Module ARA1033A for 2019/0
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1033A: Elementary Arabic Language I
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 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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Preparation and revision for Arabic classes. This includes grammar drills, short pieces of writing and translation. | 100-300 words per week | 1-10 | 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 |
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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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Examination | 50 | 2 hours | 1,4,5,7,9,11 | Written and verbal feedback |
Continuous assessment. Assessed homework assignments and in-class tests contribute to continuous assessment mark. An average mark will be taken of all the marks of both the assessed homework assignments and in-class tests | 30 | One 50-minute in-class test in the fourth week of the term, and one in the eighth week. | 1-10 | Written and verbal feedback |
Oral test | 10 | 7 minutes | 2,5,9 | Verbal feedback |
Listening test | 10 | 30 minutes | 3,9 | 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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Examination 2 hours | Examination (2 hours) | 1,4,5,7,9,11 | January assessment period |
Oral test | Oral test (7 minutes) | 2,5,9 | January assessment period |
Listening test | Listening test (30 minutes) | 3,9 | January assessment period |
Continuous Assessment | Written assignment under exam conditions (300 words in Arabic; 2 hours) | 1,4,5,7,9,10 | January assessment period |