Module ARA2139 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA2139: Intermediate Arabic Language II
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- Reading: You will be introduced to different types of texts, editorials, texts on history. Current affairs, literature etc.
- Writing: You will be introduced to different styles of writing. You will learn how to present a topic, a discussion and a conclusion.
- Translation: Here you will become familiar with a range of text types by translating them from Arabic into English and from English into Arabic.
- Listening and Speaking: This includes listening to Media Arabic, broadcasts, news, interview, documentaries etc. and speaking about various topics in colloquial or modern standard Arabic.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | 124 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 132 | Lectures and seminars on Arabic grammar, reading comprehension and translation. Interactive class work on written texts, consolidating the linguistic skills of reading, writing, and translating. |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 44 | Seminars language workshops and interactive class work for listening and speaking. |
| Guided Independent study | 124 | Weekly homework assignments in writing, translation, grammar, oral presentations and lab work. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing, reading and translation assignments | One writing and one translation or reading assignment per week. Also each student will present a 2-3 minute class presentation on a given topic. | 1,2, 3, 4 | Written and verbal feedback |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 50 | 20 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous assessment | 30 | One assessed homework assignment on writing or translation per week. One 20 minute oral presentation. An average mark will be taken of all the marks both of assessed homework assignments and in-class presentation | 1-6 | Written and verbal feedback |
| Oral examination | 10 | 10 minutes | 4 speaking | Written and verbal feedback |
| Listening examination | 10 | 30 minutes | 4 Listening | Written and verbal feedback |
| Written examination | 50 | 3 hours | 1,2,3,6 | Written feedback |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral examination | Oral examination | 4 speaking | August/September assessment period |
| Listening examination | Listening examination | 4 Listening | August/September assessment period |
| Written examination | Written examination | 1,2,3, | August/September assessment period |
Re-assessment notes
Referral/ deferral: Written examination 1 x 3 hour written paper (80%); Listening examination (10%); and Oral examination (10%).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Haywood and Nahmad, A new Arabic Grammar of the Written Language, Lund Humphries, London 2005.
Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi, Al-Kitab (vol.3), Georgetown University Press, Washington DC 2004.
Supporting Materials:
Wehr, H, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1979.
Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage, Oxford University Press, 1982.
