AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course intends to give students a broader knowledge of the morpho-syntax of Standard Arabic as well as equip students with the essential skills for the comprehension, analysis and translation of a variety of texts. Students will be enabled to produce own medium-length texts on a variety of topics and comment on them orally.

TEACHING METHODS

The theoretical module and the practical course will be held online via Teams.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Morphology and syntax:

•  Verb with initial hamzah;
• Geminate verb root;
• Verb with weak initial و;
• Hollow root;
• Defective verb root;
• Verbal nouns;
• Verb modes (subjunctive, conditional-jussive, imperative);
• Verb derivation patterns;
• Relative and final clauses;
• Coordination (phrasal).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

- Luc-Willy Deheuvels, Grammatica araba. Manuale di arabo moderno con esercizi e cd audio per l'ascolto, Edizione italiana a cura di Antonella Ghersetti, Zanichelli, Bologna 2010 (2 volumi);
- Veccia Vaglieri L., Grammatica teorico-pratica della lingua araba, I.P.O., Roma 1937;
- Al-Batal M., K. Brustad, A. Al-Tonsi, AL-Kitaab: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two, Washington, Georgetown University Press, 1997.
- Vocabolario Arabo-Italiano, Roma, Istituto per L'Oriente (Pubblicazioni dell'IPO), 1993;
- Dizionario, Italiano-Arabo, Arabo-Italiano, Eros Baldissera, Bologna, Zanichelli, 1998;
- Altro materiale bibliografico (testi letterari scelti e materiale giornalistico) verrà indicato nel corso dell'anno accademico.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

NASSER AHMED ISMAIL AHMED (President)

ABDELHALEEM HUSSEIN ABDELMOTTALEB SOLAIMAN

MOHAMED HASSAN ABDOU HASSAN DAOUD (Substitute)

LESSONS

Class schedule

ARABIC LANGUAGE II

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Students will sit two examinations:

A written examination: the paper will test the students’ knowledge on the topics covered throughout the lectures and seminars and will consist in a series of questions.

An oral examination: students’ knowledge will be tested on the topics covered throughout the lectures and seminars.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Students will be asked to answer a series of questions related the topics covered during the lectures and seminars.

Exam schedule