Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change,
in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
3 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Makhoul Manhal (coordinator);
Language
French
Main themes
This course is a continued introduction to Literary, or Standard, Arabic in its modern variety, which is the language of the media and all official communication in the entire Arab world today.
It aims at learning, using and analyzing forms of address and simple messages pertaining to various situations in daily life.
The course includes pronunciation drills and exercises in reading and writing.
The course covers the following aspects of learning the Arabic language:
It aims at learning, using and analyzing forms of address and simple messages pertaining to various situations in daily life.
The course includes pronunciation drills and exercises in reading and writing.
The course covers the following aspects of learning the Arabic language:
- continued training in the common and learned pronunciations
- active and passive use of the Arabic script
- acquisition of basic vocabulary that is easy to recognize and that can be applied in daily life.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
By the end of the course, the student should have acquired:
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Content
This course is a continued introduction to Literary, or Standard Arabic in its modern variety, which is the language of the media and all official communication in the entire Arab world today.
It emphasizes continued acquisition of immediately applicable basic vocabulary, as well as the main mechanisms of the language, through the study of morphology and syntax.
This entire process provides the first step towards a proficiency level that compares to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Note: The Arabic language has a range of characteristics that make its acquisition notoriously hard for French-speaking beginners. It has a set of consonants unknown to us, a distinct right-to-left script, and a complex grammar with declensions, with stronger gender marking than in French, and with a system of number distinction that goes beyond our mere distinction between singular and plural. Additionally, Arabic vocabulary shares few elements with French or other languages usually known to students. Thus, it is difficult, at least with respect to the first year, to apply the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to the Arabic language acquisition.
It emphasizes continued acquisition of immediately applicable basic vocabulary, as well as the main mechanisms of the language, through the study of morphology and syntax.
This entire process provides the first step towards a proficiency level that compares to level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Note: The Arabic language has a range of characteristics that make its acquisition notoriously hard for French-speaking beginners. It has a set of consonants unknown to us, a distinct right-to-left script, and a complex grammar with declensions, with stronger gender marking than in French, and with a system of number distinction that goes beyond our mere distinction between singular and plural. Additionally, Arabic vocabulary shares few elements with French or other languages usually known to students. Thus, it is difficult, at least with respect to the first year, to apply the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to the Arabic language acquisition.
Teaching methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
The course includes classroom instruction sustained by the iCampus virtual teaching environment. It requires active involvement, with written exercises to be prepared for each class, as well as both written and oral exercises carried out in class.
Evaluation methods
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.
- Indicative continuous assessment based on systematic questioning in class
- Combined individual exam (oral and written), after the end of the course.
Online resources
Bibliography
- Textes imprimés, textes en photocopies, documents présentés sous forme numérique, support sonore
- Inscription obligatoire sur iCampus
- Manuel de référence : Luc-Willy DEHEUVELS, Manuel d'arabe moderne, volume 1, Paris : Langues et mondes/ L'Asiathèque, 2011 (ISBN 978-2-915255-77-5).
Faculty or entity
ILV
