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Arabic academic writing is not a translation of English paragraph templates. This MA starts with how Arab universities actually file: theses, promotion papers, and bilingual journal abstracts that disagree. You will treat fuṣḥā academic register, dialect leakage, and English loan syntax as research problems. Family-enterprise universities, Vision 2030 research KPIs, and GCC hiring that attests degrees without evaluating writing quality are operating facts. You will edit a bilingual abstract until the Arabic claim matches the English one, map plagiarism panics that ignore paraphrase ethics, and refuse United Nations or LAS logo copy in institutional English. The award is academic. It is not a certified translator licence and not a newsroom appointment. It is for people who must keep Arabic scholarship usable when English metrics have already been promised to a ranking dashboard. You will edit a promotion paper until the Arabic abstract and English abstract name the same claim, run a glossary workshop for a family-enterprise university, and refuse machine-translation theatre as a quality system. Vision 2030 research KPIs are treated as pressure on writing, not as a ranking product we sell. Tuition-free online MA study still uses identity-checked assessment. No publisher, ministry, or LAS logos in documentary stills. MA Arabic Academic Writing and Translation Studies is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 18 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Argument Structure in Academic Arabic through Argument Structure in Academic Arabic; Register, Dialect Leakage, and Loan Syntax; Citation Ethics in AR and EN; EN–AR Research Abstract Alignment; Policy Files as Translation Objects; Glossary Discipline without Vendor Capture, and finish on Ethics of Claiming Fluency. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students apply the method of the subject to a defined problem and defend the result. Reading is a core text, a case or dataset, and a critique. The artefact a marker expects is a submission that shows the method, the evidence, and the limit of the claim. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Produce academic Arabic that is not calqued English Align bilingual abstracts so claims match Edit policy and research files without a sworn-translator claim Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
Thirty-six credits: academic Arabic craft, EN–AR translation of research genres, institutional ethics, and a bilingual portfolio capstone. Tuition-free online. Documentary photos without publisher logos.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1601 | Argument Structure in Academic Arabic Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Argument Structure in Academic Arabic.
| 3 |
| ALU1602 | Register, Dialect Leakage, and Loan Syntax Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Register, Dialect Leakage, and Loan Syntax.
| 3 |
| ALU1603 | Citation Ethics in AR and EN Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Citation Ethics in AR and EN.
| 3 |
| ALU1604 | Promotion Papers and Thesis Genres Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Promotion Papers and Thesis Genres.
| 3 |
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| ALU1605 | EN–AR Research Abstract Alignment Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is EN–AR Research Abstract Alignment.
| 3 |
| ALU1606 | Policy Files as Translation Objects Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Policy Files as Translation Objects.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1609 | Vision 2030 Research KPIs and Writing Quality Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Vision 2030 Research KPIs and Writing Quality.
| 3 |
| ALU1610 | Family Enterprise Universities as Clients Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Family Enterprise Universities as Clients.
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| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
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| ALU1613 | Bilingual Portfolio Supervision Students name the methods used in this subject and apply one of them to a short case. The module is Bilingual Portfolio Supervision.
| 3 |
| ALU1614 | Research Methods in Writing Studies Students compare two cases and explain why the outcomes differed. The module is Research Methods in Writing Studies.
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Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 18 months. Teaching language: English and Arabic (bilingual assessment; academic Arabic required for AR-medium tracks). Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
This is a fully online award. You study from your country. No student visa and no campus relocation are required.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Arab Leadership University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
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| ALU1607 | Glossary Discipline without Vendor Capture Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Glossary Discipline without Vendor Capture.
| 3 |
| ALU1608 | Machine Translation as a Risk File Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Machine Translation as a Risk File.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ALU1611 | Attestation of Language Certificates versus Evaluation Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Attestation of Language Certificates versus Evaluation.
| 3 |
| ALU1612 | No LAS/UN Institutional English Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is No LAS/UN Institutional English.
| 3 |
| 3 |
| ALU1615 | Ethics of Claiming Fluency Students produce a professional artefact, with sources and a review of its weaknesses. The module is Ethics of Claiming Fluency.
| 3 |
| ALU1616 | Capstone: Institutional EN–AR Writing File Students complete a supervised project and defend the method and the result. The module is Capstone: Institutional EN–AR Writing File.
| 3 |