Intermediate Arabic 1

• • Lesson 1
  • Transitive and intransitive verbs
  • The passive voice
  • Deputy Agent نائب فاعِل
  • Verb صارَ
  • Lesson 2
  • Diptotes الممنوع من الصرف
  • The Five nouns الأسماء الخمسة
  • Describing people and places
  • Lesson 3
  • Patterns and Root System
  • Forms of the verb
  • Lesson 4
  • Active participles
  • Dual and plural idafa structures
  • Revisiting Ordinal numbers
  • Lesson Five
  • Expressing frequency using كلَ- مرّة
  • Expressing exception ما عدا
  • Lesson Six
  • The subjunctive المُضارع المنصوب
  • Negating past-tense verbs with لَم (المضارع المجزوم)
  • Lesson Seven
  • Expressing intention أرادَ + أن
  • اسم الآلةThe Noun of Instrument
  • The verb اَعجَبَ
  • Categories of prepositions
  • Lesson eight
  • Terms of address in written communication
  • Adverbs of time and place
  • Lesson nine
  • Negating Future Time using لَن
  • Relative Nouns
  • Possessive idafa
  • Lesson 10
  • Habitual and progressive past
  • Colours
  • Prepositions revisited
  • Please book a time for your oral presentation during this week
  • Lesson 11
  • Comparative nouns with doubled consonants
  • Weak verbs revisited
  • Oral Presentations
  • Please book a time for your oral exam during this week
  • Oral Exam
  • Final Written Exam

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• ANU-ARAB1003-Introductory Arabic 2

Others

This is a fast paced academic course at a University level. Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences. You may be required to take a language proficiency assessment. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed any of the following courses: ARAB2005, ARAB2012, ARAB3001, ARAB3002, ARAB6103, ARAB6501, ARAB6502, ARAB6503 or ARAB6504.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This course continues the work undertaken in Introductory Arabic 2. It includes oral, listening and written practices as well as translation tasks and the study of Arabic morphology and syntax. Negotiation and debating techniques will be practiced on a range of topics as well as weekly supervised conversational tutorials to increase students' oral fluency and cultural awareness.

Conversation class 15% Three reading, writing and listening tasks, combined weighting of 25% Two vocabulary quizzes, combined weighting of 10% Oral presentation 10% Oral exam 10% Final written exam 30%

• Three Reading, Writing and Listening tasks: These tasks each include grammar, reading comprehension, a translation and dictation exercises. (25%)
• Two vocabulary quizzes: These quizzes cover vocabulary learned through the semester and (10%)
• Preparation and participation in the weekly conversation class Students engage in an online conversation with the tutor and/or other students. (15%)
• Oral Presentation: This is a 5-minute presentation in Arabic on a topic chosen by students. It is conducted online during class time. (10%)
• Final written exam: Take-home 2 hour exam covering (30%)
• Oral exam: This is a five-minute recording of a reading passage with comprehension questions as well as general questions about oneself. (10%)