Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2000: Year Abroad

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Overview

NQF Level 5
Credits 120 ECTS Value 60
Term(s) and duration

This module ran during term 1 (12 weeks), term 2 (11 weeks) and term 3 (11 weeks)

Academic staff

Dr Giorgia Ferrari (Lecturer)

Pre-requisites

ARA1033A and ARA1033B.

Co-requisites

None

Available via distance learning

No

Having progressed your early Arabic learning at IAIS, you will spend one academic year in an Arabic-speaking country. There you will advance your knowledge of grammar and syntax, as well as reading, writing, speaking and listening. You will also learn a dialect of Arabic. The year abroad is an excellent opportunity for you to immerse yourself in an Arabic-speaking environment and to gain first-hand experience of Arab society and culture. It is a great opportunity for you to interact with Arabic-speakers and to become fluent in an Arabic dialect. The experience you gain from studying abroad will feed into your subsequent Arabic study at IAIS. During the year abroad you will be supported in your studies by both colleagues in the study abroad institution and by IAIS colleagues who will be in close contact with you there and may visit you. The Module Convenor will act as your named IAIS contact. There will be scheduled regular (usually at least fortnightly) contact with IAIS colleagues by e-mail and/or internet communications. The pre-requisites are successful completion of ARA1033A and ARA1033B (Elementary Arabic Language) with a grade average of 50 or higher and ARA2XXX.

There are 120 credits associated specifically with the year abroad, and students need to ‘pass’ the year abroad to progress to year 3. Marking conversion conventions will be applied to the host institution’s assessments.

Module created

01/10/2008

Last revised

09/09/20