Learning Outcomes

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

1. read simple hand written or printed material containing frequently used structural forms, patterns and vocabulary;
2. read and understand known language elements that have been recombined in new ways to achieve different meanings at similar levels of grammatical complexity;
3. 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;
4. use a dictionary or online resources to assist own oral, aural, reading and written communication strategies and engage in independent reading and writing;
5. articulate developed courtesy requirements and maintain simple face-to-face conversations on familiar topics; and
6. respond to and formulate questions in order to engage in a conversation about simple personal and social matters, or to present a chosen topic to an audience.

Other Information

Arabic Major - ANU

Arabic Minor - ANU

Indicative Assessment

1. Reading, writing, grammar and listening tasks x 3 (8.3% each) (25) [LO 1,2,3,4]
2. Tutorial activities (10) [LO 4,5,6]
3. Written Task (150 words) (15) [LO 1,2,3,4]
4. Oral Presentation 2-3 minutes (10) [LO 1,2,4,5]
5. Oral exam (15) [LO 1,2,5,6]
6. Final written exam (25) [LO 1,2,3]

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Workload

120 hours of total student learning time made up from:

a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks (4 hours of classes per week)

b) 72 hours of independent study

Requisite and Incompatibility

Prescribed Texts

Alosh, M., Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners (Textbook), Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2010.

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