Arabic in Context 1

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2013:

2.5 hours contact hours, plus 6 additional hours. 102 hours per week, including class time.

ARBC10006 Arabic 2 or equivalent.

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject aims to heighten general awareness of the Arabic language and to enhance the acquisition of Arabic, particularly in aural and oral communication skills as well as to enhance students' sociocultural awareness of the Arab World. Students will be introduced to characteristics of communication strategies, and the sociocultural aspects of the Arabic language. On completion of this subject, students should be able to conduct everyday conversations and manage classroom communication in Arabic with greater sociocultural awareness.

On successful completion of this subject, students will:

• further develop awareness of the Arabic language and enhance their Arabic communication skills with a particular focus on oral communication skills;
• be introduced to a range of communication strategies and diverse sociocultural aspects of the Arabic language;
• gain heightened sociocultural awareness when communicating in Arabic.

A take-home test in Arabic 15% (due week 7), an essay of 1000 words in English or Arabic 15% (due at the end of the semester), class presentations in pairs 20% (throughout the semester) and a 30-minute aural/oral test 50% (during the examination period). Class attendance is required for this subject; if you do not attend a minimum of 80% of classes without an approved exemption you will not be eligible for a pass in this subject. Assignments submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

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This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

• Apply knowledge of underlying structures in active communication and reinforce basic understanding through active use.
• Creatively utilise understanding of general principles to communicate information intelligibly in a new idiom.
• Interact creatively with a cultural environment different to one's own.

Students completing a Major or Diploma must enrol in this subject in the 1st semester of the 2nd year of their studies.