BA Languages, Cultures and Linguistics (Arabic)
Year 1
(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year students should have provided evidence of being able to:Research Skills:- Respond to questions set by a tutor in relation to research-led teaching;- Present a structured and coherent argument;- Demonstrate the ability to identity, summarize and challenge evidence obtained from key sources;- Demonstrate integrity in use of material and ability to make reference to sources following conventions appropriate to the discipline.Language Skills and Cultural Awareness:- Communicate in the target language to sustain everyday conversation;- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic structures of the target language; - Demonstrate an awareness of social conventions prevalent in cultures in which the target language is spoken; - Use appropriate receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts. Subject Knowledge:- Demonstrate sound, basic knowledge of cultures and societies in which the target language is spoken that will inform specialization at later levels;- Demonstrate an appreciation of key aspects of the literatures and social and historical issues pertaining in the cultures in which the target language is spoken;- Bring this knowledge to bear in responding to questions set, identifying pertinent examples in support of their responses;- Demonstrate an understanding of core linguistic terms and concepts; - Outline common approaches to the study of language; - Show an understanding of core terms and concepts relating to theory formation and theory testing; - Perform a basic linguistic analysis of given written and/or spoken data, with appropriate guidance; - Show an awareness of formal, qualitative and quantitative methods of linguistic analysis; - Demonstrate a familiarity with a range of analytic techniques, including phonetic transcription and structural annotation.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- Qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied;- Skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- Demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline/s;- Work that covers a restricted area of the discipline/s;- Demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.