86687 - Arabic Language and Culture II

Learning outcomes

The course must lead the student to know the basic grammatical and lexical structures of the Arabic language and possess an elementary linguistic competence both oral and written that enables him to interact in a limited number of everyday communicative situations. 

Course contents

Grammar: the arabic case system (nom., Acc. And gen.), The verb in the present, the verb in the future, the verb "kana" and the use of the verb "kana" with the concept of the verb to have, the derived verb ( II, III, IV), relative pronouns, comparative and super relative, numerals and "masdar".

A comprehensive lexical knowledge at an elementary level of the modern standard Arabic language, both written and spoken.

Readings/Bibliography

The texts examined during the lessons refer to overall communicative contexts at the elementary level. A mandatory bibliography is not required, the information and materials will be provided at the beginning and during the course.
Reference texts:

1. A. al-Addous, corso di lingua araba in dispensa;

2. Miftah Al-Arabiyya, Beginner (Speaking & Listening 1) e (Reading and Writing 1). Si consiglia l’edizione digitale, alla prima lezione vi verrà spiegato i dettagli riguardo questi libri e come potete averli.

3. Corso di arabo contemporaneo, Lingua standard. Livelli A1-B2 del Quadro Comune Europeo di Riferimento delle Lingue di Durand Olivieri.

4. E. Baldissera, Dizionario compatto Arabo-Italiano/Italiano–Arabo. Bologna: Zanichelli, 1994

Teaching methods

The course applies an integrative method based on a communicative approach through lectures, exercises, multimedia and workshops. the goal of the method is to try to prepare students for all language skills (listening, reading, speaking, writing)

Assessment methods

Course attendance is mandatory and homework is very important to pass the exam.


The exam includes two parts: Written test (grammar and comprehension); Oral test (questions on the written test and speaking test).


During the course the exam modality and other details will be explained.

Teaching tools

Useful sites: Tutorials on [https://learning.aljazeera.net/en]; Conjugations on [https://qutrub.arabeyes.org/] /; Dictionary [http://www.almaany.com/], [http://www.wordreference.com/]; Conversation video [https://www.youtube.com/c/sabilymethod/videos]

Office hours

See the website of Hussein Talal Mohamed Al-Kazraji