Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE ARB1018

 
TITLE Proficiency in Arabic 5: A2.1

 
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 4 study-units (Proficiency in Arabic 1: breakthrough, Proficiency in Arabic 2: Breakthrough, Proficiency in Arabic 3: A1.1, and Proficiency in Arabic 4: A1.2. This study-unit consolidates all skills learnt during the previous two years. It is designed to train students to confidently initiate a conversation under pressure in informal and formal Arabic.

The following situations are covered: requesting simple information (timetables, costs, facilities, services, etc.), enquiring about and arranging one's agenda, expressing opinions, offering advice within a known area, and asking for information about everyday matters. Students are expected to dedicate at least one hour weekly of private study during which they may be assigned language tasks aimed, in particular, at assimilating vocabularies and consolidating the acquired skills.

Study-unit Aims:

This study-unit is designed to prepare students to interact and function in various Arabic-speaking environments. Students will be trained in listening to formal and informal conversation in Arabic (e.g. understanding instructions, public announcements, short telephone conversations, general discussions, etc.) Students will also be introduced to notions about the Arabic dialects. They are expected to dedicate time to listen regularly to a specific broadcast with a view to familiarizing themselves with Arabic media and culture. Certain sessions will be conducted at the University language lab.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to know and understand the following linguistic competences:

• Vocabulary: general phrases to make judgments, express opinion and give reasons, using 'can', 'want', 'like', 'able';
• Grammar: Verb Forms, Verbal Noun, Comparatives and Superlatives;
• Interrogative Elements.

2. Skills:
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

• Express one's likes and dislikes;
• Read short stories, notes and news items, and understand the description of events, feelings and wishes of personal account;
• Take notes, write short messages and simple compositions on familiar topics, or on topics of personal interest;
• Express opinions on a range of topics and deal with some routine activities;
• Make oneself understood and communicate about simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information, using the appropriate registers.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Wightwick J., Gaafar, M. 2007, (2nd edition), Mastering Arabic, Palgrave Macmillan.
Wightwick J., Gaafar, M. 2007, (2nd edition), Mastering Arabic 2, 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.
Ashtiany, J. 2013, Media Arabic, New Edition (The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys).

In addition to the above, other didactic materials (including audio-visuals) will be made available.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Tutorial

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Oral Examination (20 Minutes) No 30%
Examination (2 Hours) Yes 70%

 
LECTURER/S Mohammed Hazzouri
Gary Andrew Rawding
Darlene Zammit

 

 
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