Oriental languages and civilizations

Grammatical arguments: 1. writing (pronunciation, reading); 2. name (feminine, adjectives, pronouns); determination and indeterminacy; case system; number (dual and plural); 3. the construction of the nominal and verbal sentence; 4. particles and prepositions; 5. idafa and related constructions; 6. regular verbs (conjugation and negation) and some derivative forms; 7. roots and use of the dictionary. Conversion topics: 1. Greetings; 2. Self-representation and basic questions; 3. Description of an activity in the present; study and work activities; hobbies and free time; 4. Arab countries; 5. Description of objects and environment around us; 6. Description of activities in the past, in the present and in the future. This course teaches students the Arabic alphabet and the basics of MSA. The course focuses on the developing of the reading, writing and listening skills as well as the acquisition of a basic vocabulary in the main topics listed above. A detailed program of the explained topics will be provided at the end of the lessons.

The course is intended for beginners (it starts with the alphabet) and no previous knowledge of the Arabic is required.

A grammar book to be chosen among: - Veccia Vaglieri Laura, Avino Maria, Grammatica Teorico-Pratica della Lingua Araba. I, 2 voll., edizione aggiornata, Roma, Istituto per l’Oriente. - Manca, Agnese, Grammatica teorico-pratica di arabo letterario moderno, Herder, 2008. - Mion, Giuliano; D'Anna, Luca, Grammatica di arabo standard moderno. Fonetica, morfologia, sintassi, Hoepli, 2021. For further information: - Deheuvels, Luc-Willy, Grammatica araba, edizione italiana a cura di Antonella Ghersetti, Zanichelli, 2011. - Ruocco, M., D'Anna, L., Fatayer, S., Comunicare in arabo, vol. 1, Hopeli, 2022 During the course additional materials will be provided on specific topics covered.

Class attendance is highly recommended

The exam includes a written test and following oral one. To access the oral exam it is required to pass the written exam. Exercises are planned during the lessons. The final written test consists of vocalization and understanding of an Arabic text, exercises on the various grammatical topics explained. The oral exam aims at verify the quality of language learning through reading, translation and an interview in standard Arabic on the topics explained during the course. Languages of the exams: Arabic and Italian. The assessment will be based on verifying the achievement of the educational objectives set by the course, on metalinguistic skills (awareness of the morphological and syntactic structures of the language), on the correct use of the vocabulary, grammatical structures and on the communication skills acquired by the student in the four linguistic competences .

Frontal lectures with communicative approach. Lectures on grammatical notions and exercises related to the topics explained. Listening and reading of texts