Intermediate Arabic 1

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Demonstrate routine written social correspondence and daily situational conversation in Arabic to a lower intermediate level;
  2. Differentiate between the main ideas and subsidiary ideas in Arabic texts;
  3. Demonstrate appropriate application of Arabic grammar and vocabulary to a lower intermediate level;
  4. Initiate and maintain short predictable face-to-face conversations in Arabic;
  5. Demonstrate comprehension of the Arabic language presented in a variety of audio-visual sources; and
  6. Apply simple oral skills in real Arabic speaking situations.

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• Description

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• About Australian National University

Entry requirements

Prior study

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

• ANU-ARAB1003-Introductory Arabic 2

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - 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. To successfully engage in this course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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