This Colloquial Moroccan Arabic course (30 hours) aims at meeting the immediate needs of students to be able to communicate with their host families and with people outside.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Communicate in simple Moroccan Arabic using basic words and expressions.
Understand basic conversations in CMA.
Make polite requests.
Method of presentation:
The instructors will foster the active involvement of the students in meaningful interactions in class through pair work, group work and role-play. Sessions are 3-4 hours a day with a break of 15-20 minutes in the middle.
content:
Session 1
1. Useful expressions :
What’s your name?, my name is...., Pleased to meet you.
I want …., thanks.
2. More greetings:
- How are you? I am fine, Thanks. Good bye, see you later.
- Commands in context: see, listen, read, write, stop, say.
- Nouns in context: family, children, my children, father, mother, sister, daughter.
3: Numbers: 1 to 20
5: Homework.
Session 2
Review from session 1
Adjectives in context: I am happy, angry, sick, tired
Pronouns: I, you, he, she, they, we
Questions: Do you…? Are you…?
Answer: Yes, No
Possessives: My, your, her, their, our
Occupations: Student, teacher, nurse, waiter
Nationalities: Moroccan, American, French
Questions: - Where are you from? Are you from….?
What’s your occupation?
Question/answer on nationalities and occupations.
Homework
Session 3
Review from session 2
Numbers from 20 to 100
Dialogue: at the shop
Vocabulary words and expressions: Oil, sugar, tea, milk, a bottle of, change, how much?, give me, I want,
Role play
Homework
Session 4
Quiz 1 on S1 and 2
Review from session 3
Dialogue: Al the grocer’s
Vocabulary words and expressions: Fruits and vegetables. 1 kilo, 2 kilos, half a kilo, a quarter of a kilo
Role play.
Homework.
Session 5
Review from session 4
Numbers from 100 to 1000
Dialogue: At the Café
Vocabulary words and expressions: coffee and milk, coffee, orange juice, with sugar, without sugar.
4. Days of the week.
5. Role play.
Homework.
Session 6
1. Quiz on S3 or S4
2. Review from session 5
3. Dialogue: Let’s go
Making suggestions, inviting,
4. This, that, those
5. Role play
Session 7
Review from session 6
Dialogue: At the hotel
Vocabulary word and expressions: Shower, room, bathroom, breakfast, dinner, lunch, passport, pay, sign here please, with/without
This Colloquial Moroccan Arabic course (30 hours) aims at meeting the immediate needs of students to be able to communicate with their host families and with people outside.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
The instructors will foster the active involvement of the students in meaningful interactions in class through pair work, group work and role-play. Sessions are 3-4 hours a day with a break of 15-20 minutes in the middle.
Session 1
1. Useful expressions :
2. More greetings:
- How are you? I am fine, Thanks. Good bye, see you later.
- Commands in context: see, listen, read, write, stop, say.
- Nouns in context: family, children, my children, father, mother, sister, daughter.
3: Numbers: 1 to 20
5: Homework.
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
4. Days of the week.
5. Role play.
Session 6
1. Quiz on S3 or S4
2. Review from session 5
3. Dialogue: Let’s go
4. This, that, those
5. Role play
Session 7
Session 8