95032 - First Level Arabic

Learning outcomes

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Becoming acquainted with the spoken Arabic, and culture specific topics and concepts. Focusing on possible fields for intercultural negotiation, while keeping intact culture specificities and differences

Course contents

Although addressing absolute beginners, this course sets as its key-target the acquisition of the skill to interact in "global communicative settings", where English and Arabic are at stake.

This course addresses the basics of language and culture, in details for:
-Written Language: the alphabet, morphology of nouns and adjectives; the basics of syntax; regular verbs conjugation
-Spoken Language: introduction to the Levantine variety- question words, expressing time and place, pseudoverbs, high frequency lexicon.

-Chunks, collocations, and formulae: simple collocations and chunks, considered useful for the diplomatic-administrative sphere;  isolated lexicon and elementary but culturally significant formulae will be presented.At this stage,  students are invited to simply memorize some of these chunks-collocations-formulae, selected among many others presented. 

Readings/Bibliography

***PLEASE WAIT FOR THE TEACHER'S INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE BUYING***

During the first week, PDFs will be provided for introducing the alphabet

Language (selection of units)

K.BRUSTAD, M.AL-BATAL, M.AL-TONSI, Al-Kitaab fi Ta‘allum al-‘Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Georgetown University, ed.2004 or after

J. Smart, F. Altorfer, Teach Yourself Arabic, Teach Yourself serie, NY , last ed. ( additional reference )

L.Lombezzi, Contents and Methods for Teaching Spoken Arabic, PUZ, Zaragoza 2019 (selection of units-part II 'practice')

 

Lexicon (selection of isolated  lexicon)

E.Kendell, Y,Mohamed, Diplomacy Arabic, Edinburgh UP, Edinburgh 2020

-additional lists of lexicon for the language pair  ARA<>ENG related to topics of interest for the students of the Faculty

video/audio file , websites, web channels

Culture ( as additional reference to the topics discussed in class)

R.Allen,An Introduction to Arabic Literature, Cambridge, CUP 2000

M.Nydell, Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times, Boston, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2005(4)

-additional articles, PDFs, websites  will be recommended at a later stage

Teaching methods

1- According to the UniBo requirements and regulations

2-Communicative, direct, pragmatic.

The flipped classroom mode wil be implemented.

Students are required to prepare  simple oral presentations

Assessment methods

-Oral presentations
-In itinere  test
-Final test

 

Students who did not attend classes must study appropriate additional materials and ask for it in due time/prepare a written report.

Teaching tools

Additional teaching tools will be recommended to all students at a later stage

Office hours

See the website of Letizia Lombezzi