Foreign Language (Arabic)

Bachelor 2025/2026

ID 680559

Category 'Best Course for Career Development'

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'

Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'

Type: Elective course (International Programme 'International Relations and Global Studies')

Area of studies: International Relations

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 3 year, 1-4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Aslanbek Salgireev, Larisa Zeltyn

Language: English

ECTS credits: 8

Contact hours: 262

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Abstract

Students learn the Arabic language from Zero level. The course aims at developing basic communicative competences in Arabic that include: communicative competence, language competence, socio-cultural competence, cognitive competence.

Learning Objectives

Communicative competence – developing communicative skills through speaking, listening, reading and writing in communicative scenarios and topics chosen for the course 2. Language competence – learning new language units (orthographic, phonetic, lexical, grammar) related to communicative scenarios and topics of the course; learning language phenomena in the Arabic Language; various ways of expressing ideas in the Arabic Language. 3. Socio-cultural competence – introducing students to the culture, traditions and realia of the Arab East; developing skills of presenting their country and its culture when communicating with Arabs; 4. Cognitive competence– developing general and special academic skills; familiarizing students with available ways of autonomous learning of the Arabic Language and culture of the Middle East.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Fluent in translating sentences from Russian into Arabic and from Arabic into Russian using learned vocabulary and grammatical constructions (written and oral).
Knows the fundamental grammar of the Arabic language, is able to build a coherent text and dialogue on given topics.
Reads and writes Arabic script (printed and hand-written accordingly); - Uses approximately 250 lexical units, operates on the studied vocabulary in various contexts and situations; - Fluent in the basic grammar of the Arabic language, able to build a coherent text and dialogue on given topics.
Uses approximately 1000 lexical units, is able to apply the learned vocabulary in various contexts and situations, has the skills to search for unfamiliar words in the lexical dictionary.
To use approximately 2500 lexical units, to be able to apply the learned vocabulary in various contexts and situations, to have the skills to search for unfamiliar words in the lexical dictionary.
To read and write Arabic script (print and handwritten accordingly); to use lexical units and operate on the studied vocabulary in various contexts and situations; to be fluent in basic Arabic grammar and able to construct coherent texts and dialogues on given topics.
To use the fundamental grammar of the Arabic language and to be able to build grammatically correct sentences and phrases.
To be fluent in translating sentences from Russian into Arabic and from Arabic into Russian, using learned vocabulary and grammatical constructions (both written and oral).

Course Contents

Language skills: phonetic, lexical and grammatical side of speech.
Writing. writing skills development.
Speaking: the development of communicative skills of dialogic speech.
Reading: the development of the ability to read to oneself and understand simple authentic texts of different genres and styles with different depths of penetration into their contents, depending on the communicative task.
Listening: listening comprehension of teacher and student speech and verbal / non-verbal reaction to what they hear.

