(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of:
- being able to function in spoken and written Arabic and Russian as to sustain everyday communication in a variety of contexts;
- being able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic structures of the Arabic and Russian languages;
- being able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding, at an introductory level, of one or more aspects of the literatures, cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics and social structures of the society of Arabic-speaking and Russian-speaking cultures;
- EITHER having studied a third language OR deepening their knowledge of an academic discipline relevant to both Arabic and Russian
- being able to present a structured and coherent argument observing academic conventions
- being familiar with the concept of academic integrity, and an ability to acknowledge sources in accordance with University of Leeds guidelines;
- being able to demonstrate simple receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts in both Arabic and Russian;
- being able to present a structured and coherent simple argument in both Arabic and Russian.
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for year one of the programme:
- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment , e.g. be able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, in English, Arabic and Russian , be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners;
- foundational intercultural awareness and skills.
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 area of study;
- work that covers a restricted area of the discipline;
- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.
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