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Semester 2

Introductory Arabic language 2 (IMES07003)

Course Website

htp://www.llc.ed.ac.uk/open-languages

Subject

Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

1

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Entry is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the Course Organiser. Please note that this course may incur additional costs for materials.

Course Summary

The course is suitable for students who have successfully completed Introductory Arabic Language (IMES07001) or Arabic 1a (IMES08026) courses at Edinburgh, or an equivalent level course elsewhere and have a good grasp of reading and writing the Arabic script, a fair command of basic grammar and syntax, including at least the past and the present tense of Form I verbs, and are able to conduct a simple conversation in Modern Standard Arabic. All students take all elements of assessment, including the examination. Auditing (Class Only) is not allowed.

Course Description

The course is designed to expand upon students' existing knowledge of Arabic grammar and syntax and will aim to cover, but is not limited to, the following topics: broken plurals, comparatives/superlatives, the dual, irregular verbs, verb forms, and use of different tenses, including the future. Progression through the grammar points will be done in conjunction with improving the students' reading skills and expanding their vocabulary by covering the topical units of the course book Mastering Arabic 1 (second half) and some selected topics from other sources. Students will be introduced to basic composition in Arabic (short essay). Students' oral skills will be developed in class exercises and presentations.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%, Practical Exam 0%

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