Arabic I

EPEC – Fall 2010 – Pamela Shea IA – 100: Arabic I Leanna Pohevitz

My goal is to have students who have never before seen the alphabet able to read in a semester – understand the vowel system (though not the case-markings, those are typically taught in year two). Be able to hold a basic conversation including: Appropriate greetings, introductions, where they study, what they study, ages, where they live, favorite colors, and hobbies as well as have a very strong grasp of the present tense and specifically application of the present tense to Forms I-IV. I want students to understand where these forms come from, what they enable learners and speakers to do with the language, and honestly I want students to come away ready to begin Arabic semester two in the spring at another institution without having to have taken Arabic one through the five college program. I also want to introduce culture through language. I believe it is completely possible and unfortunate that language classes don’t always do this.

What I will need: At least 70 pages of photo copy permission for each student for the semester (an account to print out of?) – a worksheet for each letter and handouts for each new dialogue and set of vocabulary. One blank CDs for each student who signs up? – Or a flash drive if they all have computers with flash drive capability. One printed copy of conversation book from duplications. – around $10.00 (will last for multiple semesters) One copy of الكتاب في تعلم العربية (will last for multiple semesters) One copy of the answer key for the same textbook (will last for multiple semesters)

Sept. 6 – 10 First Class: Introduction to Arabic, alif, and definiteness. Explanation of class rooms – presentation of syllabus – Way to read the language - first look at the alphabet, letters, sounds, vowels, pause – look at some basic English sentences and how they would be written in Arabic (i.e. This is my car that I love = This is car-mine which I love it) – look at various fonts.

First introduction to أ the first letter of the alphabet (along with explanation of how alif is not really a letter etc.)

Introduce Vocabulary Words 1-10

Explanation of definiteness – If something is definite in English with a particle etc. ال

Homework due next class: Worksheet on Alif– Look at letters ب ت ث ج ح خ the next 6 letters. – Listen to “1. Greeting” sound clip at least five times. Memorize the order of the first 7 letters – and the first 10 vocabulary words.

Sept. 13 – 17 Second Class: Greetings and introduction of gender and nisba adjective. Explanation of appropriate greeting practice – things like not shaking hands but placing hand over heart. Variations across dialect. Explain that because this practice is so common it is most varied to the point where come greetings are COMPLETELY different from country to country – but many vary off of the word peace – so in unsure situations these statements will do.

Look at letters ب ت ث ج ح خ All four forms of each letter – practice some on handout – practice connecting letters. Begin with some small words like باب.

Go over 1-10 Vocabulary words. مرحبًا - explain the tanween fatha – and which sound it makes for this word.

Greetings: Play sound clip كـيف حـالَكَ؟ كـيف حـالـكِ؟ كـيف حـالكم؟ بخـير. الحـمد لله. و أنتَ ؟ و أنتِ ؟

مع السلامـة. إلي اللقـاء.

أراك لاحـقاً. إن شاء الله. – go over “Greeting” sound clip vocabulary words. Go over difference between halek and halak – start to explain male vs. female. Cultural difference here between countries of variations – take for example Tunisia, only using enti, the female you form.

Introduce Vocabulary Words 11-20 – Explain in vs. at, with في. Explain college vs. university (difference in Arabic) – explain how language is the noun, and Arabic is the adjective that modifies it so it agrees in definiteness, and gender (and hint that it also agrees in other ways we can’t see yet, like case-marking). Let this discussion lead into: مؤنث و مذكر – Feminine vs. Masculine AND النسبة – The nisba adjective.

Homework due next class: Worksheets for ب ت ث ج ح خ. Look at letters د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض Listen to “1. Greeting” sound clip at least three times. Memorize vocabulary 11- 20 and review vocabulary 1-10. Nisba Adjective Handout.

Sept. 20 – 24 Third Class: Introduction Introduction – Introductions slideshow (February 21st) – Handout

Look at letters د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض All four forms of each letter – practice some on handout – More small words with the letters learned so far.

Introduce Vocabulary Words 21-30

Homework due next class: Worksheets for د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض. Look at letters ط ظ ع غ ف ق Memorize vocabulary 21- 30 and review vocabulary 1-20.

Sept. 27 – Oct 1 Fourth Class: Pronouns Pronouns – Pronoun slideshow (March 8th) – Handout

Look at letters ط ظ ع غ ف ق All four forms of each letter – practice some on handout – More small words with the letters learned so far.

Introduce Vocabulary Words 31-40

Homework due next class: Worksheets for ط ظ ع غ ف ق. Look at letters ك ل م ن ه و ي ء Memorize vocabulary 31- 40 and review vocabulary 1-30

Oct. 4 – 8 Fifth Class: Colors, Greetings, and the Idafa. Colors – Colors slideshow – Handout

الإضافة – Explain the construct phrase- nouns stung together to show a relationship of possession or belonging. Worksheet.

Look at letters ك ل م ن ه و ي ء All four forms of each letter – practice some on handout – Practice reading “1. Greeting”.

