VCE Units 1 & 2 - Languages: Arabic
VCE Units 1 & 2 - Languages: Arabic
Overview
VCE Arabic focuses on student participation in interpersonal communication, interpreting the language of other speakers, and presenting information and ideas in Arabic on a range of themes and topics. Students develop and extend skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, and viewing in Arabic in a range of contexts and develop cultural understanding in interpreting and creating language. Students develop their understanding of the relationships between language and culture in new contexts and consider how these relationships shape communities. Throughout the study students are given opportunities to make connections and comparisons based on personal reflections about the role of language and culture in communication and in personal identity.
Unit 1
In this unit students develop an understanding of the language and culture/s of Arabic-speaking communities through the study of three or more topics
Areas of Study:
- Interpersonal Communication – Student should be able to exchange meaning in a spoken interaction in Arabic.
- Interpretive Communication – Student should be able to interpret information from two texts on the same subtopic presented in Arabic and respond in writing in Arabic and English.
- Presentational Communication – Student should be able to present information, concepts, and ideas in writing in Arabic on the selected subtopic and for a specific audience and purpose.
Unit 2
In this unit students develop an understanding of the language and culture/s of Arabic-speaking communities through the study of three or more topics.
Areas of Study:
- Interpersonal Communication – Student should be able to respond in writing in Arabic to spoken, written or visual texts presented in Arabic.
- Interpretive Communication – Student should be able to analyse and use information from written, spoken or visual texts to produce an extended written response in Arabic.
- Presentational Communication – Student should be able to explain information, ideas and concepts orally in Arabic to a specific audience about an aspect of culture within communities where Arabic is spoken.
Forms of Assessment
SACs assessing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, Vocabulary or Script Tests, Semester Exams
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Completion of Years 7-10 Arabic