Introductory Arabic 1

• • Lesson 1
  • Introduction
  • Transliteration system (arabizi)
  • Phonetic background
  • Common greetings
  • Introducing oneself
  • Leave taking
  • The Arabic alphabet
  • The one-way connectors
  • Numbers 1 to 10
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson 2
  • Identifying yourself and others
  • Introduction to separate personal pronouns
  • The two-way connectors ب ت ث ن ي
  • Introduction to the long and short vowels
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson 3
  • Morning greetings
  • Asking about well being
  • Alphabet : ج ح خ س ش ف ق ة
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson Four
  • Enquiring about place of origin
  • Subject and predicate
  • More separate pronouns
  • Arabic alphabet : Letter ص ض ط ظ ع غ
  • Arab states and capital cities
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson Five
  • The Arabic alphabet (continued) – ك ل م ه
  • The attached pronouns
  • Expressing possession
  • The relative noun
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson Six
  • The Arabic alphabet (The last characters ) – ء ى
  • Arabic diacritics
  • Foreign sounds
  • Introduction to definite and indefinite words
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson Seven
  • Reading passage 1 : طالبة مغربيّة
  • Describing location using preposition
  • The coordinating particle “and” : وَ - حرف العَطْف
  • The demonstratives أسماء الإشارة
  • Contrasting using لكنْ ـ لكنّ
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson eight
  • The nominal sentence revisited
  • Negating with laysa
  • Introduction to regular masculine plurals
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson nine
  • Reading passage 2 : في الجامعة
  • Introduction to the noun / adjective agreement
  • Introduction to the idafa structure
  • Using the demonstratives
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson ten
  • Reading passage : حوار
  • Asking questions
  • Expressing contrast with the particles أَوْ or أَمْ :
  • The Arabic verb (verb to know)
  • The particle kam
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson eleven
  • Reading passage : مونى وعادل في الرباط
  • The cases in Arabic
  • The dual in context
  • Introduction to the number / noun agreement (1 to 10)
  • More on plurals
  • Cultural note
  • Lesson twelve
  • Reading passage : عائِلةُ مَهى لَحّام
  • Arabic last names
  • Revisiting the object of the verb or the preposition
  • Ordinal numbers
  • Pronouns of separation
  • Cultural note
  • Revision - Exam practice
  • Lesson 1 to 12

Others

This is a fast paced academic course at a University level. You might be required to undertake a placement test

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

In the first year students undertaking Introductory Arabic 1 and Introductory Arabic 2 develop basic competences in both written and oral grammatical patterns, both orally and in writing, using Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), and learn to interact in limited aspects of everyday life situations. Emphasis at this stage is on mastering the Arabic sound system and pronunciation.

This course assumes no previous knowledge of the language. It covers the Arabic script, sound system and basic grammar rules. The teaching uses a new method of audio-visual and audio-lingual approach and is designed to develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing by the use of dialogues, class interaction and oral and written drills. Language laboratory work may be incorporated into the course. On completion of the course, students will have acquired the ability to speak at a basic level in Modern Standard Arabic, the ability to read and understand a range of simple Arabic texts within a vocabulary range of 300-400 most commonly used words, basic grammatical structures of the Arabic language and familiarity with some Arabic cultural practices and traditions.

• Active participation in weekly online session Q&A (15%)
• 3 x Reading - Writing - Listening exercises (submitted via Wattle) (25%)
• 150 words in Arabic on a given topic (10%)
• Oral Exam (20%)
• 2 hour online test conducted via Adobe connect - Reading, comprehension, Translation, Grammar, Composition (30%)