Module details
- Offered to 3rd and 4th Years
- Thursdays 16.00-18.00
- Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
- Two-term module, worth 7.5 ECTS
- Available to eligible students as part of I-Explore
- Extra Credit, or Degree Credit where your department allows
A communicative module for students with some prior knowledge of the Arabic language and culture of Arabic-speaking countries.
This module aims to:
- Help you to develop existing skills in everyday language use through revision and consolidation
- Extend your range of vocabulary, as well as more complex structures, and introduce more sophisticated constructions
- Provide you with the opportunity to extend all your language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking), to be able to communicate more confidently and understand, and respond to, standard speech and authentic material (adapted as appropriate) in Arabic
- Equip you with the necessary tools for independent language learning.
- Offer you an insight into a range of aspects of the culture and daily life in Arabic-speaking countries
- Prepare you to progress towards higher language levels
By the end of the module, students should have reached approximately the B1+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
To be eligible for this module, you need to have done one of the following:
- Successfully completed Arabic Level 2
- Gained an Arabic AS-level qualification
- Already achieved A2+ or equivalent on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
Please note: The information on this module description is indicative. The module may undergo minor modifications before the start of next academic year.
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"I really enjoy going to my Horizons class, the module is very interesting and I like the fact that we are a small group, which allows for everyone to talk equally and receive strong feedback."
Arabic advice
Dr Mashail Haydar Ali
mashail.ali@imperial.ac.uk
Room 322, Sherfield level 3
Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication