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110-013 Arabic 4B | |
Note | Formerly available as 150-208/308/408. Students who have completed 150-208/308/408 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 2nd, 3rd and 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Dr A Saeed & Dr A S Abdullah |
Prerequisites | Arabic 4A or equivalent. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Four hours of language classes per week |
Subject Description | This subject will develop students' skills such as (a) proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity, and (b) the capacity to decode and evaluate specialist and technical language use. It will also cover a variety of issues in modern Arabic literature and literary criticism, the historical, cultural, economic and political factors that have conditioned the emergence of Arabic as an international language as well as translation of texts of medium to high level of difficulty. Students will choose any 4 units from the following: (a) speaking; (b) writing; (c) translation; (d) Arabic literature; (e) grammar; (f) guided reading; and (h) research methods. |
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. fourth year students will write an additional essay of approximately 1000 words. |
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