EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
GEP0428 Arabic ıv Spring 3 0 3 5
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: GE-Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: Understand spoken modern standard Arabic in basic situations of immediate relevance.
- Read familiar material, and understand the gist of a more complicated text.
-Be able to write dictated material accurately.
-Have more in-depth background about daily life issues and endow them with proficiency and mastery of the language skills critical to realistic pursuits of life.
-Reinforces and develops knowledge of Arabic fundamentals and the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course;

How to speak fluently. Could speak and understand everyday language.
How to speak about interesting events using the superlative construction, as well as the future tense.
How to speak about success and failure in terms of career and life in general, using the past tense negation, and the verbs.
We will also expand our dictionary skills by learning verb forms How to speak about relationships and items of clothing.
We will also learn how to express the conditional and how to use definite relative pronouns.
" اوزان الفعل" " والاعراب" how to write letters and
We will be integrating some technology and introduced to some new application that you will be required to submit your work.

Course Content

The aim of this course is to make students, users in the scope of Common European Framework of Reference, achieve intermediate level.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Orientation/ Introducing Arabic III program to students/ Having a general idea about Some Arab countries and Arab culture with the slide prepared (PowerPoint 1). General Revision of some of the topics of the pervious level. Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya /Worksheets
2) Reading: İbin Battuta Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: tenses Exercises Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya /Worksheets
3) Reading: İbin Battuta Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: tenses Exercises Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya /Worksheets
4) Reading: Culture and Damascus Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: pronouns Exercises/ Writing Modern Arapça 1 Doğu Dilleri Enstitüsü / İstanbul-Türkiye
5) Reading: Culture and Damascus Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: pronouns Exercises/ Writing Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya / Listening (Quiz 1)
6) Reading: Festivals and Celebrations Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya
7) Reading: Festivals and Celebrations Listening part Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya
8) General review. MIDTERM
9) Reading: The Ottoman Empire and the Arab countries Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: Translation Exercises. Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya
10) Reading: The Ottoman Empire and the Arab countries Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: Translation Exercises Arabic Course, Fono Open Education Inst. Publications, Book 1, Istanbul, 1998 / Worksheets
11) Reading: The fist Arab Press Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: Models Exercises/Writing Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya Quiz II
12) Oral and listening activities.
13) Reading: The fist Arab Press Listening part Vocabulary Grammar: Models Exercises/Writing Teaching Arabic for non Arabic Speaker / Grammar and dialogues/ Modern Arabic 1 Eastern Languages Int. / Istanbul-Turkey
14) Oral Exam Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Title: Al-Kitaab fii Taᶜallum al-ᶜArabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic (Part 2)
Author: Brustad, Kristen, Mahmoud Al-Batal & Abbas Al-Tonsi
ISBN (13-digit) / product code: 978-1-58901-747-4
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Edition: Third
Copyright year: 2011
Status for each title and/or package component: Comes with DVDs
Required Hans Weher Dictionary of Modern written Arabic

References: - Modern Arabic 1 Eastern Languages Int. / Istanbul-Turkey
- Teaching Arabic for non Arabic Speaker / Grammar and Modern Arabic 1 Eastern Languages Int. / Istanbul-Turkey
dialogues/ Modern Arabic 1 Eastern Languages Int. / Istanbul-Turkey

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Quizzes 2 % 25
Presentation 1 % 5
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 35
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 65
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 35
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentations / Seminar 1 1 1
Homework Assignments 10 1 10
Quizzes 2 3 6
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. 2
2) To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. 1
3) To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. 2
4) To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. 2
5) To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. 1
6) To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. 1
7) To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. 1
8) To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. 2
9) To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. 1
10) To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. 1
11) To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. 1
12) To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. 1