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1. Arabic, Faculty of Arts (v3, p17) : Next:150-106 | Prev:150-212
Credit points: 18.75 first year, 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Abdullah Saeed.
Prerequisite: A good pass in VCE Arabic, Intermediate Arabic Part B or equivalent.
Contact: Four hours per week.
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
On completion of the subject, students will have:
- the capacity to use some basic idiomatic and conversational forms and ability to use them freely in speech;
- consolidated a level of proficiency in written structures of moderate complexity and have extended the capacity to use such structures clearly and accurately;
- acquired the ability to interpret messages of medium level of complexity occurring in a variety of audio-visual media and individual and group spoken forms;
- acquired a knowledge of some aspects of advanced Arabic syntax and morphology;
- acquired a basic knowledge of some methods of text analysis;
- acquired familiarity with the historical development of Arabic language and literature up to the modern period, and some examples of writings in various periods;
- acquired ability to translate texts of moderate difficulty from Arabic to English and vice versa using a dictionary.
Content:
Advanced aural, oral and written practice; advanced study of Arabic syntax and morphology; methods of text analysis; overview of the history of Arabic language and literature in pre-modern periods; translation; extracts from news items, novels, drama, short stories, essays etc.
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, p17) : Next:150-106 | Prev:150-212
2. Arabic, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p72) : Next:150-106 | Prev:150-212
Credit points: 18.75 first year, 16.7 2nd and 3rd years
Coordinator: Dr Abdullah Saeed.
Prerequisite: A good pass in VCE Arabic, Intermediate Arabic Part B or equivalent.
Contact: Four hours per week.
Timetable: First semester.
Objectives:
On completion of the subject, students will have:
- the capacity to use some basic idiomatic and conversational forms and ability to use them freely in speech;
- consolidated a level of proficiency in written structures of moderate complexity and have extended the capacity to use such structures clearly and accurately;
- acquired the ability to interpret messages of medium level of complexity occurring in a variety of audio-visual media and individual and group spoken forms;
- acquired a knowledge of some aspects of advanced Arabic syntax and morphology;
- acquired a basic knowledge of some methods of text analysis;
- acquired familiarity with the historical development of Arabic language and literature up to the modern period, and some examples of writings in various periods;
- acquired ability to translate texts of moderate difficulty from Arabic to English and vice versa using a dictionary.
Content:
Advanced aural, oral and written practice; advanced study of Arabic syntax and morphology; methods of text analysis; overview of the history of Arabic language and literature in pre-modern periods; translation; extracts from news items, novels, drama, short stories, essays etc.
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. In addition to these, 4th year students should write an essay of not more than 1,000 words. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at commencement of the unit.
Prescribed texts:
* Note that ASSESSMENT differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Arabic, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p72) : Next:150-106 | Prev:150-212
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