This course assumes that the student can recognize basic grammatical structures covered in Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya, part 1, third edition and is able to conduct a conversation in Arabic in situations like hotel reservations, buying a ticket at the train station, and inquiring about flights at the airport etc.
The course is designed to enable students to increase their communicative competence in Arabic. It focuses on the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with more focus on Speaking and Reading. Students will read and discuss authentic Arabic materiel such as articles from daily newspapers/ magazines, and other texts related to the religion, politics, culture, and economics of North Africa and the Middle East.
Students are also required to read or listen to the news media and discuss current political issues in a debate format, as well as to give oral presentations in Arabic. They are expected to express their ideas both orally and in writing
Prerequisites:
Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya Book 1
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, each student will be able to:
express herself/himself in the target language using more complex grammatical structures and a wider range of Arabic expressions.
read and understand authentic material written in Arabic.
listen to and understand authentic spoken Arabic.
discuss current themes related to the Arab World.
give a short presentation related to the topics covered in the course
Method of presentation:
The student is expected to do all homework outside of class. In-class activities will integrate the four basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The teacher will facilitate and encourage individual, pair and group work in class.
Field study:
Two field study trips are organized to two different places in Rabat. Students will have the opportunity to use the language outside the classroom setting and meet other people and practice their speaking skill.
Week 4: First field trip to the archeological museum.
Week 10: Second field trip to Shalla site.
Required work and form of assessment:
Weekly quizzes and writing assignments, presentations, class participation, homework, midterm exam, and final exam.
Weekly quizzes and writing: 20%
Class participation: 10%
Oral presentation and mini research projects: 10%
Homework: 20%
Midterm exam: 20%
Final exam: 20%
content:
WEEK 1:
- Introduction of the course.
- Review of Units 1 ,2 and 3 in Al-kitab Fii Ta’allum Al-‘Arabiyya Part 1 (third edition) - Quiz 1
WEEK 2:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 4. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 2.
WEEK 3:
- Al-Kitaab 1 Unit 5 , Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 3
WEEK 4:
- Review of Units 4 and 5
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 6. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Field trip 1: The archeological museum. Rabat
- Quiz 4.
WEEK 5:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 7. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material - Mid Term Exam
WEEK 6:
- Review of Units 6 and 7.
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 8. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material - Quiz 5
WEEK 7:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 9. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 6.
WEEK 8:
- Review of Units 8 and 9
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 10. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 7.
WEEK 9:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 11. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 8.
WEEK 10:
- Review of Units 10 and 11
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 12. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional material
- Field trip 2: Shalla site. Rabat - Quiz 9.
WEEK 11:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 13. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional material
- Quiz 10.
WEEK 12:
-General review for the Final Exam - Final Exam
Required readings:
Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic. Part One. Georgetown University Press; 3rd edition.
Arabic-English Dictionary
Recommended readings:
Additional materials are related to the main topics dealt with in each chapter. They could be handouts, newspapers articles, short extracts from different books, audio and videos, online materials, documentaries ,etc. These will be dealt with on the last session of each week (Friday) and will be an opportunity for students to move away from the book and reinforce and consolidate the vocabulary and language points covered in the unit under study.
Brief Biography of Instructor:
Mohammed Yacine holds a B.A. in English literature and linguistics, a diploma as a qualified teacher, a diploma of supervisor of English (from Moroccan universities and institutions), and an ACTES (Advanced certificate in Teacher Education and Supervision) from Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, Scotland. Has been teaching English and Arabic for many years and worked as a supervisor for twelve years. He is co-author of several official and private school textbooks.
Fields of interest: Textbook writing , cross-culture studies, and translation (Arabic, French and English).
This course assumes that the student can recognize basic grammatical structures covered in Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya, part 1, third edition and is able to conduct a conversation in Arabic in situations like hotel reservations, buying a ticket at the train station, and inquiring about flights at the airport etc.
The course is designed to enable students to increase their communicative competence in Arabic. It focuses on the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with more focus on Speaking and Reading. Students will read and discuss authentic Arabic materiel such as articles from daily newspapers/ magazines, and other texts related to the religion, politics, culture, and economics of North Africa and the Middle East.
Students are also required to read or listen to the news media and discuss current political issues in a debate format, as well as to give oral presentations in Arabic. They are expected to express their ideas both orally and in writing
Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya Book 1
By the end of the course, each student will be able to:
The student is expected to do all homework outside of class. In-class activities will integrate the four basic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The teacher will facilitate and encourage individual, pair and group work in class.
Two field study trips are organized to two different places in Rabat. Students will have the opportunity to use the language outside the classroom setting and meet other people and practice their speaking skill.
Week 4: First field trip to the archeological museum.
Week 10: Second field trip to Shalla site.
Weekly quizzes and writing assignments, presentations, class participation, homework, midterm exam, and final exam.
WEEK 1:
- Introduction of the course.
- Review of Units 1 ,2 and 3 in Al-kitab Fii Ta’allum Al-‘Arabiyya Part 1 (third edition)
- Quiz 1
WEEK 2:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 4. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 2.
WEEK 3:
- Al-Kitaab 1 Unit 5 , Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 3
WEEK 4:
- Review of Units 4 and 5
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 6. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Field trip 1: The archeological museum. Rabat
- Quiz 4.
WEEK 5:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 7. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Mid Term Exam
WEEK 6:
- Review of Units 6 and 7.
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 8. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 5
WEEK 7:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 9. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 6.
WEEK 8:
- Review of Units 8 and 9
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 10. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 7.
WEEK 9:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 11. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional Material
- Quiz 8.
WEEK 10:
- Review of Units 10 and 11
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 12. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional material
- Field trip 2: Shalla site. Rabat
- Quiz 9.
WEEK 11:
- Al-Kitaab 1, Unit 13. Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Additional material
- Quiz 10.
WEEK 12:
-General review for the Final Exam
- Final Exam
Additional materials are related to the main topics dealt with in each chapter. They could be handouts, newspapers articles, short extracts from different books, audio and videos, online materials, documentaries ,etc. These will be dealt with on the last session of each week (Friday) and will be an opportunity for students to move away from the book and reinforce and consolidate the vocabulary and language points covered in the unit under study.
Mohammed Yacine holds a B.A. in English literature and linguistics, a diploma as a qualified teacher, a diploma of supervisor of English (from Moroccan universities and institutions), and an ACTES (Advanced certificate in Teacher Education and Supervision) from Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh, Scotland. Has been teaching English and Arabic for many years and worked as a supervisor for twelve years. He is co-author of several official and private school textbooks.
Fields of interest: Textbook writing , cross-culture studies, and translation (Arabic, French and English).