Module ARA3190 for 2018/9
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3190: Intermediate Arabic Language
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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 |
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One writing, translation, grammar or reading assignment per week. | Throughout module | 1-7 | Written and/or verbal |
One 2-3 minute class presentation on a given topic per week. | Throughout module | 1-7 | Written and/or verbal |
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 |
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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 |
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Continuous assessment: One assessed assignment on writing, translation, grammar, or oral presentation per week. An average mark will be taken of all the marks both of assessed assignments and in-class presentations. | 30 | Written assignments: 100-500 words Oral presentations: 5-15 minutes | 1-7 | Written and verbal feedback |
Oral examination | 10 | 25 minutes | 3, 4-7 | Written and verbal feedback |
Listening examination | 10 | 25 minutes | 3, 4 | Written and verbal feedback |
Written examination | 50 | 3 hours | 1,2,4,6,7 | Written and verbal 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 |
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Written examination | Written examination (3 hours) 70% | 1, 2,4 6, 7 | August/September reassessment period |
Continuous assessment | Assignment in Arabic (500 words) 10% | 1,2,4,6,7 | August/September reassessment period |
Oral examination | Oral examination (25 minutes) 10% | 3, 4-7 | August/September reassessment period (following the year abroad)August/September assessment period |
Listening examination | Listening examination (25 minutes) 10% | 3,4 | August/September reassessment period |