Yu Study Center in Rabat, Mrcc Curse name: Intermediate I Mdern Standard Arabic Curse number: ARAB 2501 MORC Prgrams ffering curse: Summer Arabic Language Language f instructin: English, Arabic U.S. Semester Credits: 7 Cntact Hurs: 105 Term: Summer 2018 Curse meeting times: Curse meeting place: CIEE ffice Prfessr: Cntact Infrmatin: ------------------------------------------------- Curse Descriptin Lw Intermediate Mdern Standard Arabic is designed fr students wh are able t cmmunicate at a basic level and have cmpleted at least 120 hurs f prir study f the Arabic language. This curse will further develp vcabulary, and cntinuusly intrduce students t mre cmplex sentence structure and higher level grammatical skills thrughut the semester. Simultaneusly, students will be intrduced t varius aspects f Arab culture and histry. All class exercises and activities are either taskbased r student centered. Aside frm the primary textbk, students will als be expsed t ther materials such as magazine articles, daily newspapers and shrt stries. Learning Objectives By the end f this curse, students shuld be able t: 1. Read texts n a variety f tpics and understand the main ideas, using the dictinary, 2. Understand and frm basic sentence structures in Arabic and start t wrk n the cmplex sentence, 3. Speak with ease abut themselves, their academic backgrund and interests, and t hld sustained cnversatins and discussins n a wide range f tpics, 4. Carry ut written jurnals and reprts n issues related t daily life, mvies, articles, etc. 5. Becme familiar with sme f the differences between MSA and Mrccan Cllquial Arabic (Darija). 6. Gain an in-depth knwledge f varius aspects f Arab culture (e.g. scial custms, religius traditins, family life, etc.) with particular fcus n Mrcc. Curse Prerequisites Prir study f the Arabic language (Beg I, II and III) Curse Requirements : In additin t class participatin, assigned hmewrk, students are highly encuraged t fllw these pints n a daily basis:
Review what has been cvered after each class, particularly new grammatical structures and/r usages, t make sure they fully understand hw and when t use them. Keep a ntebk f new vcabulary: use each new wrd intrduced either in the curse texts r in class activities and discussins in a sentence. Keep a daily jurnal: it is highly recmmended that students write abut their daily lives and experiences in Mrcc. Ask questins in class whenever they need additinal explanatin t clarify new structures and hw r when t use them. Practice speaking Arabic as much as pssible, especially when yu interact utside with native speakers utside f class as well as with the teacher and classmates. Curse materials: 1. Al-Kitaab fii ta`allum al--`arabiyya, Part tw (Units 1-5), by Al-Batal, M., Al-Tnsi, A., Brustad, K., Washingtn D. C.: Gergetwn University Press. 2. A Dictinary f Mdern Standard Arabic (English-Arabic) 3. Varius audi-visual materials, texts frm Arabic newspapers and magazines & handuts prepared by the teacher Curse Assessment: The final grade is assessed by the fllwing criteria: Class Participatin 20% Attendance 15% Hmewrk 25% Quizzes 15% Written Exam 15% Oral exam (presentatins): 10% Curse Requirements Attendance and Class Participatin The aim f class participatin is t: Ask and answer questins, interact with classmates and the prfessr, and read the assigned lessns ahead f class time in rder t be able t fllw class discussins and review vcabulary and grammar with classmates. Quizzes Quizzes are scheduled at the end f each tw weeks in rder t prepare students fr the final written and ral assessments. Written Exam There are tw written exams, ne at the halfway pint in the semester (5weeks) and the ther at the end f the semester. The tw exams cntain everything that was cvered in class and thrugh assignments. Including bk assignments and lessns, vcabulary and in-class wrk. Oral Exam (Presentatins) Students are administered an ral interview t assess their verbal cmmunicatin abilities at the end f the semester.
