Week 1&2. Unit 1. مﻼﺳﻹا. ﺔﺳﺎﯾﺳﻟاو. In Class. Homework &Preparation. -Introduction
to the course. -Unit 1 vocabulary Pp.2-5. -Vocabulary exercises 1,2,3,4,5 pp.6-9.
MEI ARABIC 301 ADVANCED I SYLLABUS
Middle East Institute Arabic 301 Advanced I Syllabus Instructor: E-mail: Phone: Course Description: This course aims to bring students to the Advanced I level of proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In addition, it trains students to continue their linguistic development and acquire sufficient control in language synthetic structures and style to help towards reaching increasing overall facility with the language itself. To help students develop their ability to narrate and describe topics on current events, religion, and literature interest in the three major time frames. Also to develop students’ language performance to the paragraph length discourse. Students will also read articles and listen to media dealing with different issues and current events of the Arab world.
Textbook and Materials
Brustad, K. et Al. Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-Arabiyya with DVDs A textbook for Arabic: Part Three. Georgetown University Press. (Units 1- Unit 4 up to pg.143)
Extra materials assigned by the instructor
*Students are strongly urged to use the CDS corresponding to the material offered in the classroom. Grade distribution: 20% Participation & Attendance 20% Homework & Preparation 15% Presentations 20% Midterm 25% Final exam
NOTES:
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This syllabus is subject to change Homework of each week has to be turned in in the beginning of the following week.
Preparation before class is extremely important to be able to follow the class.
Week 1&2 Unit 1 اإلسالم والسياسة In Class -Introduction to the course -Unit 1 vocabulary Pp.2-5 -Vocabulary exercises 1,2,3,4,5 pp.6-9 -Speaking practice exercise 6 pg.9 -New phrases pp.10-11
Homework &Preparation
Read through unit 1 ahead Prepare exercise 8 on new expressions pg.12 Prepare exercise 9 pg.13 Prepare reading 1 pp.13-17
-Exercise 8 on new expressions pg.12 - Exercise 9 pg.13 -Reading1,pp. 13-17 Grammar: القواعد - اسم اإلشارة بعد اإلسم المشار اليهpp.20-21 - اسم الفاعل, الفعل األجوف –المصدرpp.21-28
Prepare reading 2 pp.33-37
- معاني ما الظرفيةpp.29-32 -Reading 2, pp.33-36 -Presentations 1 and discussion of extra material
Prepare exercise 19 pg.32 Prepare exercises 22,23 pg.37
- Exercise 19 pg.32 - Speaking exercises 22,23 pg.37 -Presentations 2 and discussion of extra material
Presentations and Writings:
1. Present and write about an article you read about the Islamists in the Arab world or a related topic. 2. Present and write about a video you watched about the Islamists in the Arab world or a related topic.
-Extra materials
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Read through unit 2 ahead Memorize the vocabulary of unit 2 pp.-93 39 Prepare vocabulary exercises 1, 2,3,4,5 &8 pp.44-48&50
Week 3&4 Unit 2 بين التراث الكالسيكي والشعبي
In Class
Homework &Preparation
Unit 2 -Review unit 2 vocabulary Pp.39-43 -Vocabulary exercises 1, 2,3,4,5 &8 pp.44-48&50 -New phrases pg.49
-Exercise 9 pg.50 -Culture القضاء والقدرpg.51 - قبل القراءةpg.52 -Reading1,pp. 52-57 Grammar: - معاني "ما" االسمية والشرطيةpp.60-62
- الفعل الناقصpp.63-69 -Reading 2, pp.70-73 - Presentations 1 and discussion of extra material
-Exercises 25,26,27,28,29 pp.74-77 -Exercise 28 pg.77 -Exercise 93 قصيدة وأغنيةpp.77-78 -Presentations 2 and discussion of extra material
Prepare قبل القراءةpg.52 Prepare reading 1 pp.52-57
Reading 2, pp.70-73 Prepare exercise 25 pg.74
Prepare exercise 26 pp.75-76 Prepare exercise 27 pg.77 Prepare exercise 28 pg.77 Prepare exercise 93 قصيدة وأغنيةpp.77-78
Presentations and Writings: 1. Presentation and writing based on exercise 6 (short descriptions of 3 movies or stories) pg.48 2. Presentation and writing based on exercise 13 b. pg.59 Extra materials:
*Study for Midterm on units 1&2
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Week 5&6 Midterm & Unit 3 العرب والغربup to page 109 In Class Midterm
Homework &Preparation
Unit 3 العرب والغرب -Review unit vocabulary Pp.80-84 -Vocabulary exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6 pp.85-89 -New Expressions pg.90
-Exercise 8 pp.91-92 -Exercise 10 pg.93 -Exercise 11 pg.93 -Reading 1 pp.93-98
-Presentations and discussion of extra material
Prepare exercise 8 pp.91-92 Prepare exercise 10 pg.93 Prepare exercise 11 pg.93 Reading 1 pp.93-98
Presentations and Writings:
Grammar: - الجذر الرباعيpp.101-103 - اسم المفعول للفعل الناقص واالسم المقصورpp.104-105 - األعدادpp.106-109
Read through unit 3 ahead Memorize the new vocabulary of unit 3 pp.80-84 Prepare vocabulary exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6 pp.85-89
1-Presentation and writing on one of the topics from exercise 9 pg.92 (or a topic related to the unit theme) 2-Presentation and writing on one of the topics from exercise 28 pg.115 (or a topic related to the unit theme)
Extra material:
Prepare the second reading pp.109-112 Prepare exercise 25 pg.113
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Week 7 Continue with Unit 3 &Unit 4 مع الشعر العربيup to page138 In Class
Homework &Preparation
Continue with Unit 3
-Reading 2 pp.109-112 -Speaking exercise 27 pg.114
Unit 4 مع الشعر العربي
Read through unit 4 ahead Memorize the new vocabulary of unit 4 pp.118-122 Prepare vocabulary exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, PP.123-129 Prepare the reading 1 pp.132-138
-Review unit vocab. Pp.118-122 Presentations and Writings: -Vocabulary exercises 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, PP.123129 -New Expressions pp.130-131 -Reading 1 pp.132-138
-Presentation and writing on one of the topics from exercise 16 pg.140 92 (or a topic related to the unit theme) *Study for final exam
Week 8 Final Exam
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