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110-004 Arabic 1B | |
Note | Formerly available as 150-102/202/302. Students who have completed 150-102/202/302 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 1st and 2nd year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr A Saeed & Dr A S Abdullah |
Prerequisites | Arabic 1A or equivalent. Students must be concurrently enrolled in Arabic 1B-Conversation. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Four hours of language classes per week |
Subject Description | A thorough introduction to spoken and written Arabic language as well as culture for students with some knowledge of Arabic. On completion of the subject, students will have acquired: (a) a clear spoken facility at a basic level in Modern Standard Arabic; (b) 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; (c) basic grammatical structures of Arabic language, and attained the capacity to apply them in speech and writing; (d) have the ability to write simple letters to friends, and make journal entries relating to everyday activities; and (e) a familiarity with a number of important Arab cultural habits and traditions. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 1500 words, and a 2-hour examination, and a 15-minute aural/oral test. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the unit. |
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