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Course
Description
Arabic
432 is the second in the sequence of
advanced courses
for the study of Modern
Standard Arabic.
It is designed to develop
skills in the variety
of Arabic written and spoken
(on formal occasions)
in 19 countries of the Middle
East,from Morocco
in the west to the borders
of Iran in the east,
and from Lebanon in the
north to the Sudan
in the south.
Arabic
432 is a direct continuation of
the first quarter
of the third-year Arabic
sequence, ARAB 431.
Thus, automatic enrollment
in this course is
limited to those who have
already completed
Arabic 431 at The
University of Washington
within the last two
years. Others must
take a placement exam,
offered through
the Near Eastern Languages
and Civilizations
Department. For more
information on this
exam and enrollment in
the advanced level
of Arabic, contact the instructor
before classes begin.
The
course will focus on developing all four
language skills:
reading, writing, listening and
speaking. There
will be regular graded assignments
where the student
will be asked to demonstrate
progressive mastery
of speaking and writing
skills. New grammar
material will be introduced,
but there will also
be systematic review
of previously covered
material. There will also be
emphasis on vocabulary
enrichment.
This
quarter, class will meet for 80 minutes,
3 days a week (Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday)
at 10:30 in Denny
205.
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Course
Requirements
Homework:
There will be regular homework
assignments. Homework
will be graded on a +,
±, or - basis.
Homework turned in more than two
days late may or
may not be corrected, at the
discretion of the
instructor. If not corrected, it will
be assigned a grade
of ±.
Quizzes:
There will be comprehensive quizzes
(or graded written
assignments) every for lesson,
or approximately
every third week. There will also
be vocabulary quizzes
every other week. Quizzes will
receive grades based
on the 4.0 scale: 4.0, 3.9,
3.8 etc. Comprehensive
quizzes are worth twice
as much in determining
the grade as vocabulary
quizzes. A student
may take one quiz late per
quarter, no questions
asked. After that, a student
must demonstrate
a compelling reason
(e.g., serious illness)
in order to take a quiz late.
Since
cumulative quizzes are regularly taken
throughout the quarter,
there will be no separate
final exam for the
course.
Evaluation:
The final grade in the course will be
determined on the
following basis:
Class Participation
and Homework: 40%
Quizzes: 60%
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Required
Readings
There
will be one required textbook for the class:
Kristen Brustad,
Mahmud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi,
Al-Kitaab fii
Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya, Vol. 2. The textbook is available from the University
Bookstore Textbook
Department. Continuing
students will have already
purchased the textbook,
so they will not need to buy it.
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Other
Information
If
students have not already done so, they need to
purchase a copy
of A Dictionary of Modern Written
Arabic by
Hans Wehr, which they should have available
from the beginning
of the quarter. |