Arabic Post Beginners (LL179)
Summary
Level:
Pre-requisite: Successful completion of LLL Arabic Beginners or equivalent level A1.1 standard of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference)
Description of entry level:
This course is for those who may have studied the language at school some years ago or attended a beginners' course of approximately 50 hours. You have very limited vocabulary and some understanding of basic structures. You can just about cope with predictable situations and require boosting your confidence in other contexts. The course will cover the communication skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking in addition to enhancing your knowledge of the grammatical structures of the language, including the various tenses.
Main Objectives
- Consolidating previous learning and learn how to give information on personal experiences.
- Understanding the main points in a conversation on familiar matters regularly encountered in daily life, work and leisure.
- Engaging in unprepared conversations on familiar topics.
- Developing an understanding of society and culture.
Please read our Can-do Statements (link on the right of this page) to see the competences which you will be working towards and can achieve by the end of the year.
Teaching
Teaching will be delivered fully online on MSTeams.
Microsoft 365 documents will be used. You will have to be able to open and work with this kind of material to engage in the course.
One weekly two-hour online session for 18 weeks.
Course Texts (must be bought by the students)
- Mastering Arabic 1 by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar, 4th edition, ISBN 978-1-350-36726-5
- Mastering Arabic 1 Activity Book, 3rd edition: ISBN 978-1-350-370068-5
Course Description
Based on a step-by-step approach, the course is divided into learning blocks each of which focuses on practical, useful and manageable language. New language is practised via games, role-plays, Quizlets and problem-solving tasks.
Homework tasks will be set each week to consolidate what you have learnt in class.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
- Understand spoken everyday words and phrases relating to personal needs and interests; understand spoken basic information about people, their family, home, work and hobbies; grasp the essential elements of simple messages and simple announcements.
- Understand short simple messages and texts relating to areas of personal relevance; understand key information in leaflets; identify key information in short reports about stories or events
- Describe educational background and job; ask and answer simple questions about familiar topics; express likes, dislikes and feelings.
- Write basic descriptions of events (past and present) and activities; write simple notes to accept or offer an invitation; thank someone or apologise; write very basic emails requesting information.
Syllabus
Communicative skills such as:
- describing things
- directions
- likes and dislikes
- numerals in context
- food and drink
- shopping: grocery, clothes, and jewellery items
- going out
- travel and holidays
- describing past events
- telling the time and appointments
- expressing tastes and preferences
- daily routine
- describing personalities
- making comparisons
- future plans
- expressing wishes and aspirations
Grammar skills such as:
- gender
- personal and attached pronouns
- personal and attached pronouns,
- nominal sentences
- verbal sentences
- rule of the definite article
- nouns and verbal nouns
- plural patterns
- adjectives
- interrogatives
- prepositions
- comparative adjectives
- superlative adjectives
- adverbs of time, place and manner
- tenses: present, past and future
Subject-specific and transferable skills
- Written and spoken communication
- Strategies for understanding gist and specific information
- Intercultural Awareness, Professionalism, Digital Literacy, Teamwork, Problem-solving
Can count towards the Warwick Award
