This course has been designed to help students master Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) at a high pace through a systematic approach as presented in the book series Al-Kitaab fii Ta‘allumi al-‘Arabiyya Part II. This course aims to bring students to a high level of proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In addition, it trains students to continue their linguistic development. This will be achieved through interacting with a variety of written and spoken texts and materials.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- read and comprehend the core information, supporting details and primary implicit meanings of longer texts authentic written texts, moving into reading novels and complex essays, articles, and documents;
- critically analyse and compare a variety of texts and films in terms of its aesthetic, linguistic, historical and societal components and demonstrate a cultural understanding of Arabic language in a communicative context;
- increase their knowledge of the cultural and sociolinguistic aspects of Arabic; and
- engage in extensive critical dialogue with classmates and convenor in Arabic.
Other Information
Indicative Assessment
- Two writing tasks (200 words each) (10) [LO 1,2,3]
- Three quizzes (60 min each) (30) [LO 1,2,3]
- Tutorial discussion (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Oral presentation (15 min) (15) [LO 1,2,3]
- Final exam (120 minutes) (30) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
130 hours of student learning made up of:
a) 36 contact hours
b) 94 hours of independent study
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
No prescribed texts required.
Preliminary Reading
Not applicable
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of 3 years (or equivalent) of Arabic language study at tertiary level.
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:
- 6 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 |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $5580 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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