AIB252 - Arabic and the World 2B: Texts and Contexts in Arabic
Unit details
| Year | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 2: Online |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 2: Zouhir Gabsi |
| Prerequisite | AIB251 or permission from unit chair to enrol |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
NoteRecoded to AIB350 Understanding Arabic Through Texts and Culture from 2028 | |
Content
Students will increase their listening and speaking skills of Modern Standard Arabic, enabling them to participate in discussions on a wide variety of topics with confidence. The unit provides further practice in more advanced forms of oral and written expression. Students will be expected to develop a high standard of fluency in speech and reading and an ability to analyse complex grammatical structures. The basic syntactic patterns and vocabulary acquired will be consolidated and will involve more complex linguistic structures. Class material will be chosen from contemporary writing: newspapers, magazines, journal articles and short stories.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse grammatical, structural, and semantic conventions in Arabic across a range of social interaction | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Apply pronunciation, intonation, grammar, vocabulary, and speech rhythm to a range of contexts, including those requiring specific grammatical constructs and linguistic protocols | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Critically evaluate the content of a diverse range of texts, cultural artefacts and practices and apply this knowledge to language use | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO7: Teamwork |
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: (Group of 2-3 students) Class Participation and Presentation | 10-minutes | 20% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Test | Part A: 10-minutes | 50% | Week 12 |
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 AIB252 can be found via the University Library.
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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Unit fee information
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