South Australia

a

Arabic

Course Overviews:

Primary Course Statement

Language: Arabic / Level: Years R-6

 

What is this course about?

In this course, students will develop the foundational knowledge and skills to communicate in Arabic about aspects of their lives and immediate world. They learn to notice aspects of Arabic language and culture(s) and relate these to their own; developing their overall literacy and intercultural capability in the process. Students develop awareness of how language and culture shape who we are and how we make meaning across languages and cultures.

 

What will students learn?

Students:
  • develop and apply knowledge of the sounds and forms of Arabic language including pronunciation such as vowel sounds, vocab categories, script direction, letters connecting rules, and word order
  • use Arabic to share information and opinions about their immediate world, ideas and interests
  • use Arabic to respond to and create imaginative texts such as stories and songs
  • notice aspects of Arabic language and culture(s), and how these relate to languages and cultures they know
  • learn strategies for planning and thinking about their language learning and being a language learner.

 

How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?

Across the year, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:

  • use Arabic to interact, inform and create texts
  • explain what they know about how Arabic language and culture(s) work, and how this compares to language(s) and culture(s) they know
  • tell others about how they are going in their learning.

Junior Secondary Course Statement

Language: Arabic / Level: Years 7-10

Length: 2 Semesters per year

 

What is this course about?

In this course, students will learn to communicate in Arabic, initially using modelled language and over time learning to express their own meanings and respond to more complex texts and contexts.

Students will also develop their understandings of how meaning works in Arabic, and develop their capability to interact with diverse people, while also reflecting on themselves as intercultural communicators and language learners.

 

What will students learn?

Students:
  • develop and apply the language resource to express ideas, information and perspectives in Arabic related to their lifeworlds and that of Arabic-speaking communities
  • learn how to interact and translate meaning in Arabic across a range of purposes and contexts, exchanging and responding to information and ideas, and exploring issues, values and perspectives
  • develop skills in producing written Arabic, and analysing the structures and features of Arabic, including aspects such as accent, register, persuasive language, mood and connecting this to their prior learning/known language(s)
  • reflect on how language(s) and culture(s) come together to shape meaning, perspectives and identity
  • develop the capability to think about, plan and explain their learning needs and progress.

 

How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?

Across each year level, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:

  • use written and spoken Arabic to interact, inform, and create texts
  • explain what they know about making meaning in Arabic language and culture(s)
  • express how they are going in their learning.

SACE Stage 1 Continuers

Language/Course Level:  SACE Arabic Continuers / Level: Stage 1

Length: 1 Semester (10 credits)/2 Semesters (20 credits)

Preferred background/Prerequisite: Year 10 Arabic

Content:

This course follows the SACE Interstate Assessed Arabic Continuers Level Subject Outline.

The content is organised around three prescribed themes:

  • The Individual
  • The Arabic-Speaking Communities
  • The World Around Us

Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content.

Students will learn to:

  • use Arabic to interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences
  • create texts in Arabic to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions
  • analyse texts that are in Arabic to interpret meaning
  • examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

 

Assessment:

Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:

School Assessment (100%)

In each semester, students undertake 5 tasks from the following assessment types, with each worth at least 20%:

Assessment Type 1: Interaction

Assessment Type 2: Text Production

Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis

Assessment Type 4: Investigation

Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.

SACE Stage 2 Continuers

Language/Course Level:  SACE Arabic Continuers / Level: Stage 2

Length: 2 Semesters (20 credits)

Preferred background/Prerequisite: Stage 1 Arabic Continuers

Content:

This course follows the SACE Stage 2 Interstate Assessed Arabic Continuers Subject Outline.

The content is organised around three prescribed themes:

  • The Individual
  • The Arabic-Speaking Communities
  • The World Around Us.

Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content. *

Students will learn to:

  • interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences in Arabic
  • create texts in Arabic to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions
  • analyse texts that are in Arabic to interpret meaning
  • examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

 

Assessment:

Students undertake 8-10 assessments including the external assessment, following the SACE Assessment types:

School Assessment (70%) External Assessment (30%)

Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%) 3-5 assessments

Interaction; Text Production; Text Analysis

 

Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (20%)1 oral, 1 written, and 1 reflection in English

Assessment Type 3: Examination

Oral (Conversation; Discussion)

Written (Listening; Reading; Writing)

Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.

For more specific detail refer to the Australian Curriculum website or contact the School.