Undergraduate Module Descriptor

ARA3144: Advanced Persian Language I

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Writing, reading, dictation and translation assignments20 minutes per week1,2,3,4,6,7Verbal
Listening comprehension study10-15 minutes per week listening to radio and TV1,4,5,6,7Verbal

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.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
305020

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Assessed homework30Weekly homeworks throughout term: approx. 4 hours’ homework per week1-7Written and verbal
Written examination 502 hours; held in the final week of term1,2,4,5,6,7Wriiten
Weekly in-lecture tests (quizzes, dictations and two presentations) 2015 mins per class (dictations and presentations); 30 minutes for quizzes.1-7Verbal
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 assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Assessed homeworkWritten examination (1.5 hours; 30%)1-7January examination period
Written examination in the final week of termWritten examination (2 hours; 50%)1,2,4,5,6,7January examination period
In-lecture tests (oral and written)Written examination (1 hour; 20%)1-7January examination period

Re-assessment notes

If you have been unable to attend class due to medical reasons or other extenuating circumstances, your assessment will be deferred to a later date. This re-assessment will consist of one 2-hour final exam (75%) and one major written translation exercise (Persian>English: 25%) in the August/September re-assessment period. Due to the nature of the homework assignments and the graded in-class tests, it is not practical (since other students have already had their homework assignments and tests graded and returned to them, thus making them publicly available) for these to be resubmitted by you in the August/September reassessment period, so those assignments will be replaced by a major written translation exercise.