The Department of Arabic Language Education aims to produce highly qualified teachers of Arabic Language and Literature for the Basic Schools [Junior/Senior High Schools] by equipping students with the content and methodology for teaching Arabic Language and Literature with focus on development of professional skills and techniques and emphasis on the acquisition of competencies in Arabic Language skills such as writing, reading, comprehension and speaking Arabic fluently.
Entry Requirements
A. GCE: Ordinary and Advanced Levels
Applicants must possess credits (or better) passes in, at least, 5 subjects at the Ordinary Level. Candidates must also have three passes at the Advanced Level, one of them should, at least, be at grade D.
A pass in General Paper at the Advanced Level shall be required.
B. Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE)
Applicants must possess passes (at least D) in the following core courses English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies and three elective subjects with an aggregate of 24 or better.
C. West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE)
Applicants must possess credits (at least C6) in the following core subjects English, Mathematics and Integrated Science or Social Studies; and three elective subjects with an aggregate of 36 or better.
Note: GCE ‘A’ LEVEL/WASSCE/SSCE holders without Arabic language shall produce an advanced certificate in Arabic language from a recognized institution certified by the GTEC.
D. Mature Applicants:
Applicants must be 25 years or more by 1st August of the year of application, and must pass the University Entrance Exams in subject area test in Arabic language and general aptitude test. They must also produce a birth certificate.
E. Foreign Applicants
Foreign students with qualifications equivalent to those in (a), (b) and (c) above may be considered for admission. They must, however, show evidence of proficiency in English Language.
F. Transfer Students
A student may be permitted admitted at LUCG on transfer from other university institutions under the following conditions:
i. Transfer cannot be effected beyond entry into Level 200.
ii. Transfer course credits must agree with those already covered at LUCG in the previous semester (s)
Programme Components:
| LEVEL 100 | |||
| Core course(s) | Elective course(s) | Mandatory course(s) General Education Courses (EDC) | General Professional Development Courses (GPD) |
| MARB 111: Arabic Communication Skills I | MGPD 123: African Studies Courses | MEDC 111: Philosophy of Education, School Curriculum, Social Change and National Development
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MGPD 111: Communication and Study Skills |
| MARB 112: Arabic Grammar 1
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MGPD 112: Introduction to Information and Communications Technology
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| MARB 113: Arabic Philology and Lexicography | |||
| MARB 114: Introduction to the Study of Arabic Literature | |||
| MARB 121: Introduction to Linguistics | |||
| MARB 122: Arabic Grammar II | |||
| MARB 123: Modern Arabic Short Story | |||
| MARB 124: Introduction to the Study of Arabic Rhetoric | |||
| MARB 125: Arabic Historical Linguistics | |||
| LEVEL 200 | ||||
| Core course(s) | Elective course(s) | General Education Courses (EDC)
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General Professional Development Courses (GPD) | Competence-Based Training (CBT) component |
| MARB 231: Advanced Study in Arabic Language | MGPD 231: Liberal Studies | MEDC 231: Principles and Practice of Teacher Education | MGPD 233: Introduction to Special Education | MARB 215: Methods of Teaching Arabic Language |
| MARB 232: Arabic Grammar III | MEDC 241: Psychology of Human Development and Learning | |||
| MARB 234: Aspects of Pre- Early Islamic Poetry and Prose | MEDC 242: Trends in Education and School Management in Ghana
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| MARB 241: Arabic Grammar IV | ||||
| MARB 242: Aspects of Umayyad Literature | ||||
| MARB 243: Arabic in West Africa | ||||
| MARB 244: Modern Arabic Drama | ||||
| MARB 245: Introduction to the Study of Arabic Rhetoric | ||||
| LEVEL 300 | |||||
| Core course(s) | Elective course(s) | General Education Courses (EDC)
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General Professional Development Courses (GPD) | Research Component | Competence-Based Training (CBT) |
| MARB 351: Advance Study of Syntax and Morphology | MARB 364: Language Immersion/ Arabic Communication II | MEDC 351: Guidance and Counseling in Education | MGPD 361: Pre-Internship Seminar | MGPD 351: Research Methods | MARB 324: Language Immersion/ Arabic Communication II |
| MARB 352: Arabic Stylistics | MEDC 361: Measurement and Evaluation and Statistics in Education | ||||
| MARB 353: Aspects of Abbasid Era 1and 2 Literature
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| MARB 354: Arabic Language Proficiency | |||||
| MARB 355: Arabic Literary Works of Ghanaian Muslims Intellectuals
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| MARB 361: Arabic Grammar V | |||||
| MARB 362: Discourse Analysis and Translation | |||||
| MARB 363: Aspects of Modern Arabic Poetry and Prose
to the Study of Arabic Rhetoric |
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Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
