MLT210 Arabic Post-Beginner 2

• Note: This module is not running in Spring 22/23
• University credits: 10
• University levels: 1-4
• Pre-requisite: MLT209, GCSE grade B/C (4/5), CEF A1+
• Co-requisite: N/A.
• Availability: Students, members of staff, members of the public
• Teaching period: Spring semester (See timetables & course dates)
• Contact times: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks, starting in Week 1 of the semester, and including a two-hour class and a one-hour lab session. Contact time may be reduced to 2 hours per week if fewer than 8 students are enrolled on the course.
• Group size: Maximum of 23 students per class-group and 10-15 per lab-group.
• Language Co-ordinator: Anna Ferrarese
• Module Leader: Dr Samia Amaniana
• Pathway: N/A

Assuming successful completion of the Post-Beginner 1 unit or equivalent, this unit aims to consolidate and expand the linguistic and cultural skills required to cope with an extended range of mostly predictable, everyday communicative situations encountered when interacting orally and in writing with native speakers during, for instance, a short visit abroad. 

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

• perform at Level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
• understand phrases and high frequency vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment), and catch the main point in short, clear messages and announcements
• find specific, predictable information in simpler everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables, and understand short simple personal letters recognising complex structures such as imperative, noun cases and the jussive
• communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities, and handle short social exchanges when prompted, describing in simple terms their family and other people, living conditions, their educational background and their present or most recent job
• write notes, messages and short personal letters or emails relating to matters in areas of immediate need, requesting or providing information as appropriate
• demonstrate an insight into the most common aspects of the culture and everyday life in areas where the language is spoken so as to respond appropriately when interacting with native speakers in simple situations
• demonstrate a practical understanding of grammar terminology and an ability to study the language by themselves, using tools such as the Word Wide Web or a dictionary and developing techniques for the acquisition and retention of new language
• demonstrate awareness in a number of transferable skills such as IT skills, presenting information, handling unexpected communicative situations, taking intercultural differences and language barriers into account, learning independently, etc.

Set textbook

• Mastering Arabic 2, Wightwick & Gaafar (Palgrave: 2020), ISBN: 9781352008500

This module can be validated as part of the following schemes:

• Undergraduate degree
• MLTC Confirmation of Attendance or Completion
• Higher Education Achievement Record
• Doctoral Development Programme & Research Training Programme

Assessment:

Important: the method of assessment to be used in 2023-24 is subject to change and the below is for the 2022-23 academic year. This page will be updated with further information in due course.

• Written Examination (in the examination period): 50%  
• Oral Assessment: 50%

Feedback: In addition to on-going individual and collective feedback during class-activities, learners will receive individual written feedback on the two pieces of assessment above.

MLTC Timetables