MSAE_I Arabic Through English: Basic Course in Modern Standard Arabic I

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Eva Složilová, MA, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Marta Holasová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Eva Složilová, MA, Ph.D.
Language Centre
Contact Person: PhDr. Eva Složilová, MA, Ph.D.
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:30 213
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/12
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is designed for and offered to students from Masaryk University exchange partners coming to Brno on an Erasmus exchange who are interested in getting familiar with the basics of Modern Standard Arabic. The course is designed to introduce students to the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. At the end of the course the participants will
- master the Arabic alphabet and sound system, be able to distinguish and pronounce all Arabic sounds, and be able to apply some basic grammatical categories (person, gender of nouns and pronouns, number etc.)
- understand basic questions in interaction with a teacher or in peer interaction and comprehend very simple one-to-one conversation; (listening)
- be able to answer simple questions and participate in interactive tasks with a teacher or with their peers;(speaking)
- be able to read and comprehend very simple and short texts (both vowelled and non-vowelled) containing vocabulary and grammar structures that they have learnt; (reading)
- be able to produce very simple sentences based on vocabulary and grammar structures that they have learnt;(writing)
Literature
  • Brustad, Kristen, Al-Batal-Mahmoud, Al-Tonsi-Abbas. Alif Baa: Introduction to Arabic letters and sounds. 3rd edition. 2010 Georgetown University Press.
Teaching methods
The course is based on post-method (eclectic) language teaching methodology which applies various teaching methods and combines them in order to achieve effective results.
Assessment methods
Credit requirements:
- compulsory attendance
- active approach in class activities
- compulsory pre-class preparation including homework exercises
- credit test (passmark 60%)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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