CE4635: Arabic Improvers I

School Continuing and Professional Education
Department Code LEARN
Module Code CE4635
External Subject Code T610
Number of Credits 10
Level L4
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Ms Amina Shabaan
Semester Autumn Semester
Academic Year 2013/4

Outline Description of Module

This course is aimed at students who have a basic knowledge of Arabic, or who have completed the two modules CE4633 and CE4634, and who wish to further improve their communication skills in oral, aural and written form.
This module will enable students to use a broader, but still limited range of oral, aural and written skills in Arabic, sufficient for practical needs in simple everyday situations. Students will also develop an understanding of the culture of Arabic speaking countries.

METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework (20%) 2 pieces of text production
ii) Oral continuous assessment (40%) iii) Aural class test (40%)

 

On completion of the module a student should be able to

 


Knowledge and Understanding:    -      show their ability to use simple phrases and sentences by talking about

                                                                 themselves, their family and everyday life. 

                                                                -     demonstrate their ability to recognise familiar words and simple phrases in

                                                                  the target language by taking part in role-plays and similar learning tasks.                                                                 

  • demonstrate their ability to understand the gist and extract information from simple texts by adequately completing listening tasks.
  • demonstrate a knowledge of simple grammatical structures and phrases by writing short texts. 

 

Intellectual Skills                               -    integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study.

 

 

 

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

  • demonstrate their ability to catch the main point in short, clear and simple spoken messages, announcements and dialogues.
  • demonstrate their ability to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities.
  • read simple texts and find specific predictable  information in simple everyday material.
  • demonstrate their ability to write short, simple texts relating to matters in areas of immediate need using simple sentence structures and vocabulary.

 

How the module will be delivered

 

Students will actively participate in dialogues, group discussions and other interactive language exercises. Tapes and authentic work-sheets will enhance students active and passive language learning.

24 contact hours – interactive language work-shops

Skills that will be practised and developed

 

- to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group

  - to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

 

 

How the module will be assessed

 

Coursework (20%) and Written class test (20%)  to test students ability of understanding simple texts and produce written responses and translate simple sentences.

Oral continuous assessment (40%) to test students ability to produce oral dialogues in Arabic

Aural class test (20%) to test students basic understanding of familiar day to day life

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Written Assessment 100 Arabic Improvers I N/A

Syllabus content

 

The alphabets and its different forms in writing and phonology

Basic grammar and vocabulary of standard Arabic

Topics:

Personal profile

Days of the week months of the year

Crops

Animals

Clothes and costume

Town features and road directions

Hobbies

At the airport

In your house

Hotels

Names of countries and major cities and objects

Essential Reading and Resource List

 

J Smart/F Attoorfer, Teach yourself Arabic

S Ali, Arabic for Beginners

Start Speaking Arabic Today, Language 30/Arabic

One full course in Arabic , Linguaphone


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