The Second Oriental language (Arabic)

Course: Oriental Philology, Western European Language and Translation: the Persian Language and Literature

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
The Second Oriental language (Arabic)
Code
ОК.11.
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 11. To carry out the scientific analysis of linguistic, speech and literary material, to interpret and structure it according to the relevant methodological principles, to generalise information on the basis of independently processed data. PLO 14. To create, analyse and edit texts of different styles and genres.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Knowledge of the Arabic alphabet; mastering a practical course of basic Arabic; demonstration of Arabic phonetic skills, knowledge of Arabic vocabulary and grammar at the basic level.
Course content
The purpose of the course is to ensure practical mastery of the students of Iranian Studies in every aspect of speech activity in Arabic as a second Oriental language, based on the formed phonetic, lexical and grammatical competences, in particular, the operating dialogic and monologic speech on the topics specified in the program; reading and understanding texts on everyday topics, country studies and socio-political topics; improving written communication skills; developing translation skills and ability to transform sentences in the course of translation. The discipline is multi-semester and has a purely practical orientation.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Wightwick J., Gaafar M. Mastering Arabic 1. Macmillan Publishers Ltd, United Kindom, 2009. 2. Wightwick J., Gaafar M. Mastering Arabic 2. Macmillan Publishers Ltd, United Kindom, 2009. 3. Осадча Ю., Юрків Л., Черноног О., Кононенко В. Арабська мова. Початковий рівень. К., 2006. 4. Субх А., Субх М. Курс граматики арабської мови. К., 2006. 5. Субх А., Кочержинський Ю.Ю. Підручник арабської мови для першого курсу. К., 2019. 6. Brustard K., Al-Batal M., Al-Tonsi A. Al-kitab fii T`allum al-`arabiyya with DVD. A Textbook for Arabic. Part 1. Georgetown, 2006. 7. Samia Louis Lughatuna al-Fusha: A New Course in Modern Standart Arabic: Book Two, Tom 1. American University in Cairo Press, 2011. 8. Eckehard Schulz, Günther Khrahl, Wolfgang Reuschel. Standard Arabic. An elementary-intermediate course. Cambridge: Cambridge University, Press, 2000.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical lessons in the Arabic language are aimed to the development 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 and lexical dictations - 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) grammatical question; 2) conversational topic; 3) reading and oral translation of an unfamiliar text from Arabic to Ukrainian. 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