- Docente: Letizia Lombezzi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: L-OR/12
- Language: Arabic
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
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from Feb 16, 2026 to May 29, 2026
Learning outcomes
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Becoming better acquainted with the spoken Arabic, and culture specific topics and concepts. Focusing on possible fields for intercultural negotiation, while keeping intact culture specificities and differences
Course contents
This course is open to students coming from different faculties and curricula. They may attend this course after completion of the previous first level one, and first familiarzation with Arabic sounds and script. The second level course focuses on spoken Levantine Arabic, Beirut variety.
Contents will adress:
-Spoken Language: additional study of the Levantine variety (Beirut); twin formulae from the Egyptian variety (Cairo) for introducing onself and greetings.
-Chunks, collocations, and formulae: additional collocations and chunks, considered useful for the diplomatic-administrative sphere; isolated lexicon and elementary but culturally significant formulae will be presented.At this stage, students are invited to simply memorize a number chunks-collocations-formulae
Readings/Bibliography
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L.Lombezzi, Contents and Methods for Teaching Spoken Arabic, PUZ, Zaragoza 2019 (selezione)
L.Lombezzi, Arabo scritto delle amministrazioni, CLUEB, Bologna 2018 (selezione)
Lessico e formule ( selezione) E.Kendell, Y,Mohamed, Diplomacy Arabic, Edinburgh UP, Edinburgh 2020
materiale video/audio in file, siti e canali web
Culture (selection of units/additional redings)
R.Allen, La letteratura araba, Bologna, Il Mulino, ultima ed.
M.Nydell, Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times, Boston, Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2005(4)
In addition: websites,Youtube channels
Teaching methods
1- According to the UniBo requirements and regulations
2-Communicative, direct, pragmatic.
The flipped classroom mode wil be implemented.
Students are required to prepare simple oral presentations
Assessment methods
-Oral presentations
-In itinere test
-Final test
Students who did not attend classes must study appropriate additional materials and ask for it in due time/prepare a written report.
Teaching tools
Additional teaching tools will be recommended to all students at a later stage
Office hours
See the website of Letizia Lombezzi
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.