INTRODUCTION
The University Required Courses (UniCORE) is a set of courses that are required to be taken by all IIUM undergraduate students. In QLD we offered 2 UniCORE courses for English Medium Programme students which focus on Arabic for Ibadah Purposes. The courses included the relevant contents such as understanding of selected Quranic verses, recitals in prayer and selected dua’.
LQAD 1003
Arabic for Ibadah I
Contact hours: 3 / Credit hours: 0.5
This is an introduction to Arabic for ibadah for pre-elementary level. The course focuses on the understanding of selected Quranic verses, recitals in prayer and dua’. It is an integrated course, which combines four essential language skills and provides students with knowledge on very basic grammatical components of Quranic language. Language drills and self-access approach are used to help students to familiarize themselves with the language.
LQAD 2003
Arabic for Ibadah II
Contact hours: 3 / Credit hours: 0.5
This is an introduction to Arabic for ibadah for elementary level.
The course focuses on the understanding of selected Quranic verses, recitals in prayer and dua’. It is an integrated course, which combines four essential language skills and provides students with knowledge on basic grammatical components of Quranic language. Language drills and self-access approach are used to help students to familiarize themselves with the language.
Meanwhile for Non-muslim undergraduate students of all English medium programmes, QLD has offered a different module which emphasize more on the aspects of basic Arabic communication and simple writing. By introducing the alternative Arabic UniCore courses for the non-Muslims, students will be able to appreciate the Arabic language and culture. This will contribute towards increasing the cultural literacy of our students
LQAD 1103
Arabic for Communication I
Contact hours: 3 / Credit hours: 0.5
This is an introduction to Arabic.
This is an Arabic language course for absolute beginners which introduces students to basic Arabic communication for daily life as well as some Arabic cultural elements associated with it. It is an integrated course which combines four essential language skills. Through the inclusion of SAF as the key features of students’ learning experience, the course embeds the elements and values that are significant in the holistic nurturing of Insan Sejahtera. At the end of the course, students should be able to use basic Arabic words and phrases to communicate basic information about themselves.
LQAD 2103
Arabic for Ibadah II
Contact hours: 3 / Credit hours: 0.5
This is an Arabic language course for the beginner level which introduces students to Arabic basic communication for daily life. It is an integrated course which combines four essential language skills. Through the inclusion of SAF as the key features of students’ learning experience, the course embeds the elements and values that are significant in the holistic nurturing of Insan Sejahtera. At the end of the course, students should be able to use Arabic in familiar and common everyday situations by incorporating moral values through class activities.
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FLOWCHART
To understand how you progress in Arabic language courses for English Medium Programmes (UniCORE courses),
please click the relevant flowchart link below: