Arabic Grammar Level 1A - Summer 2021
Course Category: Arabic | Level 1 Course
Course Code: ARA 101
Instructor: Anse Abeer Aborshaed
Duration: 5 weeks
Course Dates: June 7 - July 8, 2021
Day: Mondays & Thursdays
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 am CST
Classes last approximately 1.5 hours each. This is a practical course, so live attendance is needed for the best learning experience. Recordings of the sessions will be made available for registered students who cannot attend live.
Offered: This course is offered in the Fall and Summer Terms of each year.
Prerequisites:
- Students should be women above the age of 17.
- ARA 100 or equivalent knowledge.
- Students enrolling in this course should have a cursory knowledge of the names, shapes and sounds of Arabic letters, as well as the ability to read and write the Arabic script. An understanding of grammar or any vocabulary is not a prerequisite for this stage.
Placement: New students in the Arabic program are required to submit a placement test to be placed at the correct level. Once you have submitted and tests have been assessed, you will receive a recommendation for the appropriate course for your level. Click here to Download Arabic Placement Test.
Course Description: The course is designed to equip students with knowledge of foundational grammar constructs to develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in the Arabic language. This will enable them to begin to access a variety of texts, from Quran and Hadith to modern newspaper articles and literary texts. The specially designed grammar curriculum, in coordination with the conversation course, gives students both the ability to comprehend a range of basic vocabulary and identify and utilize an increasingly broad array of grammatical structures, setting them firmly on the path for future learning and development of these skills.
Topics covered:
- Gender
- Definition
- Demonstratives
- Adjectives and Colors
- Nominal Sentences
- Pronouns and Prepositions
- Past Tense Verbs
- Present Tense Verbs
- The Subject and the Object
Course Requirements: Students are expected to attend the online lectures, complete one or more weekly assignments, and review and sit for a mid-term and a final exam.
This is an online course so students will need:
- Access to internet with an internet speed of at least 2 Mbps recommended for best performance.
- Headphones, camera and microphone may be required for in-class participation.
- To access the live class and recordings, students will need a computer, smartphone, or tablet/iPad with the Zoom app.
- Access to a printer would be useful for printing course files.
Students will have access to course forums, recordings, and files until September , 2021.
- $100.00 (not including the cost of the course materials)
- $20.00 late registration fee after June 4th (if seats are available)
- Auditing is not available for Arabic courses.
Text: No textbook is required for this course. Materials will be shared with registered students.
Contact: For inquiries, contact registration@rabata.org