The Arabic Language major sequence enables students to acquire valuable skills pertaining to the use of Arabic in a communicative way, as well as an understanding of the Arabic culture. It trains students to achieve communicative competence in four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It also prepares students to function at different levels within the Arabic speaking societies and to interact with people.
In the first year, students undertaking Introductory Arabic 1 and Introductory Arabic 2 develop basic competences in both written and oral grammatical patterns, both orally and in writing, using Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and learn to interact in limited aspects of everyday life situations. Emphasis is on mastering the Arabic sound system and pronunciation. This course extends from Introductory Arabic 1. Students will develop their skills in reading, writing and conversation and undertake translation from and into Arabic at an advanced introductory level.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- read non-vocalised hand written or printed material containing frequently used structural forms, patterns and vocabulary;
- read and understand known language elements that have been recombined in new ways to achieve different meanings at similar levels of grammatical complexity;
- demonstrate sufficient control of Modern Standard Arabic vocabulary and syntactic patterns to meet social demands and write passages related to social and cultural activities, while expressing main tenses with accuracy. Produce written texts independently;
- use a dictionary or online resources to assist own oral, aural, reading and written communication strategies and engage in independent reading and writing;
- articulate developed courtesy requirements and maintain face-to-face conversations on familiar topics; and
- respond to and formulate questions in order to engage in a conversation about personal and social matters, or to present a chosen topic to an audience. Demonstrate accuracy in pronunciation and vocalisation.
Indicative Assessment
- IN PERSON MODE OF DELIVERY (null) [LO null]
- Reading and writing tasks x 2, listening tasks x 3 (1% each) (5) [LO 1,2,3,4,5,6]
- Conversation, ongoing participation in weekly Conversation hour (15) [LO 4,5,6]
- Oral presentation, 5 mins (10) [LO 3,4,5,6]
- Quizzes, 2 x 1 hour (5% each) (10) [LO 1,2,3]
- Mid-semester written exam, 1 hour (20) [LO 1,2,3]
- Final oral exam, 5-10 mins (10) [LO 1,2,5,6]
- Final written exam, 2 hours (30) [LO 1,2,3]
- ONLINE MODE OF DELIVERY (null) [LO null]
- Reading, writing and listening tasks x 3 (submitted via Wattle) (8.3% each) (25) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Conversation, ongoing participation in the 2nd hour of Adobe connect weekly sessions on Wattle: Engage in a simple conversation with the tutor or other students (15) [LO 4,5,6]
- Oral exam, reading, vocabulary, grammar and comprehension (individual test conducted by the lecturer on Adobe Connect), 10 mins (10) [LO 1,2,5,6]
- Oral Presentation, 5 mins (10) [LO 1,2,4,5]
- Invigilated quizzes, 2 x 1 hour (5% each) (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Final written exam, completed on Wattle, 2 hours (30) [LO 1,2,3]
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Workload
In Person
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 72 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 60 hours of general classes 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 general classes, conversation classes and structured activities; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
In-Person
Alosh, M., Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners (Textbook), Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2010.
Online
There are no prescribed texts for this mode of delivery. All necessary material is supplied on the course website.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3630 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5580 |
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.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Person | ||||||
| 5123 | 26 Jul 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | In Person | N/A |
| Online | ||||||
| 5666 | 26 Jul 2021 | 02 Aug 2021 | 14 Sep 2021 | 29 Oct 2021 | Online | N/A |
