CODE 65214 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 3 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA 6 cfu anno LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-OR/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW A course in Arabic Language III: Language Classes: 50 hours (Term One) + 50 hours (Term Two). Theoretical Module: 30 hours (Term One). AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon the completion of this module, participants will master the basic theory of Arabic and have fair communication and comprehension skills, as well as solid abilities of translation. The course aims at deepening students’ knowledge of the morphology and syntax of standard literary Arabic. It also offers students the required competence to comprehend, analyse and translate oral and written authentic texts. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completing this module, participants will be able to grasp the essential information in literary texts or newspaper articles written in Modern Standard Arabic. They will also achieve the ability to use the acquired vocabulary in the appropriate context, and to engage in simple conversations on a variety of topics. Students will be fully acquainted with the use of root oriented dictionaries and will be able to translate any given text, making autonomous choices in the translation process. As for communication skills, the training will enable participants to provide a short description of events and situations, and to engage in short familiar conversations in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). PREREQUISITES This course is designed for students who have had the equivalent of 60 hours instruction. Those who enroll in this course are expected to know the Arabic writing, the basics of inflectional morphology and simple syntactic structures. Limited writing and reading skills are also required. TEACHING METHODS The duration of the course is 30 hours roughly distributed on 10 weeks time, 3 hours lessons per week. Theoretical explanations on weak verbs morphology and complex structures will be provided together with practical exercises to verify and validate the acquired knowledge. Literary texts will be analysed and translated. A special focus will be given to practicing receptive and productive skills, enabling students to engage in oral production. Further translation tasks will help underpin the grammatical structures addressed in the class. Synopsis and handouts will be distributed along the course. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Hamzated roots and its derivative verbs Geminate roots and its derivative verbs Assimilated roots and its derivative verbs Hollow roots and its derivative verbs Defective roots and its derivative verbs Defective noun Doubly weak verbs Quadriliteral roots Kāna and its sisters Passive and passive-type expressions Conditional and optative expressions Absolute negation Ḥāl Noun of instance RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Deheuvels, Luc-Willy (2010). Grammatica araba. Manuale di arabo moderno con esercizi e cd audio per l’ascolto. Edizione italiana a cura di Antonella Ghersetti. Bologna: Zanichelli. Volume 2; Aulaweb. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ABDELHALEEM HUSSEIN ABDELMOTTALEB SOLAIMAN MOHAMED HASSAN ABDOU HASSAN DAOUD MARCO AMMAR Exam Board MARCO AMMAR (President) MOHAMED HASSAN ABDOU HASSAN DAOUD ABDELHALEEM HUSSEIN ABDELMOTTALEB SOLAIMAN (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Theoretical Module: Term One The course will start on September 29th 2020: Tuesday 6pm-7pm and Wednesday 2pm-4pm. Please note: classes will be held online: participants are invited to join the virtual class Lingua araba III (code 2hvfwx5 on Microsoft Teams). Class schedule ARABIC LANGUAGE III EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The final exam consists of a written and an oral test. Admittance to the oral test shall be granted on the condition of scoring a grade of 18/30 or higher in the written test. ASSESSMENT METHODS The learning outcomes are verified and evaluated through a written and an oral exam. Students may be asked questions on any content covered during the course and included in the syllabus. Students attendance and their overall performance during classes shall be taken into account in the assessment. The final mark is calculated as the average of the scores obtained in the two tests. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 25/01/2021 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 28/01/2021 14:30 GENOVA Orale 12/02/2021 11:30 GENOVA Orale 31/05/2021 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 16/06/2021 14:00 GENOVA Orale 30/06/2021 14:00 GENOVA Orale 13/09/2021 10:30 GENOVA Scritto 15/09/2021 10:00 GENOVA Orale 29/09/2021 14:00 GENOVA Orale 09/11/2021 14:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Students who cannot attend the classes are kindly requested to get in touch with the teacher at the beginning of the course. marco.ammar@unige.it