This course is for complete beginners. Learners will use Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) within a range of day to day situations. This student-centred course aims to develop all areas of the language: speaking, listening, reading and writing. On completing 3 terms, you will be able to communicate in and understand Arabic, as well as read and write basic sentences on familiar topics. This is the perfect beginners Arabic course for everyone.
The class size is limited to 8-10 students.
Mastering Arabic 1
Wightwick, Jane and Mahmoud Gaafar. 3rd ed, London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. Print.
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| Meet and greet and introduce oneself | In this topic you will learn a variety of different greetings and be able to introduce yourself to Arabic speakers as well as ask others for their names. | Masculine and Feminine
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| Alphabet and pronunciation | In this topic you will learn the sounds that make up the foundations of the Arabic language and how these sounds are represented in writing. By getting a strong grip on this topic, you will be able to understand spoken Arabic and be understood when speaking as well as learning how to read and write in Arabic. | |
| Talk about family | In this topic you will learn the names of different relations such as parents and siblings as well as how to add possessive suffixes such as my, your, his and her. | |
| Talk about work | In this topic you will learn the names of different professions and talk about your work and that of others. | |
| Describe the surroundings | In this topic you will learn to describe aspects of the environment and describe objects using nouns and adjectives as well as describing what’s on your street and learning prepositions such as above, under and between. |
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| Directions, places, and towns | Here, you will learn how to ask for and give directions. You will learn terms such as left, right and straight on, as well as how to say something is at the beginning or the end of the street. You will also learn how to give information about different locations, such as what facilities are in a particular town and whereabouts in town they are. You will also learn the names of cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west). | Genitive with Idafa
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| Countries and nationalities | You will learn how to say your country of birth, nationality and origin. You will also learn the names of other countries and their capitals in Arabic. | |
| Numbers | In this topic you will learn how to count and write numbers in Arabic. You’ll also be able to give your telephone number and ask others for theirs. You will be able to talk about dates, addresses and prices. | |
| Celebrations | Here you will learn how to organise a birthday party, order gifts, learn party related vocabulary such as congratulations, decorations, presents, guests etc, as well as talk about colours. | |
| Food and drink | in this topic you will learn how to order food and drink at a grocer or restaurant. You will learn the names of different items of food and drinks as well as popular dishes. | |
| What happened yesterday | You will learn how to apply the past tense by conjugating verbs to describe the actions of different people in the past. |
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| Weather and seasons | Here, you will learn weather-related vocabulary and seasons. You will be able to talk about the weather and the temperature. | Plural patterns
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| Daily routine | Here, you learn the present tense conjugation and talk about your daily routine, activities, and transportation. | |
| Comparatives and superlatives | Here, you will learn how to make comparisons using comparatives and superlatives such as bigger, the biggest, faster, the fastest. | |
| Education, school, and work | Here, you will learn how to talk about different stages of education and schooling, different academic subjects and departments. | |
| Future plans | Here, you will learn the future tense and how to describe your future plans. |
