Arabic Beginners 2 - LFA00032C

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Module summary

This module runs over 22 weeks, from September to May. This course is aimed at students who have a very basic knowledge of Arabic. Over the course of two semesters, it will steadily build the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to learn Arabic and communicate in familiar everyday situations. It will focus on developing a communicative competence at elementary level and provide a foundation for further study.

Related modules

LFA Arabic Beginners 1 or equivalent (A1/very basic knowledge of Arabic).

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Semester 1 2026-27 to Semester 2 2026-27

Module aims

This module will steadily build the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to communicate and interact in Arabic over the course of 22 weeks and to develop an awareness of key cultural aspects in the Arabic-speaking world. It will focus on developing a communicative competence at beginner level, to about A1+ level standard of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

The module aims are:

• to further develop skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing

• to improve students’ confidence in interacting in Arabic

• To improve grammatical accuracy

Students will engage, individually and in groups, in activities and tasks emphasising three core communicative skills:

1. reception activities (oral, audio-video and reading comprehension);

2. production activities (oral and written production);

3. interaction activities (oral, written and online interaction).

The mediums of instruction are English and Arabic.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module students should be able to:

• Understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment)

• Produce short, simple texts describing people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes, places, everyday life and culture, etc.

• Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters to do with work and free time and to handle very short social exchanges.

• Recognise and apply basic cultural conventions associated with everyday social exchanges (e.g. different greetings, rituals).

Module content

Topics may include:

• Asking / showing the way and directions.

• Countries and nationalities.

• Counting things.

• The nominal sentence.

• Adjectives.

• Talking about your hometown, where you live.

• At the grocer’s, buying things.

• Eating and drinking. At the restaurant / cafe.

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	60.0
Oral presentation/seminar/exam	40.0

Special assessment rules

None

Additional assessment information

*The weightings below will only apply to students who opt in to get a mark.

Continuous Assessment 60%

• S1, Week 11 (30%): submission including reading and linguistic competence tasks. “Linguistic competence” tasks can include grammar, vocabulary and use of language.

• S2, Week 10 (30%): 1-hour in-class closed written assignment including a writing section and linguistic competence tasks.

Oral Exam 40%

Individual oral exam focusing on speaking and interaction skills (7 min)

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	60.0
Oral presentation/seminar/exam	40.0

Module feedback

Students’ performance will be monitored through formative work and in guided class practice throughout the year.

Indicative reading

Textbook: Mastering Arabic 1, 4th edition. Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar, Bloomsbury.

Handouts designed by the tutor accompany the textbook.