I. Introduction and Course Description:
Introduction to Arabic is the first year of foreign language instruction for students at Peterson School and lays the foundation for students on how to learn a foreign language and enables the student to use it effectively as a means of practical communication. There is a strong emphasis on explaining to the students that Arabic is the foreign language of choice in diplomacy, finance, travel, politics and law. Students will also have good understanding of the geographic location of Arabic speaking countries throughout the Middle East and an overview of their culture and history. The study of Arabic will encourage the student to develop respect to other culture and will provide skills needed to facilitate further studies of more languages. |
Syllabus |
III. Topics: • Getting Acquainted: 1. To exchange greetings and basic information about self and others. 2. Describe the origin of Arabic and where it is spoken in the world 3. To recognize appropriate cultural salutations based on gender differences and gestures. 4. To recognize some Arabic Alphabets. 5. To use the long and short vowels using the diacritical stress marks. • My Classes: 1. Provide information related to classes, class schedules, places in school, class preferences, and school related activities 2. Telling time 3. To use the numbers in Arabic 4. To describe a typical school day in an Arab country. 5. To recognize some Arabic Alphabets. 6. To learn about the days of the week . • Family: 1. Exchange information about own physical description (body parts) and personality traits. 2. Use the correct verb to indicate the number, age, and physical description of family members 3. Describe the activities that family members do using regular verbs 4. Express relationships and family member preferences 6. Compare friendship in Arabic speaking countries with the United States 7. To recognize some Arabic Alphabets. • Food Preferences: 1. To exchange information about food preferences, food groups and eating habits 2. Describe eating habits in Arab-speaking countries 3. Conjugate verbs to eat, to drink, to feel like, to prefer. Home: 1. Exchange information about homes, rooms, and furnishings 2. Discuss information about styles of housing and furnishing in an Arab speaking country • Clothing: 1. To exchange information about clothing, colors and prices. 2. To interpret information about clothing in the context of weather 3. To describe traditional clothing in Arab-speaking countries, including styles, fabrics and patterns. • Community: 1. Provide information about places, activities, and transportation in the community 2. Describe a typical Arabic shop and how it serves the community 3- Describe about the weather. |
References |
Exploring Arabic by Hisham Abdel-Khalek and Joan G.Sheeran , 2009, EMC
Publishing. Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners by Mahdi Alosh and Revised with Allen Clark. Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-Arabiyya with DVDs, Part One, Second Edition. A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One w/3 DVDs (ISBN: 158901104X) Suggested Resources: Various Arabic websites: http://www.arabacademy.com |