Attendance Plicy: If yu are absent frm class, yu will receive a 0 fr that day s attendance and participatin. Please infrm yur instructr AND CIEE staff by email if yu are ging t be absent as sn as pssible befre--nt after--the class yu will miss. Tardiness Plicy: Arriving late t class is disruptive s it is expected that yu are in class and ready t start wrk when class time begins. Participatin pints will be deducted fr tardiness. If yu arrive mre than 30 minutes late fr class yu will receive a 0 fr that day s class participatin and it will cunt as an absence in applying the absence plicy
Weekly Schedule Week 1 Getting t knw Activities Speaking Review sme grammar Hmewrk: write abut the reasns yu decided t cme t Mrcc and yur first impressins f the cuntry. General review f previus grammar pints : chapeter10+11 Listening الكتاب teacher)+ Exercises (prepared by the Hmewrk Activity : reading a Mrccan newspaper أصعبقرارفيحياتي" " vcabulary Review: lessn 12: نفيالمستقبل + المستقبل General review f previus grammar pints Listening the stry Hmewrk ( All Negatin ) Review ( the nminal + verbal sentence ) Exercises (prepared by the teacher) Activity Hmewrk: writing abut a trip yu have dne recently. لماذاقررتالبقاءفيأمريكا : 13 Review Lessn لمالمضارعالمجزوم / نفيالماضي : Grammar Exercises frm the bk Hmewrk: lessn 12+13 Activity Quiz 1
Week 2 "سكنواستقرار" : 1 Unit Lessn 1: Practice the vcabulary + Activity فيزمنالماضيوالمصدر " أتمنى" الفعل Listening: الخبرالمقدمالجملةاالسمية) Grammar:( Reading activity Hmewrk : 1+2+6 Hmewrk: write abut yur first experience with yur hst family in Mrcc Ex: 1+2+6 Activity : Descriptin n 8 ( frm the bk ) تفعل / فعل" أوزانالفعل " أوزانالفعل Review f previus Exercise 10 Hmewrk: write a paragraph using new vcabulary+ reading a text page 26 Reading activity page 24 Text discussin قاعدةاسمالمكان Reading ( dialgue : prepared by the teacher) قاعدةاسمالمكان abut Hmewrk prepared by the teacher Speaking Describing the places قاعدةالجملةاالسميةالخبرالمقدملوصفاألماكن Reading ( dialgue : prepared by the teacher) abut ( Describing ) Hmewrk : describing the area Activity Quiz 2 Cking Sessin
Week 3 "عربفيأمريكا " : 2 unit Practice the vcabulary + exercise Writing: a paragraph using new vcabs Reading activity: teacher s article abut Arabs in America قاعدةاسمالموصول Exercise : 20+22 Hmewrk : 2+3+5+7+8 Reading ( Text : prepared by the teacher) Listening: 24 Hmewrk : Speaking Activity "عربفيأمريكاأمأمريكيونعرب" activity: Reading Questins and discussin abut the tpic "مثل +كما +ك" قاعدة s Hmewrk (Teacher s Activity ) Review exercise crrectin Reading ( Newspaper : prepared by the teacher) Listening ( the different kind f music ) The cmparisn Hmewrk ( find the different kind f Arabic calligraphy ) Quiz 3 Sessin : Arabic Calligraphy
Week 4 " منالبيتالىالسوق" : 3 unit Listening: new vcabs Dictatin f new vcabs " فعلوتفعل "قاعدةأوزان Exercise Hmewrk : 1+2+3+4+5 Vcabulary Exercise: 9 Expressin +"يجبأن" teacher s exercise Clur activity + practice n students clthes+ ex 16 Activity Hmewrk 8+11 Listening: exercise 17 Grammar: كانوأخواتها + exercise: 18 منالسهل + منالممل + منالصعب" : Expressins teacher s exercise Hmewrk 19+ descriptin and visit f an ld sul in Rabat Review fr Exam Culture: " "السوقالعربيالقديم page 135 discussin n the suq visit writing activity page: 26 First Written exam ( Mid term )
Week 5 "ترتيباتواستعدادات " : 4 Unit listening and writing: new vcabularies "المناسباتوالستعداداتلها" abut writing: questin " يعقدأن + يؤمنب "قاعدةالفعلين Hmewrk: write a paragraph using vcabs + ex: 1+2+3+4 "المناسباتوالستعداداتلها" : Activity Speaking Reading ( Text : prepared by the teacher) األعياداألمريكية : Hmewrk Hijri mnths: reading and writing calendar mnths exercise 16 "ي" و "او" و "و" by cnjugatin f verbs end exercise 7+8 hmewrk: 11+12 + reading frm hadith +سورةالبقرة Exercises crrectin Reading "منيومياتطالبفيالغربة " حروفالجر Grammar: teacher s exercise االسمالمجرور grammar: exercise page 26 Hmewrk: write a lng paragraph with descriptin using : +حروفالجر exercise 14 Activity( review vcab ) Watching a film Hmewrk Quiz 4
Week 6 Activity: expressins used in feast and celebratins Exercise frm mdern Arabic bk Dictatin: expressins and vcabularies evaluatin Teacher s activity: manifestatins f jy and srrw and their descriptin using expressins and vcabularies. Hmewrk: read a paragraph frm newspaper اجلسفيالمقهى listen t Kadem Sahir s sng األعياداإلسالمية: Hmewrk abut events Reading article Hmewrk : the Mrccan Newspaper Presentatin the hmewrk listening activity: sng fill the blanks exercise Activity : at the qasba r with all CIEE student
Week 7 (Debriefing the Activity ) Activity Reading: page 26 General review: vcabs + grammar+ writing Listening activity: exercise Reading : text in mdern Arabic b + extractحروفالجر phrases Read a paragraph frm newspaper Hmewrk تواصلوتفاهم : 5 Unit discussin studying new vcabs listening: new vcabularies writing: new vcabs hmewrk: 1+2+3+5+6 hmewrk crrectin قاعدةاسمالفاعل Hmewrk: 7+ 9+10+11 Quiz 5 Activity : at the library
Week 8 Practice vcabulary Activity : Bdy Parts Teacher s Exercise قاعدةالمثنى Ex : 18,19 and 20 Review vcabulary writing: Arabs marriage culture and cmparisn with Americans Ask students t write an article discussing their pinin "كوليتخوري " activity Listening Exercise 21+ 23 Hmewrk 20 Reading a paragraph in the news paper "تساؤالت" Reading Exercise 24 + 25 Students questins n vcabs and grammar rules Glbal review Game General questins Final Written Exam