AIB251 - Arabic and the World 2A: Communicating Using Arabic

Unit details

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Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Zouhir Gabsi
Prerequisite:

AIB152 or permission from unit chair to enrol

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

Scheduled learning activities - online:

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

Content

In this unit, emphasis will be given to the development of practical language skills for aural comprehension and expression. The basic communicative functions, syntactic patterns and vocabulary acquired will be considerably broadened and consolidated. The vocabulary range of students will be expanded by exposing them to a variety of reading material from prescribed textbooks and from the current press.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe and critique social interactions, employing appropriate grammatical, structural, and semantic conventions

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO2

Apply pronunciation, intonation, grammar, use of vocabulary, and speech rhythm in accordance with linguistic norms in Arabic

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Analyse and summarise the content of a diverse range of texts and other cultural artefacts

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Identify and recognise cultural practices relevant to a wide range of social contexts and incorporate this knowledge into language use

GLO2: Communication

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Online and Written Exercises 1200 words
or equivalent (in foreign language)
30% Ongoing
Assessment 2 - Writing Exercises 800 words
or equivalent
(in foreign language)
20% Week 11
Assessment 3 
(groups of 2-3 students) - Class Participation and Presentation
10 minutes 10% Week 6
Assessment 4 - Final Oral Test 10 minutes 20% Week 12
Assessment 5 - End-of-unit assessment  Online test, 75 minutes 20% End-of-unit assessment period

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 AIB252
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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