Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2139: Intermediate Arabic Language II

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

Module Aims

Building on the Year Abroad learning experience, this module aims to develop a deeper knowledge of grammatical and syntactical structures; to develop active and passive learning of Arabic through a wide range of written and audio-visual materials; to strengthen your awareness of different styles and registers of Arabic; to broaden your skills in using Arabic; to develop your skills in composition and translation. The module also aims to consolidate your use of colloquial Arabic.

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. deal with grammatical and syntactical features of written Arabic and spoken Arabic 2. read various genres of Arabic texts, to write in Arabic, as well as to translate from and into written Arabic, with and without the use of bilingual and monolingual dictionaries 3. listen to Colloquial and Media Arabic and to communicate in standard and colloquial Arabic.
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. express yourself in Arabic orally 5. express yourself in Arabic writing
Personal and Key Skills	6. develop time management skills and ability to conduct independent study. 7. develop written and oral communication skills in a foreign language. 8. develop teamwork skills through working in language groups.

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
Weekly assignments on one or more of the following components: Writing, reading, translation, oral presentations and literature	Weekly assignments on one or more of the components.	1, 2, 3, 4, 8	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	-1 written in class test per term (80%) 2 hours - 1Listening test per term (10%) 30 minutes - 1 Speaking test per term: oral presentations (10%) 15 minutes	1-7	Written and verbal feedback
Oral examination	10	15 minutes	4 speaking	Written and verbal feedback
Listening examination	10	30 minutes	4 Listening	Written and verbal feedback
Written examination	50	3 hours	1-7	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
Oral examination	Oral examination (15 minutes)	4 speaking	August/September assessment period
Listening examination	Listening examination (30 minutes)	4 Listening	August/September assessment period
Written examination	Written examination (3 hours)	1-7	August/September assessment period
Continuous assessment	Written examination (2 hours)	1-7	August/September assessment period

Re-assessment notes

Referral/ deferral: Written examination 1 x 3 hour written paper (50%); Listening examination (10%); and Oral examination (10%); Written examination (30%) if student fails the continuous assessment.