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 advanced level;
2. demonstrate appropriate application of Arabic grammar and vocabulary to an an advanced level;
3. initiate and maintain predictable face-to-face conversations in Arabic;
4. demonstrate advanced comprehension of the Arabic language presented in a variety of audiovisual sources;
5. apply advanced oral skills in real Arabic speaking situations; and
6. demontrate ability to analyze complex texts and audio-visual resources, evaluate different perspectives, demonstrating advanced critical thinking skills.

Other Information

Arabic Major

Arabic Minor - ANU

Advanced Arabic Minor - ANU

Indicative Assessment

1. Final exam (2 hours) (20) [LO 1,2,4,6]
2. Oral exam (5-10 minutes) (10) [LO 1,3,4,5]
3. 3 quizzes (grammar, reading, writing and listening) (8.3% each) (25) [LO 2,3,4]
4. Tutorial activities (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
5. Homework assessments (500-600 words) (20) [LO 2,3,5]
6. Oral presentation (7-8 minutes) (15) [LO 2,4,5,6]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:

a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks (4 hours per week of lectures and tutorials); and

b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Requisite and Incompatibility

Prescribed Texts

Alosh, M., Ahlna Wa Sahlan: Modern Standard Arabic for Intermediate Learners, New haven, London: Yale University Press, 2006.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links