Second Eastern language (Arabic). Part II. The language of the Koran

Course: Persian language, literature, and translation, English language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Second Eastern language (Arabic). Part II. The language of the Koran
Code
ДВС.1.11.
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
8 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PLO 8. To know and understand the language system, the general properties of literature as an art of speech, the history of the Persian language and literature, and to be able to apply this knowledge in professional activities. PLO 9. To characterize the dialectal and social varieties of the Persian languages, describe the sociolinguistic situation. PLO 22. To have basic knowledge of the Arabic language.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the discipline "Basics of Linguistics"; knowledge of Arabic graphics, grammatical terminology of the Ukrainian language, basics of one of Western European languages.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to provide the students of Iranian Studies with basic knowledge of the Arabic language, namely: to teach Arabic phonetics, to develop the skills of reading and writing in Arabic, to familiarize with the basics of normative Arabic grammar and a basic vocabulary, to form students’ communicative competences in four types of speech activity of the Arabic language. The discipline belongs to the block of disciplines of the student's free choice and has a practical direction.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical lessons in the Arabic language provide the formation of phonetic, lexical and grammatical skills of the students of Iranian Studies in the process of active work in the classroom. Control of students’ mastering lexical and grammatical material is carried out via oral communication and written tasks, tests, lexical dictations, and modular control works. Homework and translation exercises are mandatory.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semestral assessment is based on the oral answers, written tasks, lexical dictations, and translation exercises – 24/40 points, modular test papers – 12/20 points. Final evaluation in the form of exam: max. 40 / min. 24 points (60% of the maximum number of points assigned to the exam); the exam is conducted in written and oral forms, the examinational task consist of three questions, viz. 1) translation of an unfamiliar text from Arabic to Ukrainian; 2) grammatical question; 3) conversational topic. Students who in total scored less than 36 points during the semester are not allowed to pass the exam.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Arabic

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Yurii Yuriiovych Kocherzhynskyi
Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Middle East Languages and Literature
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology