Module ARA1015 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1015: Arabic for Beginners
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Alif Baa, Introduction to the Arabic Letters and Sounds
Al-Kitab 1 (Third Edition)
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 |
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110 | 190 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 80 | Lectures. Emphasis on active and passive learning, listening and reading skills, as well as developing confidence to speak Arabic |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 30 | Group and pair work with emphasis on conversation and writing skills |
Guided Independent study | 22 | Language laboratory work with the help of DVDs provided |
Guided Independent study | 22 | Assessed in-class tests contribute towards continuous assessment mark. An average mark will be taken of all the marks of assessed in-class tests. |
Guided Independent study | 146 | Private study |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
Indicative Basic Reading List:
Brustad,K, Al-Batal, M, Al-Tonsi A, Alif-Baa: An Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds
Brustad,K, Al-Batal, M, Al-Tonsi A, Al-Kitab (vol. I), 3rd Edition, Georgetown University Press, Washington DC 2011
Supporting Materials:
Wehr, Hans A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, Wiesbaden, Harassowitz, 1976.