Arabic 101 Class
- Syllabus
- Sample Arabic Lesson
- Student's Sample Work
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Arabic 101 Class
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This course is designed for non-native speakers, that is, students who have not studied Arabic before and do not speak any Arabic. The purpose of this course is to provide the students with the fundamental skills in: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Culture.
The course is proficiency-based, implying that all activities within the course are aimed at placing the learner in the context of the native-speaking environment from the very beginning.
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The course focuses on listening and speaking in a basic context so that students can learn to initiate a conversation. Students learn frequently used sentence patterns that allow them to communicate on a basic level and which support their development in both reading and writing. The course will also compare Arabic and American cultures. These activities will help students understand the distinctive characteristics of the humanistic perspective; understand the historical and cultural factors of Arab world in a global context. This humanistic perspective will be applied to values, experiences and meanings in one's own life.
By the end of this course, successful students will be able to demonstrate their grounding in the receptive and productive modes of a variety of tasks. A list of the tasks will be distributed in class. Their listening and reading competencies will be expected to reach a level of Novice High and their speaking and writing competencies will be expected to reach Novice Mid according to the ACTFL (American Council in Teaching Foreign Language) scale.
Syllabus:
Class Syllabus
(Click to download a PDF).
Developed by Professor Iman Hashem (LA Stars, Occidental Collage).
Sample Arabic Lesson:
Sample Lesson
(Click to download a PDF).
Developed by Professor Iman Hashem (LA Stars, Occidental Collage).
Student's Sample Work:
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