AIB252 - Arabic and the World 2B: Texts and Contexts in Arabic
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Zouhir Gabsi |
| Prerequisite: | AIB251 or permission from unit chair to enrol |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
In this unit, students are introduced to more advanced texts in Arabic. It will also cover the remainder of essential aspects of Arabic grammar so that by the end of this unit students will have acquired a strong language foundation. Students will increase their oral fluency by participating in discussions dealing with a wide range of topics and issues. By reading a variety of styles used by novelists and journalists, students will be sensitised to discourse structures of Arabic unlike those familiar to them in English.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse grammatical, structural, and semantic conventions in Arabic across a range of social interaction | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Apply pronunciation, intonation, grammar, vocabulary, and speech rhythm to a range of contexts, including those requiring specific grammatical constructs and linguistic protocols | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Critically evaluate the content of a diverse range of texts, cultural artefacts and practices and apply this knowledge to language use | GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO7: Teamwork |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Online and Written Exercises | 1200 words or equivalent (in foreign language) | 30% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: (Groups of 2-3 students) Class Participation and Presentation | 10-minutes | 10% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 3: Writing Exercises | 800 words or equivalent (in foreign language) | 20% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 4: Final Oral Test | 10-minutes | 20% | Week 12 |
| Assessment 5: End-of-unit assessment | Online test, 75-minutes | 20% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for AIB252 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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