Modern Arabic Basic Level (oral expression) [ LARAB1101 ]

Course materials are provided mainly through iCampus.

Contents: - learning some words easy to understand and remember; - learning a basic vocabulary and basic sentence structures; - complete pronunciation vs. usual pronunciation; - learning, using, and analyzing forms of address and simple messages concerning situations in day-to-day life; - basic grammar, continued: triptotes ending in 'in and 'an, special increased verbs, negation, tenses, numerals. Methods: - teaching is performed in French, but Arabic is used at times; - preparation at home and active participation are required; - written exercises at home, written and spoken exercises in class.

Prerequisites: ARAB 1100, which may be followed during the first q. in parallel with ARAB 1101. Assessment: Individual oral and written examination. Course material: Course materials are provided periodically, mainly through iCampus. Other Note: Arabic displays a set of characteristic features that make it particularly difficult for a French- or English-speaking student to learn: several alien consonants; a script that writes from right to left; an elaborate grammar using declensions, drawing a sharper frontier than French between masculine and feminine, and making more refined distinctions than just between singular and plural; last, a vocabulary having very few elements in common with the languages usually known by our students. All this makes it difficult for the ILV basic level in Arabic to comply with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.