CULP: Arabic Elementary 1 Prerequisites£
Wed 19 Oct, Wed 26 Oct, ... Wed 15 Mar 2017
Description
The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.
More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.
Target audience
- University staff and students
- Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available
Prerequisites
CEF A2
Sessions
Number of sessions: 15
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
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1 | Wed 19 Oct 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
2 | Wed 26 Oct 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
3 | Wed 2 Nov 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
4 | Wed 9 Nov 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
5 | Wed 16 Nov 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
6 | Wed 23 Nov 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
7 | Wed 30 Nov 2016 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
8 | Wed 25 Jan 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
9 | Wed 1 Feb 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
10 | Wed 8 Feb 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
11 | Wed 15 Feb 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
12 | Wed 22 Feb 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
13 | Wed 1 Mar 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
14 | Wed 8 Mar 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
15 | Wed 15 Mar 2017 17:00 - 19:00 | 17:00 - 19:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 1 | map | Lydia Collings |
Topics covered
The Course introduces students to the following functions and notions:
- Talking about oneself and the family
- one’s house and work
- sport and leisure
- travel
- the culture of food preparation and eating
- clothes
- education
- news and media
- climate and environment
- health
- arts and cinema
Objectives
By the end of the Course students will be able to:
- Listening/Speaking: Express opinions on abstract/cultural matters in a limited way or offer advice within a known area, and understand instructions or public announcements.
- Reading: Understand routine information and articles, and the general meaning of non-routine information within a familiar area.
- Writing: Write letters or make notes on familiar or predictable matters.
Aims
At the Elementary 1 Level the main aims are:
- To deepen students understanding of the complex historical and cultural background of the Arab world;
- To further develop and refine the understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features of the Modern Standard Arabic language;
- To establish the learner as a confident language user in a wider range of every-day predictable situations as well as in situations related to study and work.
Format
- Presentations, practicals and online learning
System requirements
- Raven access is required
- Further information regarding Raven is available
Charging
- Students Fees: £250 to be paid online.
- Staff Fees: £280 to be paid online.
- Please select ‘All charged’, not ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking (the ‘Concessionary ’option is not applicable to CULP courses).
- Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
- Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
- Refunds available after the first lesson only.
- Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/) (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
- Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.
Notes
- Students are required to attend 80% of sessions
- Full details of all Language Centre programmes can be found on the Language Centre website and Language Centre Online website
Duration
- Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning
Frequency
- Three times per year (subject to demand)
Related courses
Theme
CULP: Cambridge University Language Programmes
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