This course is a six-week in country immersion language and culture program conducted in an Arab country/state. A number of extracurricular activities will be part of the course. The course develops students’ advanced communication skills and cultural understanding in an authentic environment and will develop confidence and competence using the language in the setting where it is spoken.
Students will only be permitted to travel upon completion of ANU required documentation, including, where required, the travel to a high risk destination form and the approval of all documentation by the relevant delegate.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- comprehend and discuss personal, social and cultural topics in Arabic at advanced levels;
- initiate and maintain upper-intermediate face-to-face conversations with native Arabic speakers;
- demonstrate the ability to write and translate Arabic texts;
- analyse, extract and use information from spoken, audio visual and written texts;
- demonstrate application of Arabic grammar and vocabulary to an upper-intermediate level; and
- express ideas through spoken and written Arabic.
Work Integrated Learning
Fieldwork
This course is a study tour
Other Information
To receive consent for enrolment, students need to apply via the ANU Global Programs portal.
Disclaimer: Applicants are advised that due to circumstances beyond the University's control (for example, specific international security concerns and international health crises) it may not be possible for students to commence or complete this course. An alternative lesson plan will be arranged by CAIS to fulfill the course requirements.
In addition, some of the trip options may require students to safely traverse 2-3km over uneven ground at a moderate pace.
This course is listed in the following major and minors
Indicative Assessment
- Class Participation and discussions (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
- Oral Presentation (15 minutes) (20) [LO 2,4,5,6]
- Journal writing (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Final Essay (1000 words) (20) [LO 1,3,4,5,6]
- 3 Quizzes (30) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
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Workload
240 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 150 hours of contact delivered intensively: 25 hours per week for 6 weeks including lectures, tutorials, workshops and activities; and
b) 90 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
To complete this course, students must participate in the 6 week long field trip to an overseas and/or isolated field location. In order to participate in the trip, students must have the ability to:
- Undertake autonomous travel internationally;
- Monitor and manage their own health while studying with a group of people in an international and/or isolated field location; and
- Engage with local people, customs and practices.
Students who cannot meet these requirements will not be able to participate in the trip and therefore cannot complete the course. For more information, please contact the course convener Leila.Kouatly@anu.edu.au or refer the CASS trip information page.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Al-Kitaab Fii Ta'allum al-Arabiyya 2nd edition
Assumed Knowledge
Enrolment in this course is selective and determined by an application process which requires a minimum GPA of 5.25. Students are expected to have successfully completed ARAB2012 or have equivalent level of language proficiency as demonstrated by placement test.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 12 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 12.00 | 0.25000 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $8640 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $11160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9160 | 01 Oct 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | 24 Oct 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | In Person | N/A |