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Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Through this course students will be equipped with the language and vocabulary required to understand Arabic-language news and current affairs. Students will learn vocabulary and language skills that will enable them to understand Arabic-language current affairs and media in different contexts. In this course, students will explore general themes using examples to support each theme. Students will work on individual and collaborative activities for each example
Participation in discussion (through the Discussion Forums on Wattle and tutorial participation) - ongoing
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2 x Quizzes (including multiple choice questions, short answer and translation) - 15% each
Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4, 5
Writing of one news item (700 words)
Learning outcomes 1, 3, 5
Oral Presentation of a News Bulletin
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours contact hours; and b) 94 hours of online activities, practice exercises, readings and assessment. Other Information Arabic Minor - ANU Advanced Arabic Minor - ANU
Lahlali, E.M. (2019), Advanced Media Arabic, 2nd ed., Georgetown University Press, Washington, DC. Preliminary Reading Elgibali, A., & Korica, N., Media Arabic: A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News, Cairo: The American University of Cairo, 2007.