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Arabic 4 (ARBC10002)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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Students in this subject start developing in-depth knowledge of the Arab World in general and individual countries in the region. This will include approaching the Arab world from a historical perspective, which is crucial to the critical understanding of its civilisation and appreciating existing customs, lifestyles, and prevailing values. Students will also enjoy reading and/or hearing information about texts by extraordinary Arab writers, poets, and singers who express ideas, feelings, and aspirations born in the Arab world.
In this, students will be aided by the increasingly complex linguistic elements learnt in this course, which will make it possible to enjoy the writings on the history of the Arab world, biographies, poems, reflective essays, informative reports and newspaper and magazine articles offered during this semester.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- Read and interpret Arabic texts of a few pages
- Write personal and informative texts of moderate complexity
- Write texts of moderate length and complexity based on independent small-scale research
- Communicate spontaneously in situations requiring direct exchanges of information on familiar topics and activities
- Comprehend and interpret short aural texts
- Apply new grammatical concepts in writing and speaking and identify these concepts in reading and listening
- Analyse historical, political, religious, and cultural issues and trends in the Arab world and the work of some Arab poets, writers, thinkers, and political figures.
Generic skills
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- Hone their written and spoken communication skills
- Apply critical thinking and interpretive skills
- Establish intercultural skills
- Work in teams effectively
- Enhance time management and planning skills
Last updated: 6 December 2024