110-008 Arabic 2B

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Credit Points

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Prerequisites

Arabic 2A or equivalent. Students must be concurrently enrolled in Arabic 2B-Conversation.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

This subject is a more detailed presentation of functions of the language; oral and aural practice; syntax and morphology; reading of texts and writing compositions incorporating features of the language already presented; some important cultural issues; modern literary movements and ideas. On completion of this subject, students will have acquired (a) proficiency in basic idiomatic and conversational forms and ability to converse freely using these forms; (b) a level of proficiency in written structures of moderate complexity and ability to formulate such structures clearly and accurately; (c) a grounding in commonly used grammatical structures of Arabic, and ability to apply them in speech and writing; (d) the ability to interpret messages of an intermediate level of complexity occurring in a variety of audio-visual media and in individual and group spoken forms; (e) familiarity with major cultural issues and forms in the Arab Middle East including behavioural patterns and customs, modern literary movements and ideas in the twentieth century.

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 commencement of the unit.

Prescribed Texts

• A Saeed, Modern Standard Arabic. Book 4. Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies.