This course continues the work undertaken in introductory Arabic B. It includes oral, listening and written practices, study of Arabic morphology & syntax and translation tasks. Negotiation and debating techniques will be practiced on a range of topics as well as weekly supervised conversational tutorials to increase students' oral fluency and cultural awareness.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Demonstrate routine written social correspondence and daily situational conversation in Arabic to a lower intermediate level.
- Differentiate between the main ideas and subsidiary ideas in Arabic texts.
- Demonstrate use of a good range of Arabic grammar forms and vocabulary in writing and speaking to an intermediate level.
- Initiate and maintain short predictable face-to-face conversations in Arabic at lower intermediate level.
- Demonstrate comprehension of the Arabic language presented in a variety of audiovisual sources.
- Apply intermediate oral skills in real Arabic speaking situations.
Indicative Assessment
ON-CAMPUS MODE OF DELIVERY- Two in-class exams, 2-hours each (45%) [LOs 1, 2 ,3 ,5]
- Oral presentation,15 min (15%) [LOs 1, 3, 4, 6]
- Two in-class quizzes, 30-minutes each (5% each for a total of 10%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
- Conversation hour participation (10%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
- Three listening and transcription, 180 words each (5% each for a total of 15%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
- One translation, 190 words (5%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
- Three reading, writing, and listening Tasks (5% each, total 15%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 5]
- Conversation hour participation (15%) [LOs 2,3, 4, 5, 6]
- Two Quizzes, one hour each (7.5% each, total 15%) [LOs 1,2,3,5]
- Oral recording on a set topic (3-4 minutes) (15%) [LOs 2,3,4,5,6]
- Oral exam, 5-10 min (10%) [LOs 1,2, 3,4,5, 6]
- Final written exam, two hours, online (30%) [LOs 1, 2, 3,5]
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Workload
In Person - 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 60 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 48 hours of lectures and 12 hours of conversation classes; and b) 58 hours of independent student research, reading and writing. Online - 130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: made up of online lectures, conversation classes and structured activities; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Alosh, M., Ahlan wa Sahlan, Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, New Haven; London: Yale University Press, 2010.
Assumed Knowledge
One year of Arabic language studies at tertiary level.Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3360 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5160 |
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