Module ARA1020 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA1020: Elementary Persian 2
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
- Elementary Persian Grammar (oral, and text-based study)
- Midterm exam
- Elementary Persian Grammar (oral, and text-based study)
- Review of entire class
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 106 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 44 | Teaching varies between lectures and commentary on the main textbook Safar Moghaddam and Yadollah Samarehs Persian Language Teaching: Elementary Course, Book I, and II, in-class readings, translation and discussion of Persian texts; translation (Persian->English) exercises done collectively by the whole class; regular vocabulary reviews; the reading of poetic and prose texts aloud together. Study materials are provided regularly, including sheets that discuss difficult points of grammar, and literary texts (prose and poetry) to illustrate aspects of Persian language |
| Guided Independent study | 62 | Independent Study Time |
| Guided Independent study | 1 hour per week, total of 22 hours | In addition to the weekly grammar, reading and pronunciation assignments, students will be given short readings from Persian Literature texts to study and translate at home that are later discussed by the whole class |
| Guided Independent study | 1 hour per week, total of 22 hours | Translation exercises and reading aloud practices (audio files sent to students by email) are regularly given as homework, which is later discussed and analysed by the whole class |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| One mid-term quiz of 90 minutes and two own-time assignments which are graded; graded dictation exercises, exercises in class and own-time homework; one oral quiz | Quiz: 90 minutes Assignments: one hour per week | 1-6 | Oral and written |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly assignments over 10 weeks: some in lectures some as homework | 15 | One hour per week in lectures and 23 hours of homework time | 1,2 | Written and oral feedback |
| Midterm quiz | 15 | 90 minutes | 1-6 | Written feedback |
| Oral examination at the start of term 3 | 20 | 15 minutes | 1-6 | Written and verbal |
| Final Examination | 50 | 2 hours | 1-6 | Written feedback |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly assignments | Written examination (15%) | 1-6 | August/September reassessment period |
| Midterm quiz | Quiz (1.5 hours; 15%) | 1-6 | Rescheduled during term time |
| Oral examination at the start of term 3 | Oral examination (15 minutes; 20%) | 16 | August/September reassessment period |
| Written examination | Written examination (2 hours; 50%) | 16 | August/September reassessment period |
