Navigation auf uzh.ch

Suche

Asien-Orient-Institut

Intermediate: Role of Women

In this course, we will focus on the different roles women had during the uprisings of the Arab Spring and what developped out of their engagement. Did women's role in society change and if yes, how? The focus will be on TV reports and interviews, but written media will be used as well. The intensive work with the materials will, therefore, significantly improve your listening comprehension skills of Modern Standard Arabic. Discussions in class will develop your oral fluency, expand your lexical repertoire and bring your passive vocabulary to regular use.

Material:   Will be provided by the lecturer.
Lecturer:   Adel Salama, M.A., Qaboos University, Oman.
Time:   6. April - 25. May 2015 (8 sessions).
Monday 17:00-18:30 CET (16:00-17:30 GMT)
Communication in class:   Class is taught in Arabic and English.
Communication via Cliqmeet webinar software.
Participants   Participants eligible to this course are at the intermediate level. You are expected to be able to understand authentic Arabic texts without frequent help of a dictionary, the main ideas of a TV news program, summarize/analyze viewpoints and make personal comments in Standard Arabic.
Level as specified by CEFR: B2.1.
Mode   Once a week, 90 minutes, in a small group of six to nine, online. This course comprises eight sessions. Lessons will be progressive. Estimated time to prepare the lessons will be at least 3 hours per week. Cancelled sessions due to an emergency on the part of the lecturer will be substituted (normally added at the end of the semester).
Certificate   A certificate of participation will be issued if the student has attended at least three quarters of all meetings and if he/she has met the course requirements as defined by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester (This might include presentations in class or written exercises).
Fees   250 EUR.
10% discount on early registration and for former students of our webclasses.
Fees are expected to be paid before teaching starts. If a student has to cancel his/ her participation before the first session, he/ she will be reimbursed the whole amount minus a charge of 60.- EUR. No reimbursement will be paid after the first session.
Registration   here
Registration is open until 22 March 2015. You get a 10% discount if you register before 1 March 2015.
Technical Issues   Students need internet access, a headset and a Skype account. In class, Cliqmeet, a webinar browser based software will be used (does not need any installation). We will check in a personal online meeting, whether the connection is working and give you a short introduction into the programs. Technical problems showing up during the courses that prevent a student from attending the class are his/her own responsibility. Missed classes will, therefore, not be substituted. However, if a general technical problem prevents everyone from participating, the class will be substituted (normally added at the end of the semester).
Further Information   Dr. Eva Yousssef, evamira.youssef at uzh.ch
Daniel Falk, M.A., daniel.falk at uni-leipzig.de

Weiterführende Informationen

Title

Teaser text