Arabic in Context 2

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2013:

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

ARBC30004 Arabic 5 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 cultivate understanding of Arabic language in use, and to equip students with sound communication skills. We will consider key features of Arabic discourse and regional and social peculiarities. Students will engage in activities to enhance their sociocultural and pragmatic competence in Arabic to allow fuller participation in a range of Arab communication settings. Students will also learn to analyse written, online and face-to-face communication in a variety of social contexts, using a number of discourse analysis approaches.

On completion of this subejct students will:

• have an enhanced understanding of Arabic language in use;
• have developed effective communicative skills;
• have been introduced to key features of Arabic discourse;
• have further enhanced their socio-cultural and pragmatic competence 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.

• Combine the constant revision of foundational knowledge with the acquisition of new information to produce more complex patterns of expression.
• Integrate active self-expression with conformity to rules and norms of communication.
• Use knowledge acquired at university in real-life cross-cultural encounters.

Students completing a Major or a Diploma must enrol in this subject in the 2nd semester of the 3rd year of their studies.