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 Aims
This module aims to develop your skills in reading, writing and speaking Persian, continuing Elementary Persian (Term 1, ARA1013). The module has the specific aims of developing students' knowledge of the fundamental structure of Persian grammar and language, ability to read elementary texts in Persian; capacity to carry on conversations in elementary Persian; understanding of the importance of the Persian language and civilization in the broader context of Islamic civilization and culture.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate mastery of Persian script and pronunciation, grasp of essential Persian grammar, ability to read elementary texts in Persian. 2. Carry on basic conversation in elementary Persian 3. Acquire a basic understanding of the importance of Persian language and civilisation in the broader context of Islamic civilisation and culture. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Identify, describe and manipulate a range of linguistic forms and structures in reading, writing, and conversation, and to assimilate basic information about another culture |
Personal and Key Skills | 5. Develop time management skills and ability to conduct independent study, as well as to work in groups in conversation and text-based work; 6. Demonstrate confidence in the use of a foreign language |
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 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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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 |
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.
Safar Moghaddam and Yadollah Samareh’s Persian Language Teaching: Elementary Course, Books I & II
Wheeler Thackston, An Introduction to Persian (Ibex Publications)
Anne Lambton, Persian Grammar (Cambridge University Press)
L. Elwell-Sutton, Elementary Persian Grammar (Cambridge University Press)