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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.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr A Saeed & Dr A S Abdullah

Prerequisites

110-012 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: proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity; and 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 four units from the following: speaking; writing; translation; Arabic literature; grammar; guided reading; and research methods.

Assessment

Written work totalling 1500 words, a 2-hour examination, and a 15-minute aural/oral test. 4th year students will write an additional essay of 1000 words.

Prescribed Texts
  • A Saeed & A S Abdullah, Advanced Arabic Texts 4. Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies.
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