MEDMgr17 Language Practice in Arabic I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Danuša Čižmíková, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:30–14:05 L11
Prerequisites
PAPVA_10 Arabic IB || PAPVA_35 Arabic IIA || PAPVA_36 Arabic IIB || PAPVA_47 Arabic IIIA || PAPVA_48 Arabic IIIB
This course is recommended to students who have successfully completed one year of Arabic (MEDMgr13 a MEDMgr14).
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is aimed at practising and solidifying students' knowledge of grammar covered in the mandatory Language Seminar course. Students' communication skills will be further developed by means of additional listening material and stylistic exercises. At the end of the course students will have attained A2/B1 level according to CEFR.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- understand more advanced listening material;
- understand more advanced text;
- built on the language competences acquired in the language seminars.
Syllabus
  • Practice focusing on some of the more advanced grammatical structures.
  • Listening comprehension (at A2-B1 level of CEFR).
  • Reading comprehension (at A2-B1 level of CEFR).
  • Topics for conversation (at A2-B1 level of CEFR).
Literature
  • GAAFAR, Mahmoud and Jane WIGHTWICK. Easy Arabic reader : a three-part text for beginning students. New York: Mc Graw Hill, 2011, 224 stran. ISBN 9780071754026. info
  • SCHULZ, Eckehard, Günter KRAHL and Wolfgang REUSCHEL. Standard Arabic : An elementary-intermediate course. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000, 654 pp. ISBN 0-521-77465-9. info
  • OLIVERIUS, Jaroslav. Kapitoly ze syntaxe moderní spisovné arabštiny. 2. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 1998, 255 pp. ISBN 80-7184-785-2. info
  • HAYWOOD, John A. and H. M. NAHMAD. New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language. 2nd rev. ed. London: Lund Humphries, 1990, 712 pp. ISBN 0-85331-585-X. info
Teaching methods
Grammar exercises, lexical exercises, reading and listening comprehension, speaking skills practice.
Assessment methods
Ongoing student assessment: homeworks assigned during the term and active participation in the seminars (75 % minimum is required). Final assessment: written examination at the end of the term.
Language of instruction
Slovak
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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