ARBC1612 - Arabic Introductory 2B

Semester 2, 2011  |  Credit Points: 6

Coordinator: Ali Yunis Aldahesh
Phone: +61 2 9351 3699
Email: ali.aldahesh@sydney.edu.au

Description

This unit aims to strengthen students' listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in living Arabic. Emphasis will be on building up communicative ability as well as extending the vocabulary and language structures through realistic dialogues and story lines in modern standard and educated every-day Arabic. Morphology and syntax of Arabic are gradually introduced in context through a structured method of progression, using realistic patterns, exercises and drills, rather than formal grammar. On completion of this unit, students progress to ARBC2613.

Assessments

1x2.5hr exam (equivalent to 2000wds) (50%), written and oral exercises (equivalent to 800wds) (20%), 1x2.5hr mid-semester exam (25%) and class participation (5%)

Textbooks

Nijmeh Hajjar, Living Arabic in Context: Arabic for Beginners, Stage 2, Sydney, 2004 (consult the department for textbook and audio CDs)

Classes

4x1-hr seminars/week

Prerequisites

ARBC1101 or ARBC1611

Prohibitions

ARBC1311, ARBC1312, ARBC1102

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