Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. demonstrate routine written social correspondence and daily situational conversation in Arabic to an upper intermediate level, and maintain predictable face-to-face conversations in Arabic;
2. differentiate between the main ideas and subsidiary ideas in Arabic texts;
3. demonstrate appropriate application of Arabic grammar and vocabulary to an upper intermediate level;
4. demonstrate good comprehension of the Arabic language presented in a variety of audiovisual sources;
5. apply upper intermediate oral skills in real Arabic speaking situations; and
6. demonstrate ability to critically analyse complex texts and audio-visual resources, and evaluate different perspectives.

Other Information

Arabic Major

Arabic Minor - ANU

Advanced Arabic Minor - ANU

Indicative Assessment

1. 2 Quizzes (reading, writing, grammar, listening) (15% each) (30) [LO 1,3]
2. Diary writing (400-500 words) (15) [LO 2,3,4,5]
3. Tutorial participation and engagement (10) [LO 1,3,4,5]
4. Two Oral presentations (5-6 minutes each)(7.5% each) (15) [LO 2,3,4,5,6]
5. Reading in class (reading and comprhension questions) (10) [LO 2,3,4,5]
6. Final Exam (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,6]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:

a) 60 hours of contact over 12 weeks: made up of lectures and tutorial activities; and

b) 70 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Requisite and Incompatibility

Prescribed Texts

Alosh, M., Ahlna Wa Sahlan: Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners (3rd ed.), New haven, London: Yale University Press, 2021

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