Arabic 3 for finalists (LL359)
Summary
Level
- Students with prior knowledge of Arabic: A2 of the CEFR
- High grade in GCSE or equivalent, or equivalent in International Baccalaureate
- Language Centre Arabic 2 or Beginners Accelerated, or equivalent.
- Degree students who have completed A2 in their first year
Main Objectives
- To understand and produce texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest
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Additionally, students will research, analyse and reflect on cultural contexts, enhancing their cultural knowledge, as well as intercultural and cross-cultural competencies.
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Throughout the module, students will be working towards a B1+ standard of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) depending on skill area.
Credits
30 CREDITS
Teaching and Learning
Weekly blended sessions for 21 weeks consisting of:
- Two-hour face-to-face class on campus
- One-hour online scheduled session
- Four online workshops, each lasting ninety minutes, spread across terms 1 and 2
- Some independent study will also be set
If health & safety restrictions are required, teaching may move online.
Students are reminded that 1 credit = 10 hours of study, therefore the minimum expected amount of study is 240 hours, which averages over 10 hours per week. A substantial amount of independent study is therefore required.
Assessment
Term 1: One interim test (10%)
Term 3: One reading/writing test (35%) + one speaking test (40%) + independent project (15%)
Main Tutor
Nabila Semouh: n.semouh@warwick.ac.uk
Course Books (must be bought by students)
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Arabiyyat Al-Naas (Part Two) by Munther Younes and Hanada Al-Masri, second edition 2023, Routledge, ISBN: 9781138353114
- Arabic-English Dictionary: The Hans Wehr Dictionary ISBN-10: 0879500034
Course Description
This module will give students the chance to spend some time learning and reinforcing the basics of the Arabic language. It will offer an opportunity for students not specialising in foreign languages to improve their communicative competence in Arabic as a supplement to their studies in other spheres. For those students intending to travel to Arab-speaking countries, either for study or work placements, the module can work as a refresher and promote confidence-building for communicating with native speakers abroad.
The module will also include a critical understanding of cultural contexts, analytical and reflective abilities in cross-cultural settings, and autonomous learning and effective resource management.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply knowledge of grammar appropriate to the level
- Understand the main points on matters regularly encountered
- Understand texts dealing with descriptions of events and feelings, and with work-related language
- Enter unprepared into conversation, describe experiences and events and give reasons for opinions
- Produce text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest
- Critically analyse and reflect on cultural contexts, demonstrating enhanced intercultural and cross-cultural competencies.
- Conduct and present independent research into Arabic culture and society
- Self-monitor and self-regulate their own learning and manage resources.
Syllabus
This module will allow you/students to develop strategies for self-directed and autonomous learning, as well as an understanding of diverse cultural contexts and the ability to engage with and communicate on them thoughtfully and respectfully.
The syllabus will include the following:
Topics
Introductions, work and interviews, history of the Arabic language, travel and tourism, food and drink, Arabic music, health, sport, Arabic cities, in addition to exposure to other Arabic dialects through authentic listening exercises.
Grammar
Reinforcing students' usage of the tenses (past and present), the stem, root types, Arabic verb forms, the verbal noun, non-human plurals, ordinal numbers, the imperative, negation of the past, present and future tenses, the passive voice, the case system, masculine sound plural and the dual form, the active and passive participles, كان and its sisters, connectors, accusative of specification, and roots and families.
Subject-specific and transferable skills
- Organisational skills: independent work, time management
- Interpersonal skills: flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work with others
- Critical thinking, Problem solving, Self-awareness, Communication, Teamwork, Information literacy, Digital literacy, Sustainability, Ethical values, Intercultural awareness, Professionalism
Can count towards the Warwick Award
