ARAB 204 Intermediate Arabic IV

In order to perfect their ability to communicate at the fourth intermediate level, learners apply four language skills - listening, speaking, writing, and reading - by exchanging, interpreting, and presenting information in multiple tenses and contexts. Grammatical concepts introduced in foundational and intermediate classes will be re-examined with the intention of expanding them for use in academic and real-world contexts. Learners deepen the comparisons of Arabic-speaking cultures, practices, perspectives, and artifacts to learners' own cultures; connect the Arabic language to other relevant disciplines; and expand their use of the Arabic language outside of the classroom in a variety of contexts. Content and supporting language structures and vocabulary will be theme-based, with outcomes measured in a variety of ways, including task-based activities that support effective communication around the theme.

Credits

4

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the fourth intermediate
   level.
2. Communicate organized ideas in Arabic using interpersonal, interpretative, and
   presentational modes.
3. Convey meaning creatively using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and
   non-verbal cues mediated with technology and/or other techniques.
4. Self-monitor and collaborate, adjusting language production and communication
   style to articulate ideas, taking into consideration audience and contexts.
5. Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.
6. Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
   language and cultures.
7. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts, giving details of the perspectives and values that
   shaped them.
8. Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.

Course Objectives

1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the fourth intermediate
   level.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

2. Communicate organized ideas in Arabic using interpersonal, interpretative, and
   presentational modes.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Oral Assessment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric

   Oral Communication

   • OC2
3. Convey meaning creatively using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and
   non-verbal cues mediated with technology and/or other techniques.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Oral Assessment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric

   Oral Communication

   • OC3
4. Self-monitor and collaborate, adjusting language production and communication
   style to articulate ideas, taking into consideration audience and contexts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Oral Assessment

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Oral Communication Rubric

   Oral Communication

   • OC1
   • OC4
5. Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

6. Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
   language and cultures.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Cultural Dimensions and Global Issues annotated portfolio

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
   • GC4
7. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts, giving details of the perspectives and values that
   shaped them.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Cultural Dimensions and Global Issues annotated portfolio

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC2
   • GC3
8. Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • "Connecting to the community" project