ARABIC LANGUAGE 2
- Academic year
- 2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LINGUA ARABA 2
- Course code
- LT006C (AF:468512 AR:248428)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 12
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- L-OR/12
- Period
- 1st Semester
- Course year
- 2
- Where
- VENEZIA
- Moodle
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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Its formative objectives are within the area linguistic skills learning, namely to develop skills in the competence of the Arabic language in the context of the most common communicative situations, as well as in the reading and interpretation of texts of a certain difficulty. The course provides the key tools to start acquiring a solid knowledge of Arabic language, the Arab culture and societies.
Expected learning outcomes
1. Knowledge and understanding
• Knowledge of the key sentences necessary to interact in the most common communicative contexts.
• Knowledge of grammatical aspects of the standard Arabic language in relation to the nominal and verbal system, including inflection, and to the sentence types.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
• Be able to correctly use the key sentences necessary to interact in the most common communicative situations.
• Be able to properly use what has been learned on important grammatical and lexical aspects in order to understand written texts.
• Be able to translate sentences of a certain difficulty from Arabic into Italian using correctly what has been learned about basic grammatical aspects.
3. Ability to judge
• Know how to use the tools made available to evaluate one's level of knowledge, skills and language skills.
4. Communication skills
• Knowing how to communicate the specificities of linguistic analysis, using appropriate terminology.
5. Learning skills
• Knowing how to relate the different contexts of study and apply their knowledge, skills and abilities for personal and professional growth.
Pre-requirements
Contents
• grammatical notions of particular importance on nominal morphology, verbal (e.g. weak verb forms) and syntax (e.g. conditional sentences); acquisition of the vocabulary: 30 hours of lectures
• application of the above knowledge for the development of active and passive skills and training for linguistic interaction in the most common communicative situations: 120 hours of exercises.
Referral texts
Deheuvels, J-L., Grammatica Araba, Bologna, 2010-2011 e successive edizioni (2 v.)
Pe, A., Esercizi di arabo con tutte le soluzioni, Milano, 2005.
Solimando, C., Salem, A., Impara l'arabo conversando, Roma, 2011.
Dictionaries:
Baldissera, Eros, Arabo Compatto. Dizionario italiano-arabo arabo-italiano, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2008.
Reference grammar:
Mion, G., D'Anna, L., Grammatica di arabo standard moderno: fonologia, morfologia e sintassi, Milano, Hoepli, 2021.
E-learning:
Students are invited to enroll in the Quizlet.com virtual class “Lingua Araba 2 – LT006C” (https://quizlet.com/join/tzw5kMmWh ) in order to practice and memorize the vocabulary studied in class.
Useful resources and sites:
Mumkin.es: http://mumkin.es/ || Interactive Arabic: http://learnarabiconline.ksu.edu.sa/Account/Login.aspx || Dunya fii Lubnaan Storybook http://www.alefb.org/storybook/storybook.html || Qutrub: http://qutrub.arabeyes.org || Dictionaries and glossaries: Ejtaal: http://ejtaal.net/ (Ejtaal > Arabic Almanac: online version of famous dictionaries of modern standard and classical Arabic e.g. Wehr, Kazimirski, Lane) || Almaany: http://www.almaany.com .
Program for non-attendants or those who attend remotely
Students who participate in at least 70% of face-to-face lessons (10 out of 15) are considered "frequentanti" (attending). Those students who do not attend the course or attend it remotely are required to bring a separate supplementary program, in addition to the exam program specified above. The additional program consists of a reading text assigned by the teacher. The student will have to read the text and then write a short paper containing the translation of the text agreed upon, together with a written comment on the morphosyntactic structures of the text. The paper must be delivered at least one week before the oral exam.
Assessment methods
The 12 credits associated with the teaching of Arabic Language 2 are obtained at the time of verbalizing the exam, i.e. after passing both the written and oral exam.
For non-attending students or those attending remotely: the same examination method as for “frequentanti” (attending students); in addition, delivery of the paper at least one week before the oral exam.
Teaching methods
Teaching is organized in:
a) lectures;
b) exercises