Syllabus Information

5.1. Methodological overview

See "Learning activities " and "Program".
More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.2. Learning tasks

• Theoretical lectures.
• Practical lectures.
• Individual work.
• Personal study.
• Assessment activities.

5.3. Syllabus

Unit 1.

1.1. Introduction about the situation of the Arabic language in the world: the Diglossia.

1.2. Introduction to phonology and phonetics of the Arabic language: consonants and vowels.

1.3.  Presentation of the Arabic alphabet.

Unit 2.

2.1. Oral skills: greetings and presentations.

2.2. Grammar: independent personal pronouns. Structure of the noun phrase. Interrogative and vocative.

2.3.  Vocabulary: useful expressions for everyday use.

Unit 3.

3.1. Oral skills: Nationalities and jobs. Asking and giving personal information.

3.2. Grammar: nominal Morphology. Qualifying phrase.

3.3. Vocabulary: Country names, nisba adjectifs and jobs. 

Unit 4.

4.1. Oral skills: family

4.2. Grammar: genitive construction. Demonstrative. Bound pronouns.

4.3. Vocabulary: members of the family. 

Unit 5.

5.1. Oral skills: usual places.

5.2. Grammar: prepositions. Adverbs. Negative noun phrase.

5.3. Vocabulary: place names. Numerals 1-10.

5.4. Written skills: writing exercises.

Unit 6.

6.1. Oral skills: actions.

6.2. Grammar: regular verb conjugation: perfective.

6.3.  Vocabulary: verbs.

6.4. Written skills: writing exercises.

5.4. Course planning and calendar

See the academic calendar of the University of Zaragoza (http://academico.unizar.es/calendario-academico/calendario) and the website of the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts (Schedule of classes: https://fyl.unizar.es/horario-de-clases#overlay-context=horario-de-clases; Examination schedule: https://fyl.unizar.es/calendario-de-examenes#overlay-context=)

More information will be provided on the first day of class.

5.5. Bibliography and recommended resources

• Corriente, Federico. Diccionario avanzado árabe / Federico Corriente, Ignacio Ferrando. . - 2a. ed.rev. y actualizada Barcelona : Herder, 2005
• An-nafura. A1. Libro de ejercicios / Aguilar Cobos, J. David ... [et.al.] ; [ilustraciones, Paco Quirosa] . 2a ed. corr. Almería : Albujayra, 2008
• Aguilar, Victoria. ¡Alatul! : iniciación a la lengua árabe, A1.1 / [Victoria Aguilar, Miguel Ángel Manzano, Jesús Zanón] . Barcelona : Herder, D.L. 2100 [i.e. 2010]