LfA Arabic Elementary - LFA00298L
Module summary
This course is aimed at students who have a basic knowledge of Arabic. Over the course of the year 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 Beginner or Arabic Language and Cultures Beginner or equivalent.
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2023-24 to Semester 2 2023-24 |
Module aims
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:
- reception activities (oral, audio-video and reading comprehension);
- production activities (oral and written production);
- interaction activities (oral, written and online interaction).
The mediums of instruction are English and Arabic.
Module learning outcomes
- Ability to understand phrases and expressions related to areas of most immediate priority (e.g. basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment)
- Ability to produce short, simple texts describing people, living or working conditions, daily routines. likes/dislikes, places, everyday life and culture, etc.
- Ability to 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
- Ability to 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 |
|---|---|
| Departmental - attendance requirement | 100 |
Special assessment rules
Pass/fail & Non-reassessable
Additional assessment information
The course is non-assessed but students will receive an LFA Certificate of Completion if they participate in at least 13 sessions out of 18.
Indicative reassessment
None
Module feedback
Regular homework tasks will provide opportunities for ongoing feedback on progress.
In addition, students will have the opportunity to complete coursework. Its purpose is not to provide a summative assessment of students’ performance but to provide the basis for relevant tutor’s feedback and feedforward.
Indicative reading
Course materials and guided readings will be provided by the module convenors via the VLE at the start of the year.