Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2009: Living and Communicating in the Arab World

This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 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
Daily homework assignments and preparation for classes. These include grammar drills, short pieces of writing and translation.	Throughout taught period of the module in term 3	1-9	Written and oral feedback in the classroom and outside.

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
25	30	45

...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
Planning and Risk Assessment Report	25	3,000 words	6, 7, 9	Written and verbal feedback
Class Presentation (Students are paired)	25	15 minutes	6, 7, 9	Written and verbal feedback
Examination	30	2 hours	4, 5, 8, 9	Written and verbal feedback
Oral test	10	10 minutes	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9	Verbal feedback
Listening test	10	30 minutes	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8	Written and verbal feedback
	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
Planning and Risk Assessment Report	Essay (3,000 words)	6, 7, 9	August/September assessment period (following the year abroad)
Examination	Examination (2 hours)	4, 5, 8, 9	August/September assessment period (following the year abroad)
Class Presentation (Students are paired)	Presentation individual (15 minutes)	6, 7, 9	August/September assessment period (following the year abroad)
Oral test	Oral test (10 minutes)	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9	August/September assessment period (following the year abroad)
Listening test	Listening test (30 minutes)	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8	August/September assessment period (following the year abroad)

Re-assessment notes

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES– In reassessment the paired class presentation is replaced by an individual presentation.