Assessment Elements

Final
The mark "excellent" is given for the correct completion of all assigned tasks. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly.
Oral types of work
Various types of work on the development of oral speech skills
Oral types of work
Various types of work on the development of oral speech skills
Written Home&Classwork
Performing written tasks in accordance with the studied materials
Written Home&Classwork
Performing written tasks in accordance with the studied materials
Final
Performing written tasks in accordance with the studied materials
Exam
Reading and retelling the text. Answers to questions. Presentation of one of the studied topics. Translation of sentences from Russian into Arabic
Exam
Reading and retelling the text. Answers to questions. Presentation of one of the studied topics. Translation of sentences from Russian into Arabic
Exam
To be added
Retelling, Summering
Retelling and Summering
Written Home@Classwork
Written Task
Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents
Reading and translating of the text, answering questions
Retelling, summering
Summering@retelling of texts
Written Homework № 1
Written Task
Exam
Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents. Translation of the sentences from Arabic to Russian and from Russian into English.
Written Homework № 3
Written translation from Russian into Arabic
Exam
Topic presentation and answers to questions; translation from Russian to Arabic and from Arabic to Russian
Final
A written translation assignment based on the studied material
Exam
To be added
Written Homework 1
Written Task
Written Homework 1
Written Task
Written Homework 1
Written Task
Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation
Drawing up a dialogue
Written Homework 1
Written Task
Written Work 1
Written Task
Written Homework 1
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Written Homework 1
Written Task
Written Homework 1
Written Task
Exam
To be added
Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation
Drawing up a dialogue
Written Home&Classwork
Written Task
Text Reading&Translating into Russian
Reading and translating of the text, answering questions
Final
The mark "excellent" is given for the correct completion of all assigned tasks. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly.
Final
The mark "excellent" is given for the correct completion of all assigned tasks. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly.
Final
The mark "excellent" is given for the correct completion of all assigned tasks. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly.
Exam
Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents: the mark "excellent" is given for the correct reading, translating and answers to the questions. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly. Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation: Literacy of the text of the dialogue, the use of active vocabulary, pronunciation are assessed.The score is set depending on the number of mistakes made and the amount of dialogue.
Written Homework № 3
Written translation
Final
The mark "excellent" is given for the correct completion of all assigned tasks. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly.
Exam
Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents: the mark "excellent" is given for the correct reading, translating and answers to the questions. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly. Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation: Literacy of the text of the dialogue, the use of active vocabulary, pronunciation are assessed.The score is set depending on the number of mistakes made and the amount of dialogue.
• Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation: Домашнее задание 0.1
Drawing up a dialogue and its presentation
• Written Classwork: Письменная работа 0.1
The mark "excellent" is given for the correct completion of all assigned tasks. Depending on the quantity of errors the grade of “excellent” (8.9 or 10) is set. The rating “good”: if all the tasks are completed, but they contain substantial errors or if only 80% of the tasks are correctly completed. A rating of “satisfactory” is set either if 50% of the tasks are correctly completed, or there are gross errors. Assessment “unsatisfactory”: no more than 30% of the tasks are completed correctly.
• Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents:
Reading and translating of the text, answering questions
• Written Homework № 1 : 0.1
Written Task
• Written Homework № 2: 0.1
Written translation from Russian into Arabic
• Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation: 0.1
Drawing up a dialogue and its presentation
• Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents: 0.1
• Retelling, summering: 0.1
Summering@retelling of texts
• Exam: 0.3
Project presentation on a selected topic
• Written Homework № 2:0.1
Written translation from Russian into Arabic
• Final: 0.1
A written translation assignment based on the studied material

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 2nd module
0.1 * Retelling, summering + 0.1 * Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents + 0.1 * Written Homework № 1 + 0.1 * Written Home@Classwork + 0.1 * Final + 0.3 * Exam + 0.1 * Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation + 0.1 * Written Homework № 3
2023/2024 4th module
0.1 * Text Reading&Translating into Russian + 0.1 * Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation + 0.1 * Written Homework № 3 + 0.1 * Final + 0.1 * Written Homework 1 + 0.3 * Exam + 0.1 * Retelling, Summering + 0.1 * Written Home&Classwork
2024/2025 2nd module
0.2 * Written Home&Classwork + 0.1 * Final + 0.1 * Exam + 0.2 * Exam + 0.1 * Final + 0.2 * Oral types of work + 0.1 * Written Work 1
2024/2025 4th module
0.1 * Written Homework 1 + 0.3 * Written Home&Classwork + 0.1 * Exam + 0.1 * Exam + 0.3 * Oral types of work + 0.1 * Final
2025/2026 2nd module
0.1 * Final + 0.3 * Exam + 0.3 * Written Homework 1 + 0.3 * Written Homework 1
2025/2026 4th module
0.5 * Exam + 0.5 * Written Homework 1
2026/2027 2nd module
0.1 * • Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents: + 0.1 * Written Homework 1 + 0.1 * • Written Classwork: Письменная работа 0.1 + 0.1 * • Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation: Домашнее задание 0.1 + 0.3 * Exam + 0.2 * • Written Homework № 2: 0.1 + 0.1 * • Written Homework № 1 : 0.1
2026/2027 3rd module
0.1 * • Text Reading&Translating into Russian. Discussion of the Text Contents: 0.1 + 0.1 * Final + 0.1 * • Final: 0.1 + 0.1 * • Written Homework № 2:0.1 + 0.1 * • Drawing up a dialogue. Dialogue presentation: 0.1 + 0.3 * • Exam: 0.3 + 0.1 * Written Homework 1 + 0.1 * • Retelling, summering: 0.1

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Лингвострановедение : учеб. пособие по арабскому языку, Кухарева, Е. В., 2014

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Арабский язык в диалогах, Гаммух, А., 2008
Арабско-русский словарь : около 42000 слов, Баранов, Х. К., 2005

Authors

Zeltyn Larisa Albertovna
Zeltyn Andrei Vladimirovich
GRIGOREVA YULIYA ANDREEVNA
NAUMOVA ELIZAVETA ROMANOVNA
TER-SAAKOVA ANASTASIIA GRIGOREVNA
Salgireev Aslanbek Movldinovich
Vishniakova Nataliia Vladimirovna
Zakharova Elizaveta Sergeevna

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