Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2000: Year Abroad

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to advance your knowledge of Arabic grammar and syntax as well as reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through a wide range of authentic Arabic texts, to facilitate your acquisition of a spoken dialect of Arabic, and to immerse you in first-hand experience of Arab society and culture.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Read and demonstrate understand a range of Arabic texts and linguistic styles such as in literature, poetry, religious texts, and media 2. Communicate in a spoken Arabic dialect.
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. Assimilate information about another culture and to experience at first hand the cultural and social aspects of an Arab country.
Personal and Key Skills	4. develop time management skills and ability to demonstrate how to conduct independent study, as well as how to work in pairs and groups in conversation and on text-based work. 5. demonstrate confidence in the use of a foreign language

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Set by Year Abroad institutions

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
0	0	1200

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Placement/study abroad	1200	Lectures and practical classes: Standard Arabic; Spoken Arabic, Media Arabic and essay writing

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
Assessment is conducted by host institutions	This may include homework and coursework assignments Year Abroad institutions may differ on methods of assessment	1-3	Oral and written 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
10	90	0

...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
End of Term exams	30	Set by YA institutions	1-2	Written feedback
Final exam	60	Set by YA institutions	1-2	Written feedback
Essay	10	Set by YA institutions	1-2	Written feedback

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
Exams and essay	One 3 hour exam	1-2	August/September reassessment period

Re-assessment notes

if a student fails, s/he will be offered a referred or deferred examination at the IAIS in August/September. The paper/s for the referred/ deferred exam will be set by the University of Exeter or by the Year Abroad institution and marked at Exeter. In case of failure of this, students may be asked to withdraw, repeat the Year Abroad at their own expense, or offered the opportunity to transfer to a three year degree programme.

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.

Set by YA institutions.