Admission requirements
Admission requirements and any restrictions.
Description
The aim of this course is to familiarise students with Moroccan Arabic (darija), the spoken dialect of Morocco. The course provides students with basic grammar and vocabulary in order to practice their speaking skills in Moroccan Arabic. Theory and exercises are taken from Marokkaans Arabisch, een cursus voor zelfstudie en klassikaal gebruik by Jan Hoogland which is the handbook for this course.
Course objectives
Students are expected to be able to express themselves and take part in conversations on topics of everyday life such as personal identification, living and housing, and food.
Timetable
The timetable is available on the NIMAR website.
Mode of instruction
seminar
Course Load
The total course load is 140 hours (5 EC), allocated as follows:
Tutorial attendance: 8 x 6 = 48 hours
Preparation of tutorials and assignments, and test preparation: 91 hours
Quizzes and tests: 1 hours
Assessment method
Classroom participation: 20%
Quizzes and assignments: 20%
Final test: 60%
Quizzes and tests mainly consist of speaking and listening exercises.
Weighing
The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighed average.
Resit
If the final grade is 5 or less students may take a resit once (100%).
Exam Review
If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will be organized.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for reading and study materials.
Reading list
Jan Hoogland, Marokkaans Arabisch, een cursus voor zelfstudie en klassikaal gebruik, Amsterdam 2008 (Bulaaq, ISBN 987 90 5460 019 0). Also available in English, German, French.
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory. General information on uSis is available in English and Dutch.
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