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ARBC3616: Advanced Arabic 3B

Semester 2, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

This unit will further develop your language skills so you are able to express yourself fully on familiar topics as well as concrete social and professional topics. You will address and comprehend some complex issues. You will practice delivering organised, coherent presentations, descriptions and narratives. An understanding of contemporary Arab societies and cultures will be enhanced through examination of supplementary authentic materials. Preparation for class and active participation in small group activities remain essential components of the unit.

Unit details and rules

Unit code ARBC3616
Academic unit Arabic Languages and Cultures
Credit points 6
Prohibitions
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ARBC2106 or ARBC1311 or ARBC1312 or ARBC2313 or ARBC2314 or ARBC2315 or ARBC2316 or ARBC2633 or ARBC2634 or ARBC3635 or ARBC3636 or ARBC3637 or ARBC3638
Prerequisites
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ARBC3615
Corequisites
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator Nesrine Basheer, nesrine.basheer@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Presentation Cultural presentation
n/a
5% - 250 words
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3
Presentation group assignment Skit
n/a
15% - 750 words
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO5 LO6 LO7
Tutorial quiz Quiz 1
n/a
10% - 500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO7 LO15 LO14 LO13 LO8
Tutorial quiz Quiz 2
n/a
10% - 500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO8 LO15 LO14 LO13
Tutorial quiz Quiz 3
n/a
10% - 500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO8 LO15 LO14 LO13
Small continuous assessment Homework portfolio
n/a
25% - 1000 words
Outcomes assessed: LO3 LO15 LO11 LO8 LO7 LO6
Small test Writing Portfolio
n/a
15% - 500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO4 LO13 LO12 LO10 LO9
Assignment Take-home exercise / Arabic podcast 1
n/a
10% - 500 words
Outcomes assessed: LO3 LO4
group assignment = group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a High distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a Distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

 

Distinction

75 - 84

 

Credit

65 - 74

 

Pass

50 - 64

 

Fail

0 - 49

When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

 

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website  provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.  

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
Week 01 Orientation and lesson four Lecture (2 hr)  
Lesson four Tutorial (2 hr)  
Week 02 Lesson four Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 03 Lesson four Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 04 Lesson four Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 05 Lesson five Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 06 Lesson five Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 07 Lesson five Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 08 Lesson five Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 09 Lesson six Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 10 Lesson six Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 11 Lesson six Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  
Week 12 Lesson six Lecture and tutorial (4 hr)  

Attendance and class requirements

  • Attendance: According to Faculty Board Resolutions, students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences are expected to attend 90% of their classes. If you attend less than 50% of classes, regardless of the reasons, you may be referred to the Examiner’s Board. The Examiner’s Board will decide whether you should pass or fail the unit of study if your attendance falls below this threshold.

  • Lecture recording: Most lectures (in recording-equipped venues) will be recorded and may be made available to students on the LMS. However, you should not rely on lecture recording to substitute your classroom learning experience.

  • Preparation: Students should commit to spend approximately three hours’ preparation time (reading, studying, homework, essays, etc.) for every hour of scheduled instruction.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Required readings

All readings for this unit can be accessed on the Library eReserve link available on Canvas.

  • Required Reading: Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al- cArabiyya, Part 2 (Third Edition) by Brustad, Al-Batal & Al-Tonsi. It is important that you bring this textbook to class every day.
  • Required Reading: Al-Kitaab Companion Website: In addition to the textbook, you are required to register for the online companion of Al-Kitaab, Part 2. Please refer to the class canvas page for sign-up instructions.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. handle successfully a large number of communicative tasks in a variety of contexts
  • LO2. participate actively in discussion of a variety of concrete topics as well as in events of current, public, and personal interest or individual relevance
  • LO3. produce longer utterances in sentence and paragraph lengths
  • LO4. state opinions and narrate and describe in all major time frames by providing a full account
  • LO5. produce educated speech-mixing modern standard Arabic and a dialect effectively
  • LO6. understand main ideas ad details of connected discourse (involving description and narration in different time frames) on a variety of topics, both in MSA and Egyptian Arabic
  • LO7. demonstrate ability to understand main ideas and some details of longer passages discussing aspects of the target language culture or news headlines
  • LO8. display improved abilities of grasping new words, phrases, and clauses as well as the use of roots and patterns through close listening
  • LO9. write about topics relating to interests and events of current, public, and personal relevance
  • LO10. narrate and describe with detail in all time frames
  • LO11. use a variety of cohesive devices
  • LO12. edit personal writing via the use correction symbols
  • LO13. display higher levels of accuracy in various genres
  • LO14. display improved abilities in grasping new words, phrases, and clauses, relying on background knowledge and contextual cues
  • LO15. exhibit awareness of sentence-level and discourse-level coherence.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

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