Arabic Skills 2

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Abstract

This subject continues from Arabic Skills 1 and introduces new topics related to everyday interactions that include study, work, shopping, weather, hobbies, people and places. More complex sentence structures will be covered with an emphasis on verb conjugation in the different tenses. Reading, writing and speaking in the Arabic language … For more content click the Read More button below.

This subject continues from Arabic Skills 1 and introduces new topics related to everyday interactions that include study, work, shopping, weather, hobbies, people and places. More complex sentence structures will be covered with an emphasis on verb conjugation in the different tenses. Reading, writing and speaking in the Arabic language will be developed to further enhance everyday communication in Arabic.

Syllabus

Concepts related to studiesDifferent work environmentsShopping for groceries and clothingDescribing different weather conditionsPeople and places they have been toCommon hobbies and their description

Assessment items

1. In-class Group Activity and Post-Tutorial Quizzes

2. Weekly Pre-Tutorial Activities

3. Online Worksheets

4. Final Exam

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

be able to read fluently in Arabic;

be able to communicate and converse at the basic level revolving around the topics introduced;

be able to use the vocabulary acquired to form new sentences based on the sentence structures covered;

be able to appropriately use verbs that are related to everyday interactions in different tense, person, number and gender;

be able to listen and respond to basic questions about the topics covered; and

be able to compose short stories and passages related to the topics covered while expressing correct usage of nouns, verbs and sentence structures.

Enrolment restrictions

Pre-requisite