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;

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

The syllabus is set by host institutions and approved by IAIS. Assessment is conducted by host institutions and reported to IAIS. This may include coursework assignments and/or end of term exams.

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
0	0	350

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Study Abroad	150	Lectures and practical classes at host institution in destination country in standard Arabic (written) and spoken Arabic. Currently, teaching hours at the host institution are 5 per day from Sunday to Thursday.
Study Abroad	200	Reading for lectures and classes; preparation and completion of coursework; and revision for written and oral examinations. Students are given a task to prepare a range of activities for class, activities include reading, learning vocabulary, learning grammar and listening. These are then discussed and activated in class through interactive learning sessions

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/