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Undergraduate ANU-ARAB2012-2023
Intermediate Arabic 2
$1,500 $1,500
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Duration
14 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Required
Start dates
- 24 Jul 2023
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Subject details
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. demonstrate routine written social correspondence and daily situational conversation in Arabic to an intermediate level;
2. differentiate between the main ideas and subsidiary ideas in Arabic texts;
3. demonstrate appropriate application of Arabic grammar and vocabulary to an intermediate level;
4. initiate and maintain predictable face-to-face conversations in Arabic to an upper intermediate level;
5. demonstrate comprehension of upper intermediate level Arabic language presented in a variety of audio-visual sources; and
6. apply upper intermediate level of oral skills in real Arabic speaking situations.
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- Lesson 1
- Describing geographical locations
- معلومات عن بعض البُلدان العربيّة
- Introduction to the noun كِلا/كِلتا
- Expressing exception with ما عَدا،إلّا، غير
- Lesson 2
- Shopping for clothes
- التَسَوُّق
- Clothing الثياب
- Introduction to the noun بِضْع
- Lesson 3
- الأفلام والمُسَلسَلات
- Introduction to the structure لم يَعُد
- Introduction to news reporting الأخبار
- Expressing possibility with the verb يُمكِن
- Lesson 4.
- الاستعداد للسفر
- The particle قد
- The particle فَ revisited
- Introduction of the particle أنْ after adverbs of time
- The permutative (substitution) noun: البَدَل
- Task 1 due
- Lesson Five
- عيد ميلاد سمير (العائلة)
- Using أم and أبو to address people
- Relative nouns revisited
- Expressing obligation using عليّ أن
- Verb ما زال
- Quiz 1 due
- Lesson Six
- الوَصف Describing people
- Descriptive إضافة (الإضافة غير الحَقيقيّة)
- The particle ها
- Lesson Seven
- Professions: المِهَن
- Expressing reason using لِ and كَي
- Defective noun: الاسم المنقوص
- Expressing condition using إن
- Task 2 due
- Lesson eight
- Signs and Advertisements اللافتات والإعلانات
- وظائِف شاغِرة – job ads
- Using conditional sentences with إذا
- Passive voice revisited
- Quiz 2 is due
- Lesson nine
- الهِوايات – hobbies
- Writing of the همزة
- Expressing wishes with لَو
- Lesson ten
- Asking and giving directions
- Adverbial use of ordinal numbers
- Imperative revisited; Expressing obligation يَجِب أن
- Preposition بِ
- Task 3 due
- Lesson eleven
- Making an appointment
- Creating emphasis: the Absolute Object: المفعول المُطلَق
- Tag questions with اليس كذلك
- Presentation transcript due. Please book a time for your oral presentation during this week
- Lesson twelve
- Presentations week (presentations during tutorial time)
- Lesson thirteen
- Revision
- Exam Period
- Oral Exam
- Take home final exam
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Others
Via face-to-face video at a set time prescribed by the University. Please be aware of potential time zone differences. This is a fast paced academic course at a University level.
Additional requirements
- Attendance requirements - No
- Equipment requirements - Yes
- Placement requirements - No
- Software requirements - No
- Travel requirements - No
This course continues the work undertaken in Intermediate Arabic 1. It includes oral, listening and written practices, study of Arabic morphology & syntax and translation tasks. 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%
- Oral exam: This is a five-minute recording of a reading passage with comprehension questions as well as general questions about oneself. (10%)
- 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%)
- Three Reading, Writing and Listening tasks:These tasks each include grammar, reading comprehension, a translation and dictation exercises. (25%)
- 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%)
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