Arabic Language in Legal and Economic Culture

foreign languages
obligatory courses

Advanced level of Modern Standard Arabic proficiency.

Classroom

The course aims to develop the productive and receptive skills in Modern Standard Arabic at a high level of proficiency through reading, translation, analysis and discussion on various types of texts, as well as lexical exercises, with particular attention to legal and economic vocabulary.

The course aims to develop the productive and receptive skills in Modern Standard Arabic at a high level of proficiency through reading, translation, analysis and discussion on authentic texts (news and commentaries on law and economy, legal acts, trade documents, legal and trade counselling etc.), as well as lexical exercises, with particular attention to legal and economic vocabulary. The course responds to the needs of students who are learning MSA for professional purposes.

Diouri M., Internet Arabic, Edinburgh University Press 2013.

El-Farahaty H., Arabic- English Legal Translation, Routledge 2015.

Elgibali A., Korica N., Media Arabic. A Coursebook for Reading Arabic News, The American University in Cairo Press 2014.

Evans M., Security Arabic, Edinburgh University Press 2013.

Faruqi H., Faruqi’s Law Dictionary: Arabic-English, Librairie du Liban 2003.

Faruqi H., Faruqi’s Law Dictionary: English- Arabic, Librairie du Liban 2003.

Gaafar M., Wightwick J., Practice Makes Perfect: Arabic Vocabulary, McGraw Hill 2013.

Ghattas N., A Dictionary of Economics, Business & Finance: English-Arabic, Librairie du Liban 2000. Lahlali M., Advanced Media Arabic, 2nd ed., Edinburgh University Press 2017.

Lahlali M., Advanced Media Arabic, 2nd ed., Edinburgh University Press 2017.

Lahlali M., Kesseiri R., Essential Skills in Arabic: From Intermediate to Advanced, Edinburgh University Press 2018.

Kendall E., Media Arabic. An Essential Vocabulary, Edinburgh University Press 2007.

Mace J., Business Arabic. An Essential Vocabulary, Edinburgh University Press 2008.

The Constitution of the Tunisian Republic, 2014.

Selected texts from news websites, i.e. www.aljazeera.net.

Alumnus/alumna:

K_W02: has extended knowledge of particular problems pertaining to the cultures of the Orient or Africa (within the scope of culture and literature or language or culture and religion issues) in a comparative perspective

K_W04: has extended and deepened knowledge of Arabic

K_W07: knows and understands the local academic tradition (methods of analysis, interpretation and evaluation) in the context of Arab countries

k_W08: demonstrates good knowledge of contemporary cultural life Arab countries

K_W09: has genuine knowledge of rules of communication, writing and reading in Arabic

K_W10: has wide and profound knowledge of the structures and social relations as well as socio-cultural behaviour in Arab countries, which enables professional verbal communication in social and intercultural contexts

K_U01: can search for, analyze, evaluate and use information from different sources and can form a critical judgement on its basis

K_U02: can indicate sources of cultural differences between different regions of the Orient or Africa, also on the basis of source materials

K_U03: can acquire knowledge independently and enhance research skills as well as develop abilities to build a professional career

K_U04: can use the knowledge in the field of Oriental studies to expand knowledge of humanities

K_U05: can use the knowledge in the field of Oriental studies to solve problems relating to cultural differences in professional situations

K_U06: can use the terminology from the domain of religion of Arab countries to analyze and interpret religious phenomena, ethical motives and social behaviour, as well as cultural differences

K_U08: can read, analyze and interpret advanced literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of Arab countries and appropriately place them in their cultural context

K_U09: can compare and thoroughly analyze interrelations between selected literary texts and other works of culture (film, press, social writing) of Arab countries, and the issues of tradition and modernity

K_U11: can analyze the most important phenomena in the field of history, as well as the socio-political, linguistic or cultural context of Arab countries

K_U12: can evaluate, select and describe most important products of contemporary culture in Arab countries

K_U13: can select and translate into Polish most valuable literary works/writings of Arab countries

K_U15: has a good command of Arabic at an advanced level

K_U16: can behave in an adequate way, react verbally and mediate in communication in a selected socio-cultural context of Arab countries

K_U17: can choose and formulate a subject of an MA thesis, select and find sources in Arabic, refer to certain theories and other sources

K_U18: acquires the ability to describe in Polish and Arabic diverse aspects of Arabic culture, taking into consideration the intellectual traditions of Arab countries

K_U19: acquires the ability to formulate own opinions and conclusions in both writing and speaking in Polish and Arabic

K_U21: can proficiently use advanced electronic and internet tools in Polish and in Arabic

K_K01: understands the need to learn all one’s life, can inspire and organize other people’s process of learning

K_K02: can actively cooperate and work in a group as well as forge relationships and build social relations

K_K03: can actively establish relations and cooperate with representatives of other cultures

K_K05: is open to new ideas and trends as well as cultural diversity

K_K06: has awareness of the differences stemming from the cultural, religious and philosophical variety and their influence on shaping social and political attitudes as well as economic processes

K_K08: understands and appreciates the value of tradition and cultural heritage of one’s own country and of Arab countries

K_K09: can see the need to enrich one’s own tradition by adding positive philosophical, social and cultural values of Arab countries, treats cultural synergy as an added value

K_K10: actively acts in aid of mutual understanding and effective intercultural communication, cultural and economic cooperation, domestic contacts and ones in Arab countries

K_K11: actively acts in aid of sharing and promoting cultural heritage and most important products of contemporary culture in Arab countries

K_K12: can use linguistic and cultural competencies in professional situations such as aid programmes, government programmes, immigration problems, national security issues

Attendance control. Max. two absences (4 hours) are allowed in a semester. In case of absence due to illness, a medical certificate should be submitted within seven working days from the last day of the leave specified in the certificate.

Continuous assessment of diligence

Final graded assignment (written/oral)