| CODE | ARB1017 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Proficiency in Arabic 4: A1.2 | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oriental Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is a continuation of the study-units: Proficiency in Arabic 1: Breakthrough, Proficiency in Arabic 2: Breakthrough and Proficiency in Arabic 3: A1.1. It consolidates all language skills learnt till now, as well as introduces new grammatical structures and new vocabulary. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit teaches students how to read and write a short story in the past tense and to expess themselves reasonably accurately, orally and in writing, using a varied repertoire of grammatical structures. Special attention will be given to expressing actions in the past, present and future. The subjunctive mood will also be introduced. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. know and understand the following new grammatical and Lexicon elements: • Vocabulary: Activities, Adverbs, Verbs; • Grammar: Present and Imperative Tenses, Regular and Irregular Verbs, the Verbal Sentence. 2. gain confidence in conversation involving immediate needs and situations; 3. gain awareness of Arabic speaking cultures and interact confidently in a number of social situations. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. converse satisfactorily about situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an Arabic-speaking area, e.g. the weather, asking for directions, buying tickets of public transport, ordering food in restaurants, asking for the time/quantities etc.; 2. make oneself understood and communicate about simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information; 3. exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations; and 4. interact with reasonable ease in structured situations. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Wightwick J., Gaafar, M. 2007, (2nd edition), Mastering Arabic, Palgrave Macmillan. Badawi, S. M., Yunis, F.A., 1983, AL-Kitaab al-asaasii fi ta'liim al-lugha al-'arabiyya li-ghayr al-naatiqiin biha, ALESCO. In addition to the above item, other materials, including audio-visuals, will be made available. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Mohammed Hazzouri Gary Andrew Rawding Darlene Zammit |
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