CULP: Arabic Elementary 1

Prerequisites£

The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.

More detailed information is available from the Language Centre.

• University staff and students
• Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available

CEF A2

Number of sessions: 15

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

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.

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.

• Presentations, practicals and online learning

• Raven access is required
• Further information regarding Raven is available

• Students Fees: £265 to be paid online. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• 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.

• 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

• Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning

• Three times per year (subject to demand)

• CULP: Arabic Basic 1
• CULP: Arabic Basic 2