BA Arabic, Islamic, Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Year 2

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- Demonstrate practical and cultural understanding of the society of the country of residence
- Demonstrate the ability to study within a different academic and cultural framework
- having acquired academic and practical knowledge of the subject relating to their degree programme
- speak and understand everyday conversation, write basic sentences and read simple texts in Arabic

Transferable (key) skills

- Qualities and transferable skills necessary for working in another academic system and living in another country.
- Enhanced practical language skills, both written and oral, in some cases in a language other than English, as required by the demands of study in another country.
- Having developed transferable skills in openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people and culture

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed (on a Pass/Fail basis) by:
- passing all the year abroad modules (in case of failure, a resit exam will be arranged)
- regular tests and examinations set by the year abroad institution and the University of Leeds
- successful completion of all courses taken in the year abroad institution