C9063 - LINGUA ARABA I (LM)

Learning outcomes

Students acquire advanced knowledge of the linguistic and discursive aspects of the Arabic language from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives, with applications to textual analysis and translation. They develop active and passive communicative skills approaching level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, and cultivate critical abilities to interpret sociolinguistic and cultural codes in interactions. The course fosters the development of an in-depth awareness of semantic and morphosyntactic aspects, as well as the intrinsic logic of the Arabic language, and integrates activities aimed at comparing different texts and linguistic codes, promoting multilingualism and intercultural understanding, while also providing useful tools for language teaching.

Course contents

The course leads the student towards an advanced use of the Arabic language and a mastery of morphological and syntactic structures. The course includes the study of contemporary texts on current cultural and social issues, addressed through in-depth analysis of the text both from a morphosyntactic point of view and with regard to semantic analysis, with a look at diglossia and linguistic variation. There is no additional material for non-attending students. Students, both attending and non-attending, must register on Virtuale. In the first semester the exercises will be held by the tutor Sana Darghmouni, D0457 - Arabic Language Exercises 1 (LM), 40 hours.

Readings/Bibliography

- LAHLALI, M. & KESSEIRI, R., 2018, Essential Skills in Arabic. From Intermediate to Advanced, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Additional recommended reading

- BADAWI, El-Saˁīd Muḥammad, & ABD AL-LATIF, M.H., 1987 (2009), ˀal-Kitāb l-ˀasāsī fī taˁlīm l-luġa l-ˁarabiyya li-ġayr-i n-nāṭiqīn bi-hā, Vol. II, Jāmiˁat d-duwal l-ˁarabiyya, ˀal-Munaẓẓama l-ˁArabiyya li-t-tarbiya wa ṯ-ṯaqāfa wa l-ˁulūm, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo.

- BALDISSERA, Eros, 2004 (2014), Il dizionario di arabo, dizionario italiano-arabo arabo-italiano, Zanichelli, Bologna

- ELGIBALI, Alaa & KORICA, Nevenka, 2014, Media Arabic: a Coursebook for Reading Arabic News: Luġat wasāˀil al-iˁlām al-ˁarabiyya, Revised and Updated Edition. The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo.

- NIˁMA, Fuˀād, 1973, Mulaḫḫaṣ qawāˁid l-luġa l-ˁarabiyya. Marğiˁ kāmil li-qawāˁid n-naḥw wa ṣ-ṣarf, ˀal-Maktab l-ˁilmī li t-taˀlīf wa t-tarğama, Cairo

- PARKINSON, Dilworth B., 2006, Using Arabic Synonyms, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

- TRAINI, Renato, 1966, Vocabolario Arabo-Italiano, Istituto per l’Oriente, Roma

- TRESSO, C.M., 2002, Il verbo arabo, Morfologia, paradigmi di coniugazione, forme base e forme derivate di verbi regolari, geminati, con radicale hamza e deboli, Hoepli, Milano

- TRESSO, C.M., 2014, Dizionario Hoepli Arabo, italiano-arabo, Hoepli, Milano

- WEHR, Hans, 1976, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, edited by J Milton Cowan, third edition, Spoken Language Services, New York

Further texts

- DURAND, O. & VENTURA, A., 2017, Grammatica di arabo mediorientale, Lingua šāmi, Collana di Studi Orientali, Ulrico Hoepli Editore, Milano

- DURAND, O. & VENTURA, A., 2022, Grammatica di arabo marocchino, Lingua dārija, Collana di Studi Orientali, Ulrico Hoepli Editore, Milano

Teaching methods

Methods of working on receptive skills and integrated skills are employed.

Assessment methods

The exam includes a written test and an oral test. The written test with the tutor consists of written re-elaboration and questions relating to the texts; the oral exam with the teacher consists of a presentation in Arabic prepared by the student on the basis of the topics covered during the course. At the end of the lectures of the first semester in December 2026, students can take an oral exam that exempts them from part of the final exam. AI can be a useful tool to support individual study with insights, summaries, and self-assessment. As for learning assessment, the use of AI is prohibited during in-person exams. Any use constitutes a violation of academic integrity. The use of a paper dictionary is permitted.

Students with SLDs or temporary or permanent disabilities: we suggest that you contact the relevant university office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) and your teacher immediately to work together to find the most effective strategies for attending classes and/or preparing for exams. Any requests for exam accommodations must be made at least 15 days before the date of the exam, by sending an email to the teacher and copying (Cc) the email address disabilita@unibo.it (in case of disability) or dsa@unibo.it (for students with Specific Learning Difficulties).

Teaching tools

Frontal and multimedia lessons.

Office hours

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