Fluency in Arabic 2

Pre-requisites for enrolment

Students should be familiar with grammar structures like the past, present and future tenses.

Content of Course

• Cultural aspects of life in the Middle East, e.g. museums and tourist organisations

• Traveling around the Middle East, regional differences

• A hoilday with a difference: new ways to spend a holiday

• Revision of past, present and future tenses, prepositions, pronouns and conjunctions

Teaching method(s)

The emphasis in this course is on speaking and listening. The lessons  will focus on language that is required for communicating in real situations.

The lessons will include whole class activities and pair or small group work, role-play, watching videos and listening to CDs. Grammar is introduced in context.

In order to fully benefit from the course and to achieve the learning outcomes, you will need to devote some time outwith classes to revision and homework.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course students should be able to:

• Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.

• Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interested.

• Describe experiences and events, hopes and amibitions and brielfly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Sources

Core Readings

Handouts will be provided and there is no need to purchase a textbook.

Class Handouts

Handouts will be provided.

Queries

If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.

Student support

If you have a disability, learning difficulty or health condition which may affect your studies, please let us know by ticking the 'specific support needs' box on your course application form. This will allow us to make appropriate adjustments in advance and in accordance with your rights under the Equality Act 2010. For more information please visit the Student Support section of our website.