2nd Oriental language and culture - Arabic 3600-7-IR2-IIJKOA1

FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT: During the course students will be introduced to the following issues:
- orthography – hamza, short and long vowels etc.
- phonology
- noun structure
- grammatical categories of the nomina: number, gender, case and attribute
- noun declension – diptotes and triptotes
- adjective structure and deflection
- nominal phrases – of nouns and adjectives
- nominal phrases – idhafa
- cardinal numerals 1-20
- past tense of verbs

They will train skills acquired during the course:
- reading simple texts
- asking questions
- introducing people
- describing people and classroom, describing house and city
- conversation

Term 2025Z:

They will train skills acquired during the course:
- reading simple sentences
- asking questions
- introducing people

Course coordinators

Mirosław Michalak

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Prerequisites (description)

PRECONDITIONS: The student should have knowledge of the grammar of Polish, English and Persian; basic knowledge of general linguistics; communication skills in foreign languages (Persian and English).

Learning outcomes

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Knowledge:

- has extensive knowledge of the Persian language (its structure, history, script) and basic knowledge of the second Oriental language (Dari/Pashto/Turkish/Hindi/Hebrew/Arabic as a preferred option) K_W12
- is aware of the complex nature of the Arabic language, its place and significance in the cultural and historical context of Iran and Afghanistan K_W13
- is aware of linguistic diversity and its effect on the global cultural and political situation K_W14

Skills:

- has a good command of Persian on lower advanced level, and of the second Oriental language (Dari/Pashto/Turkish/Hindi/Hebrew/Arabic as a preferred option) on basic level K_U12

Social competence:

- understands the need to learn all one’s life K_K01
- understands the need for intercultural dialogue K_K06

Assessment criteria

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA:
- continuous assessment – 20%
- attendance control – 10%
- final written assessment – 55%
- final oral assessment – 15%

Bibliography

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Abbas, Adnan, Yacoub, George, Język arabski dla Polaków, Wiedza Powszechna, Warszawa 1996 (II wyd. 1999, 2004, 2006), s. 223.

Danecki, Janusz, Gramatyka języka arabskiego, Wyd. Akademickie Dialog, Warszawa 1994 (II wyd. 2001, 2007, t. 1 s. 504 i 2, s. 244), s. 597.

Kozłowska, Jolanta, Gramatyka języka arabskiego. Ćwiczenia, Wyd. Akademickie Dialog, Warszawa 1996, s. 175.

Krahl, Günther, Reuschel, Wolfgang i in., Lehrbuch des modernen Arabisch. Neue Ausgabe, Langenscheidt, Leipzig-Berlin 2003 (I wyd. 1974), s. 636.

Additional reading suggested by the lecturer