PAPVA_08 Modern standard Arabic IA. Conversational language

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Eliška Kazdová, CSc.
Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Inna Mateiciucová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Archaeology and Museology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 14:10–16:35 L33
Prerequisites
Level A2 (according to CEFR) of Modern Standard Arabic required.
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 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on solidifying and expanding students' knowledge of derived verb stem system. To enhance students' understanding of the literary language, further syntactic structures will be introduced and practised. The main focus is laid on further developing students' speaking and writing skills by using state-of-the-art technology and materials which focus on issues of national, international and cultural interest. At the end of the course students will have attained level A2/B1 according to CEFR.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: - read a more complex text in Arabic;
- express more complex syntatic relations;
- recognize compound verb tenses in Arabic and use them with correctness;
- understand more complex texts and spoken utterances.
Syllabus
  • Derived verb stems.
  • Compound verb tenses.
  • Conditional sentence.
  • Exceptive clauses; exceptive expressions.
Literature
  • Schulz, E., Krahl, G., Reuschel, E.: Standard Arabic, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2000
  • Brustad, K., Al-Tonsi, A., Al-Batal, M.: Al-kitaab fii Ta´allum al-´Arabiyya with DVDs, Part Two, Second Edition, Washington , D.C., 2007.
  • BAHBOUH, Charif, Jiří FLEISSIG and Karel KELLER. Arabština pro pokročilé. Brandýs nad Labem: Dar Ibn Rushd, 2008, 180 s. ISBN 978808614951X. info
  • OLIVERIUS, Jaroslav and František ONDRÁŠ. Moderní spisovná arabština : vysokoškolská učebnice. Praha: Set out, 2007, 287 s. ISBN 8086277518. info
  • OLIVERIUS, Jaroslav. Kapitoly ze syntaxe moderní spisovné arabštiny. 2. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 255 pp. ISBN 80-7184-785-2. info
  • KROPÁČEK, Luboš. Arabsko-český, česko-arabský slovník : 4500 nejpoužívanějších slov denního tisku, úředních listin a naukové prózy. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1984. info
Teaching methods
Grammar exercises, listening and responding, reading comprehension, speaking skills practice.
Assessment methods
Final test comprising reading comprehension, listening comprehension, translation.
Ongoing assessment: 2 shorter tests during the term, focusing mainly on grammar and syntax.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016.
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