Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA2178B: Arabic Study Abroad

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

The aims of this module are to advance your knowledge of Arabic as a written and spoken language, and to develop your ability to switch between the two registers. You will develop your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through a diverse range of classroom activities.

You will work on your grammar and syntax via a wide range of exercises and authentic Arabic texts, and will study dialect in order to facilitate your acquisition of spoken Arabic. Formal teaching and learning activities will be supplemented by your first-hand experience of living within an Arab society and experiencing its culture.

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. read and understand a variety of increasingly sophisticated Arabic-language texts across a range of linguistic styles such as literature, poetry, religious texts and media; 2. recognise and deploy Arabic grammar in writing and speech commensurate with an intermediate-level speaker of the language. 3. understand intermediate-level Arabic-language audio and speech, and speak in both formal Arabic and dialect at the same level.
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. demonstrate appropriate fluency in a spoken Arabic dialect 5. identify, describe and use a range of linguistic forms and structures in writing and in conversation; 6. demonstrate that you have assimilated information about another culture and have experienced at first hand the cultural and social aspects of an Arab country
Personal and Key Skills	7. adapt to living in a new cultural and linguistic environment and develop 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
Assessment conducted by host institutions. This may include homework and coursework assignments. Host institutions may differ on methods of assessment	This will vary depending on the host institution	17	Oral and written 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
55	45	0

...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	55	Set by host institution	17	Written and oral feedback
End-of-term project	15	Set by host institution	1, 2, 6, 7	Written and oral feedback
Written exam	30	Set by host institution	1, 2, 6, 7	Written and oral feedback
	0
	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
Continuous assessment	Written, oral and listening examination (55%) at IAIS	17	January reassessment period
End-of-term project	Written examination (15%) at IAIS	1, 2, 6, 7	January reassessment period
Written exam	Written examination (30%) at IAIS	1, 2, 6, 7	January reassessment period

Re-assessment notes

If required a student will be offered a referred or deferred examination at the IAIS in the January examination period. The papers for the referred/deferred examinations will be set by the host institution and marked by IAIS (This includes oral, listening and written examinations). In cases of failure, students may be asked to withdraw from the MArabic programme, repeat the year abroad at their own expense or potentially transfer to a three-year degree programme.