This course provides intermediate-level students with an introduction to the language of the Arab media and develops their basic listening and interpreting skills. This course is aimed at students who have mastered basic Arabic grammar, have acquired a small vocabulary, and are able to some degree to appreciate the stylistic and other differences between Media Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- read, listen and comprehend the Modern Standard Arabic typically used in Arabic-language newspapers and Internet sites, and on Arabic-language radio and television;
- present and discuss current affairs topics in oral and written form in the style and format typically found on Arabic-language radio and television;
- write and translate simple news reports and media texts from English into Arabic; and
- comprehend conversations, dialogue, and delivered news on a range of topics.
Indicative Assessment
- Participation in discussion (through the Discussion Forums on Wattle and tutorial participation) - ongoing (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- 2 x Quizzes (including multiple choice questions, short answer and translation) - 20% each for a total of 40% of total mark (40) [LO 1,3,4]
- Writing of 2 news items of 200 words each - 15% each for a total of 30% of total mark (30) [LO 1,3]
- Oral Presentation of a News Bulletin (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours contact hours; and
b) 94 hours of online activities, practice exercises, readings and assessment.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Ashtiany, J., Media Arabic, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2001.
Additional articles from Arabic magazines, newspapers and journals, will be made available to enrolled students via Wattle.
Preliminary Reading
Elgibali, A., & Korica, N., Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News, Cairo: The American University of Cairo, 2007.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4980 |
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.
