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Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East

Arabic 100 (Postgraduate)

Course Code:
15PNMC406
Status:
Course Not Running 2013/2014
Unit value:
1
Taught in:
Full Year

Objectives and learning outcomes of the course

At the end of the course, a student should be able to demonstrate . . . 

  1. knowledge and understanding of basic Arabic grammar
  2. knowledge and understanding of essential Arabic vocabulary
  3. knowledge and understanding of the appropriateness of basic Arabic structures and expressions in a given context
  4. the ability to understand short passages in written Arabic on everyday topics
  5. the ability to produce short passages in written Arabic on everyday topics
  6. knowledge and understanding of the role of language in general, and Arabic in particular, in language-based scholarship and research (specific learning outcome for PG students)

Workload

This course will be taught over 22 weeks with 5 hours classroom contact per week in language classes. An additional 6 hours will be spent in lectures and an further 6 hours will be spent in seminars/tutorials over the 22 week period.

Scope and syllabus

This is a course for absolute beginners providing teaching and learning of elementary level Arabic language with emphasis on reading and writing skills. It covers basic points of grammar, word and sentence structure as well as some training in simple conversation and listening skills.

A series of special PG seminars provided for PG students studying different languages introduces students to general questions of the role of language in language-based scholarship and research and provides them with the critical and methodological skills to relate their language acquisition to the thematic aspects of the studies.

Method of assessment

One three-hour written examination taken in May/June (40%); one essay of 3,000 words to be submitted on Friday, week 1, term 3 (30%); term 1 mid-term test (15%); term 2 mid-term test (15%).

Suggested reading

Teaching is principally based on the course book:

  • Mahdi Alosh, Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners, second edition revised with A. Clark, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2010.

Additional material will be regularly produced and made available online by the course convenor.