Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2139: Intermediate Arabic Language II

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

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

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	1,2,3,6	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%).