AIB151 - Arabic 1A

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Hakeem Kasem
Cohort rule:

Nil

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1.5-hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 1.5-hour class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week

Note:

It is not expected that students have prior knowledge of the language

Content

This unit is designed to provide a practical and basic introduction to modern standard Arabic for students who have no acquaintance with the language so that they have the confidence to communicate effectively at the threshold levels, involving listening and speaking in the first instance, followed by the ability to read and write. The language teaching is extensive, based on audio-visual methods, in order to give students a sound training in both spoken and written Arabic. An overview of the Arabic language, its historical changes and development, the place of Arabic in the Semitic languages group and in Islam and the notion of 'diglossia' are explained as general background.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Communicate orally using elementary constructions

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Use natural and appropriate pronunciation and intonation

ULO3

Use acquired knowledge and skills and apply to social and cultural conventions related to everyday issues.

ULO4

Recognise learned language in written form

ULO5

Utilise and apply relevant speaking and writing skills to learned language

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO7: Teamwork

ULO6

Use acquired knowledge and skills and apply to social and cultural conventions related to everyday issues

GLO6: Self-management

GLO8: Global citizenship

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:

Campus and Cloud:

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Online and Written Exercises 1000 words or equivalent 30% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 (groups of 2-3 students) - Class Participation and Presentation 5-10 minutes 10% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Writing Exercises 200 words 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 4 (Individual) - Final Oral Test 7-10 minutes 20% Information not yet available
Assessment 5 (Individual) - Final Online Test 75 minutes 20% Information not yet available

 

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link AIB151
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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