Arabic? (1 Viewer)

[Kittikhun]

I'm not very savvy in regards to uni terminology, but for those who are doing a major in Arabic is it worth it? Is the teaching quality good (I have been hearing some bad stuff about language courses at USYD especially for French)? Would it be realistic to do a combined degree of Physics and Arabic?

Thanks.

 

[witide]

I know someone majoring in Arabic, and obviously loves it. And I don't see anything wrong with languages at USYD. I've studied French, Italian and Greek here, and they're all great. In fact, French has been my favourite.

Although with physics and Arabic, they don't really go together do they? You'd have to do either B Arts, with a major in Arabic, and physics can be your second major. Science/Arts would probably be more appropriate as a degree.

 

[UncoKane]

The languages are pretty good at USYD. Italian was taught really well, but I reckon French is going reaaaly slowly.

I know someone majoring in Arabic, and obviously loves it. And I don't see anything wrong with languages at USYD. I've studied French, Italian and Greek here, and they're all great. In fact, French has been my favourite.

Although with physics and Arabic, they don't really go together do they? You'd have to do either B Arts, with a major in Arabic, and physics can be your second major. Science/Arts would probably be more appropriate as a degree.

You can do Arabic in a Science degree...

 

[witide]

The languages are pretty good at USYD. Italian was taught really well, but I reckon French is going reaaaly slowly.



You can do Arabic in a Science degree...

Really? Strange, I thought Italian went slowly and French was really fast.

And yeh, forgot about that. Same subjects either way though, just a different degree.

 

[Kittikhun]

Thanks for the replies guys.

So what these guys are saying here is mostly false?

http://community.boredofstudies.org/221/faculty-arts/117830/frnc1631-1632-crap-course.html

Furthermore, The Good University Guide gave a one star rating for the teaching quality in languages at USYD.

I'm just a bit worried. I don't give two flying craps about the prestige of the university if the teaching quality is not good.

 

[witide]

Well I can't really compare to any other uni, but I've enjoyed all my language courses. In fact I'd say my language teachers have been the highest quality out of all the university instructors I've had.

USYD also has a much wider range of languages than other unis, from Arabic to Yiddish, and I always assumed it was the top uni in NSW in those areas. And for French, there are conversation classes run daily by the French society, and similarly by other language societies.