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150-102/202/302 "Beginners' Arabic Part B" appears differently in several places - choose the one you want:
1. Arabic, Faculty of Arts (v3, p16) : Next:150-103 | Prev:150-101
Credit points: 18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: Beginners' Arabic Part A or equivalent.
Contact: Five hours per week.
Timetable: Second semester
Objectives:
On completion of the subject, students will:
- command a clear spoken facility at a basic level in Modern Standard Arabic;
- command the ability to read and understand a variety of Arabic texts ranging from newspaper ads and news items, timetables, road signs, to simple poems, jokes and stories within a vocabulary range of 500-1,000 most commonly used words in Arabic;
- have acquired basic grammatical structures of Arabic language, and have attained the capacity to apply them in speech and writing;
- have ability to write letters to friends, and make journal entries relating to everyday activities of the student;
- have acquired a familiarity with a number of important Arab cultural habits and traditions.
Content:
A thorough introduction to spoken and written Arabic as well as culture for students with some knowledge of Arabic.
Assessment:
Written assignments in total not more than 2,000 words, one 2-hour written examination and an aural/oral test of not more than 15 minutes. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at commencement of the unit.
Prescribed texts:
1. Arabic, Faculty of Arts (v3, p16) : Next:150-103 | Prev:150-101
2. Arabic, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p72) : Next:150-103 | Prev:150-101
Credit points: 18.75 1st year, 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: Beginners' Arabic Part A or equivalent.
Contact: Five hours per week.
Timetable: Second semester.
Objectives:
On completion of the subject, students will:
- command a clear spoken facility at a basic level in Modern Standard Arabic;
- command the ability to read and understand a variety of Arabic texts ranging from newspaper ads and news items, timetables, road signs, to simple poems, jokes and stories within a vocabulary range of 500-1000 most commonly used words in Arabic;
- have acquired basic grammatical structures of Arabic language, and have attained the capacity to apply them in speech and writing;
- have ability to write letters to friends, and make journal entries relating to everyday activities of the student;
- have acquired a familiarity with a number of important Arab cultural habits and traditions.
Content:
A thorough introduction to spoken and written Arabic as well as culture for students with some knowledge of Arabic.
Assessment:
Written assignments in total not more than 2,000 words, one 2-hour written examination and an aural/oral test of not more than 15 minutes. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at commencement of the unit.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that OBJECTIVES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Arabic, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p72) : Next:150-103 | Prev:150-101
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