150-101 Beginners Arabic Part A

Note

Available as 150-201 at 2nd-year level, 150-301 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

An introduction to spoken and written Arabic language as well as culture for students with little or no knowledge of Arabic. On completion of the subject, students will have acquired: (a) command a spoken facility at a basic level in Modern Standard Arabic; (b) command the ability to read and understand simple Arabic texts ranging from newspaper ads and timetables, road signs etc. to simple stories within a vocabulary range of 200 - 400 most commonly used words in Arabic; (c) have acquired some basic grammatical structures of Arabic language; (d) have the ability to write simple journal entries relating to the themes focused on in the semester; and (e) have acquired a familiarity with some important Arab cultural habits and traditions.

Assessment

Written assignments in total not more than 2000 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 the commencement of the unit.

Prescribed Texts

For details, see Arabic Studies Course and Subject Guide (available from the Department).