The Arabic Language for Professional Communication

Course: Oriental Philology, Western European Language and Translation: Arabic language and literature

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
The Arabic Language for Professional Communication
Code
ОК.07.
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PLO 2. To have deep knowledge of the official (Ukrainian) and foreign languages for the written and oral communication purposes, professional and scientific communication in particular; to present research results in the official (Ukrainian) and foreign languages. PLO 6. To apply knowledge of expressive, emotional and logical linguistic means, and speech techniques in order to achieve planned pragmatic results and establish successful communication. PLO 10. To collect and systematise linguistic, literary and folklore facts, to interpret and translate texts of different styles and genres (depending on the specialisation elected). PLO 14. To create, analyse and edit texts of different styles and genres.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastering of the following courses: “Arabic: Advanced level”, “Arabic: Functional level”.
Course content
The purpose of the discipline is to improve the Arabic language competences of master's students within four types of speech activity in the field of professional communication; mastering the main qualitative communicative features of speech culture (correctness, accuracy, logic, meaningfulness, appropriateness, expressiveness, purity). The discipline is multi-semester and has a purely practical orientation.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Subh Ali, Sivkov I.V. Arabic language course for second and first year master's students. K., 2020. 2. Subh A., Subh M. Arabic grammar course. K., 2006. 3. Subota I.O., Khomitska O.G. Discovering Arabic culture: a study guide. K., 2021. 4. Subota I.O., Khomitska O.G. Arabic. Workshop on socio-political translation. K., 2021. 5. Hassanein Azza, Abo El Seoud Dalal, Yehia Hala. Uktub al-arabiya. Advanced writing skills in modern standard Arabic. Cairo-New York, 2012. 6. Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine: https://mfa.gov.ua/ 7. Website "Ukraine in Arabic": http://arab.com.ua/ar 8. Al Jazeera website: https://www.aljazeera.net/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course provides only practical classes aimed at improving students’ mastery of four types of speech activity in the process of active work in the classroom. Control of the students’ mastery of the material takes place through their oral questioning and the organization of written tasks, tests, lexical dictations, modular control works. Homework is mandatory.
Assessment methods and criteria
Semestral assessment is based on the oral testing, written tasks, lexical dictations - 36/60 points, modular test papers - 12/20 points, final test paper - 12/20 points. The credit is given based on the results of the student’s work throughout the entire semester and does not require additional assessment measures. Students who scored 60 points, the required minimum, receive “passed”. Students who failed to score 60 points, the required minimum, receive “failed”. Those students who scored totally less than 60 points during the semester period should complete a test paper in the items which he/she failed to pass. Final score 60-100 – passed; 0-59 - failed.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian, Arabic

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Ali Subkh
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