Arabic Language Beginner Group

General

Developing students’ basic skills in all competencies that are delivered through specific contexts ranging from talking about your selves to expressing likes and dislikes.

Reading: Appreciation of the sound system of the language particularly those peculiar to Arabic, then moving into the basic structure of words and into the basic sentence structure. By the end of the course, students will have the ability to read with confidence basic short texts covered in the various contexts of the course.

Writing

Understand the basic principles and rules governing writing, with the ability to shape letters correctly and move gradually into the written word and phrase. Students will be able to produce a short text of 70-80 words.

Speaking

Will have the ability to produce the special Arabic sounds as well as talking about you, your studies, country, professions, and family

Listening

Ability to understand simple dialogues around basic contexts, such as travel, studies, personal information, etc

Topics

• Getting Started: Greetings; letters of the alphabet:  ( ب ت ث ن ي )
• Introducing yourself: countries and nationalities
• Putting words together; letters of the alphabet: ( ا د ذ ر ز و )
• The family; letters of the alphabet:  ( ج ح خ ه م )
• Professions; joining letters; letters of the alphabet: ( س ش ص ض )
• Describing things: letters of the alphabet: ( ف ق ك ل )
• Polite requests; using public transport
• Where is it? Letters of the alphabet: ( ط ظ ع غ )
• Asking for and giving directions; describing places
• Likes and dislikes
• Counting things: In the market; shopping for food
• Going Shopping: understanding prices, weights, and measurements
• Colors: shopping for clothes
• Going out: ordering food and drink
• Telling the time
• Days of the week; months of the year
• Describing your daily routine
• Comparatives and Superlatives
• Future plans

Pronunciation

• Short and long vowels: Fathah, Dammah, and Kasrah
• length phenomenon: vowels and consonants
• Tanween, Shadda, and Sukuun
• Sun and Moon letters
• Special Arabic Sounds

Grammar

• Gender
• Personal pronouns
• Attached pronouns
• Nominal sentences
• The definite article
• Nouns and adjectives
• 'Yes' and 'No' questions and other interrogatives.
• Prepositions
• Idafa structure
• Verb patterns: present tense
• Verb patterns: past tense

Skills

Listening, speaking, reading and writing.