PREREQUISITES
None
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
None
SUBJECTS TO BE TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY
None
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
Arabic is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over
250 million speakers, and one of the six official languages of the United
Nations. Classical Arabic is also the liturgical language of Islam and the
Arabic alphabet is the most widespread after the Latin one.
The
course aims to give students the knowledge of the Arabic language, that is to
say the alphabet, phonetics, spelling, Arabic script, and basic rules to begin to speak, read and write in Modern Standard
Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is used in all Arabic-speaking countries, and is
therefore the link between very different people, from Iraq to Morocco. In
addition, the course provides an introduction to Arab culture and traditional
customs in the Arab world through history and initial knowledge of the
language. It also discloses the most common vocabulary in current communicative
situations to apply it, as much as possible, to the academic studies of the
faculty.
Modern
Standard Arabic, which is taught in this course, is the written language which
coexists with other spoken Arabic dialects, and is the usual vehicle of oral
and written communication in the media of the Arab countries. It also figures
prominently in the education system of the Arab countries.
COMPETENCES
.
These skills are the
academic target for the Arabic level 1 course; therefore, they establish
the requirements for assessing the subject.
1- Student's ability to
recognize words and basic phrases concerning themselves and their family when
people speak slowly and clearly.
2- Ability to
understand words, names, phrases and being able to read simple phrases and short
simple texts.
3- Ability to
participate and interact in a simple conversation, ask questions and provide
answers about common and simple subjects.
4- Ability to introduce
themselves and others, describe people and places using simple phrases and
sentences.
5- Ability to write a
personal description, to fill out forms, notes, short messages, descriptions
and short texts.
6- Ability to achieve a
solid base of Arabic, which will allow students to progress and learn this
language in the future.
CONTENTS
A- Grammar Content:
1 - The alphabet: study
the 28 Arabic letters, phonetics, Arabic script and some punctuation marks.
Similarly, to study the vowels, short ones and long ones.
2 - Personal pronouns:
study 6 of the 13 independent or separate pronouns.
3 - Pronouns together:
study 6 of the 13 or attached possessive pronouns (suffixed).
4- The nationality
adjectives.
5 - Demonstrative
pronouns of proximity.
6 - The article: to
study the specific article (AL) and its pronunciation.
Also, study solar
and lunar letters, of which there are 14 letters in each group and the phonetic
and calligraphic specialty of them.
7-The indefinite:
studying the double vowel "Al tanween or nunation".
8 - The present tense:
studying when and how it is used, plus its conjugation.
9 - The future tense:
study when and how it is used and its prefixes.
B-Communicative Content:
1 - Greetings
2 - Saying goodbye.
3 - Introduce oneself:
full name, address, marital status, etc.
4 - Arab countries and
their capitals (geographical location).
5 - The family.
6 - Numbers: the
original Arabic numerals and the borrowed Hindu ones.
7- Vocabulary about
food, crafts, animals and Spanish words of Arab origin.
METHODOLOGY
The student must attain
the skills described in paragraph 5 of "Competences" from the
methodology used in class. This methodology is to follow the same phases as
seen in the acquisition of the mother tongue, so, first to understand, then to
talk, later to read, and ultimately to write. All this is
accomplished through the continuing work of theoretical explanations in class,
the program contents related to grammar and communicative content, accompanied
by individual exercises, inside and outside the classroom, reading texts,
listening to audio material and viewing videos. It tries to combine these two
processes in four phases at a time: speaking comprehension on the one hand, and
written comprehension and production, on the other hand. This methodology,
therefore, also includes the following activities:
a. Classroom instruction
b. Individual exercises
in class
c. Individual exercises
outside of class
d. Reading text
e. Watching Videos
f. Group exercises in
the classroom
g. Group exercises
outside the classroom
h. Participation in
class
i. Exam preparation
j. Exams
EVALUATION
A. Written exams
B. Oral exams
C. Assessment of
written work, homework and notebook
D. Evaluation of oral
interactions in class
E. Evaluation of class
participation
50% Final exam:
Oral
exam 15%
Listening
comprehension exam: 15%
Reading
and writing comprehension exam skills: 35%
Grammar
exam: 35%
Class work 50%:
Oral interactions in
class
Written work in class
Homework
A test (mid-semester)
Participation in class
Notebook
Participation in 85% of regular class sessions is
a prerequisite for taking the final exam. Students must pass at least
two of the four parts of the final exam in order to pass the course.
Those students who fail to meet the criterion of regular
participation have not earned the right to take the end-of-term final exam.
Those students who fail the course in the first term or
who have not earned the right to take the end-of-term exam must repeat
the same level in the second term.
At the end of the second term, students who take the
exam but fail the course have the right to take the June
re-sit exam. The final grade for students taking this exam will take into
account: the class grade obtained for continuous evaluation (50%) and the grade
on the re-sit exam (50%).
Students who did not earn the right to take the exam at the end
of second term cannot take the re-sit exam and must re-register for the
same level in the first term of the following academic year.
CRITERIA OF EVALUATION OF RESULTS
Students at the end of
Arabic 1 must show they have acquired these skills:
Objective 1- Listening
skills (B & D):
Students should show
their ability to recognize and understand words, names, expressions, questions
and be able to form a rough idea about what they hear.
Objective 2- Reading
comprehension (C & E):
Students should show
their ability to understand words, names, phrases and short simple texts.
Objective 3 - Oral
interaction (B, D & E):
Students must show
their ability to participate in a simple conversation, ask and answer
questions, and to play an active role in this conversation.
Objective 4 -
Pronunciation (B, D & E):
Students must show
ability to pronounce well and correctly Arabic phonetics and therefore, have a
good and correct reproduction of words and phrases that they must use in their
proper context.
Objective 5 - Writing
(A & C):
Students must show
ability to write Arabic letters correctly and clearly following the rules of
Arabic spelling, and to form sentences to write short texts.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK:
Textbook and workbook prepared by the professors
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS:
Cherif El Masry. Al Jatua, Introduction to Arabic. UNED, Madrid 2008.
Hernandez, J. Grammar practice Arabic. A1, A2 and B1.
Albujayra, Spain, 2009
Victoria Aguilar, Ana Rubio y Lourdes Domingo. Mabruk. DM Murcia 2014.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND MATTER COMPLEMENTARY
Heikal, A .Curso de árabe, libros Hiperión. Madrid, 1977.
Al-Kitaab Arabic
Language Program, de Georgetown University.
Al-kitab Al-asasi Volume
I: A Basic Course for Teaching Arabic to Non-native Speakers by Al-Said Badawi. American University Cairo
Verbos conjugados árabe. Idiomas Pons, Barcelona, 2011.
Diccionario Español-árabe/árabe-Español (versión de bolsillo):
Herder.