Course Description
At Westminster we train competent linguists in modern languages ready to enter graduate employment. We place particular emphasis on employability and the contemporary cultural context, and offer high-quality teaching in all language skills.
This course will enable you to achieve a good or high level of linguistic competence in Arabic in all four skill areas (reading, writing, listening and speaking). You will study Arabic language, culture and linguistics in an integrated and interdisciplinary way, exploring the connections between them and the broader historical and cross-cultural contexts that frame their study. You will be able to function in different cultural situations and acquire the qualities and skills of a humanities graduate. You will also gain the transferable and cognitive skills necessary for lifelong personal and professional development.
Our Arabic courses are only available to beginner or 'false beginner' entrants – false beginners are students who may be able to read the Arabic script, and/or have the equivalent to one or two years' part-time study. Please note that we may need to test you to determine your entry point.
You will study an integrated curriculum with a focus on applied language skills and cultural studies, supported by a rigorous development of your foreign languages skills in all areas.
You will develop a high level of competence in oral and written communication in Arabic, proficiency in language transfer skills, a thorough knowledge of Arabic culture, and the ability to function linguistically in diverse cultural situations. The Linguistics component of your combined degree will develop your understanding and knowledge of language to an advanced and sophisticated level, while fostering and enhancing your skills in using English.
This degree offers a rare combination of formal language study and theoretical approaches to discourse analysis, alongside an opportunity to learn about the history of the English language and the ways in which it currently varies around the British Isles and the world as a global language.
Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, practical sessions, seminars and workshops, but most of your learning is independent, conducted beyond the classroom (individually and in groups) in the library, at home, and via online learning. Assessment methods include essays, exams, individual and group presentations projects, and critical analysis.
You will have the opportunity to spend a full academic year abroad at a partner institution and/or approved form of employment in a country where Arabic is the of?cial language. You can also study an elective module from across the University in each year.
Course Content
YEAR 1
Subjects of study include:
- The Arabic World and the Word
- Introduction to the Study of Language and Culture
- Exploring Language
- Intercultural Communication: An Introduction
- Objects and Meaning: World Cultures in London Galleries and Museums
- Language Myths
Credit Level 4
YEAR 2
Subjects of study include:
- Expressions of Arabic Culture
- Language, Structure and Meaning
- Culture(s) and Conflict(s): Representations of War, Conflict and Revolution across World Cultures
- Language, Power and Institutions: Decoding Dominant Narratives
- Multilingual e-Collaboration: Transposing Current Affairs
- Language and Literary Style
- Child Language Acquisition
- Transnational Issues and Local Cultures on Film
Credit Level 5
YEAR 3
Subjects of study include:
- Themes in Arabic Studies
- Dissertation/Professional Project
- Dreaming the Same Dream? Concepts of Happiness Across Cultures
- Narrating the Other: Politics and Literature
- People and Things on the Move: Identity, Place and Memory in and across Diasporic Spaces
- Gender Matters: Femininities, Masculinities and Trans-Cultural Practice
- Developing Career Competencies for Linguists
- Language Contact and Change
- Language and Power
- Language Form
- Studies in Literary Language
Credit Level 6
Entry Requirements
- A Levels – BCC to ABB
- International Baccalaureate – 27 points. We also welcome applications from students taking the IB Career related Programme
- BTEC Extended Diploma – DMM to DDM
- BTEC Diploma – D*D to D*D*
- Access – 104 to 128 UCAS Tariff points from the Access course
In addition to one of the above, you should have:
- GCSE English Language grade 4/C – IB grade 4 Higher Level, GCSE Maths grade 4/C – IB grade 4
If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.
We are ideally looking for evidence of successful language learning, formal or informal, in the applicant’s personal statement, but please note that these courses are designed for students only at Beginners or False Beginners level in Arabic and we may need to test you to determine your language level.
We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above.
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