Introductory Arabic 2

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

  1. Read simple hand written or printed material containing frequently used structural forms, patterns and vocabulary;
  2. Read and understand known language elements that have been recombined in new ways to achieve different meanings at similar levels of grammatical complexity;
  3. Demonstrate sufficient control of Modern Standard Arabic vocabulary and syntactic patterns to meet social demands and write passages related to social and cultural activities, while expressing main tenses with accuracy;
  4. Use a dictionary or online resources to assist own oral, aural, reading and written communication strategies and engage in independent reading and writing;
  5. Articulate developed courtesy requirements and maintain simple face-to-face conversations on familiar topics; and
  6. Respond to and formulate questions in order to engage in a conversation about simple personal and social matters, or to present a chosen topic to an audience.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

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• About Australian National University

Entry requirements

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• ANU-ARAB1002-Introductory Arabic 1

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Yes
• Other requirements - You are required to take a placement test or to have completed ARAB1002 Introductory Arabic 1. To successfully engage in this course students will need the following: • Laptop or computer • Computer camera (either inbuilt or webcam) • Headset with microphone • Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser • Reliable internet access • Access to a scanner or smartphone and to a printer

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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