in Modern Standard Arabic.
 
     
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | IMES Arabic 1a | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Jona Fras 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3625 
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Course secretary | Mrs Anne Budo 
Tel: (0131 6)50 4161 
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