AIB309 - Advanced Arabic Language Skills
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 1 Unit Chair: | Hakeem Kasem |
| Prerequisite: | AIB306 or AIB352 or equivalent |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 x 1 hour scheduled online seminar per week |
Content
This unit is designed for students who have already reached a high level of proficiency in Arabic. It aims at enhancing the students’ ability to comprehend and express ideas in Modern Standard Arabic, both orally and in writing. The focus of the unit is on language skills useful for research and a range of professional careers. .
Written sources will include recorded Modern Standard Arabic discourse material. These will offer a wide range of subjects, register and style. Formal and informal speech, idiomatic expressions, proverbs and figurative language will be a focus. Selection of current affairs material from a variety of sources will be examined in order to acquaint students with a wide range of lexical and idiomatic variants.
By the end of this unit, students should have mastered quite complex structures in Arabic and should be able to perform both orally and in writing at an advanced level.
Assessment
Assessment 1 (Individual) – Essay (2000 words) - 50%
Assessment 2 (Individual) – 2 x Research and Writing Exercises (600 words each, 15% each) - 30%
Assessment 3 (Individual) – Presentation (800 words or equivalent) - 20%
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