Explanation of I love (v. 40) – an irregular verb – in multiple ways. Introduce Vocabulary Words 41-70 (to be memorized over the long break) v. 57. and v. 58. Explain the verb to prefer- and start to show how certain other words break off of verbs. Also explain what تفضل means in various contexts. Next example of common root – coffee (v. 59) and coffee shop (v. 60)

Homework due next class: Worksheets for ك ل م ن ه و ي ء. Look at all of the vowels. – practice pronunciation of words with vowels. Memorize vocabulary 41- 70 and review vocabulary 1-40 Listen to “2. Family ” sound clip at least five times. (Yes, I know this clip will be hard) Finish Idafa worksheet.

Oct. 13 – 15 (NO CLASS OCT 11 and 12)

Oct. 18 – 22 Sixth Class: Vowels, Family, and Present Tense verb conjugation.

Review Quiz of words 1 – 70. – some fill in the blanks in each direction.

Review of the full alphabet and all vocabulary to date – short conversations, introducing ourselves.

Full explanation of vowels – hint at case markings as well.

Family: Play sound clip ديـنا: السلام عليكم. كيف حالكِ يا مريم؟ مـريم: و عليكم السلام. أهلاً يا دينا. ديـنا: هذه بعض الصور لعائلتي. مـريم: رائع، أريد أن أراها. ديـنا: هذه أختي الكبرى، و هى مهندسة. مـريم: نعم، لقد تقابلنا من قبل. ديـنا: و هذا أبي و هو محامي، و هذا أخي و هو طالب. مـريم: و أين صورة والدتك؟ ديـنا: ها هي صورة أمي، و هى تعملُ مدرسة. مـريم: أتطلـّـع لمقابلتـِهم جميعاً. ديـنا: قريباً إن شاء الله.

Introduction of comparative – for passive recognition, with bigger and smaller (elder and younger in the dialogue)

Present tense conjugation of verbs Introduce all the different basic conjugations – I, you m/f, he, she, we, you all, and they m.

Chart for “drink”   (v. 61)

Introduce Vocabulary Words 71-80 Focus on “I want” as a very irregular important verb. Good place to explain why the more common the word/ the more important the word, the more irregular it tends to be in all languages.

Homework due next class: Memorize vocabulary 71- 80 and review vocabulary 1-70 Vocabulary worksheets – charts for “study” (v. 71) and “write” (v.72) in present tense. Listen to “2. Family ” sound clip at least three times. Listen to “3. Drink” sound clip at least five times.

Oct. 25 – 29 Seventh Class: Drink, attached personal pronouns, and numbers 1-10. First glance at the dual as a concept.

ضمائر الملكية – Attached personal pronouns for all the groups we have been doing – mine, yours (m), yours (f), his, hers, you alls, ours, theirs. Re-look at family dialogue with attached pronouns.

Construct sentences together like this is my mom named…

Introduce Vocabulary Words 81-90

Numbers – matching not matching?

Drink: Play sound clip

هـل تشرب قهوة؟ ...    شاي؟ ...    عصير؟ ...    قهوة مع حليب؟ ...    قهوة مع سكـر؟ ...    شاي مع حليب؟ ...    شاي مع ليمون؟

كم ملعقة؟ واحدة اثـنـيـن / اثـنـتـيـن /ملعـقـتـيـن

كم ملعقة تريد؟ أريد ---

تريد شاي أم قهوة؟ أريد قهوة من فضلك.

أريد ماء من فضلك.

تفضل. تفضلي. شكراً. عفواً.

Homework due next class: Memorize vocabulary 81- 90 and review vocabulary 1-80 Vocabulary worksheets – charts for “read,”(v. 73) “live,” (v. 74) and “draw”(v. 75) in present tense. Attached pronouns worksheet

Nov. 1 – 5 Eighth Class: Making Sentences and because vs. because of.

Introduce Vocabulary Words 91-100

Introduction of the جملة اسمية Look at some sentences in this format. Then let’s start making longer sentences! – using the connecting words (v. 13, 65, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)

Homework due next class: Memorize vocabulary 91- 100 and review vocabulary 1-90 Vocabulary worksheets – charts for “dance” and “drive” in present tense. Chart for regular verb of choice not yet completed. Jumla Ismea Handout.

Nov. 8 – 12 Ninth Class: Asking Questions and explanation of Forms in Arabic I vs. II in present tense.

Introduce Vocabulary Words 101-110 Discussion of all verbs thus far being what is known to non-native Arabic speakers as Form I – Explanation of the forms as the basis of Arabic – Explain really basic things only for passive recognition – like to kill vs. to massacre as form I vs. form II. Introduction of Form II. Chart for “study” vs. “teach” in present tense

Start with forming questions from the connectors and vocabulary: مَعَ مَن؟ في أيّ؟ مِن أينَ؟

Homework due next class: Memorize vocabulary 101- 110 and review vocabulary 1-100 Vocabulary worksheets – charts for “smoke” and “drive” in present tense.

Nov. 15 – 19 Tenth Class: Telling time (plus numbers over ten) and Form III Present tense. Introduction of Form III. Allow students to attempt to chart “recall” “remind someone of” and “review lessons/do homework” – Form I II and III of ذكر

xxlx policy for cardinal numbers. Telling time, matching with the word hour. Minutes as broken plural – numbers over 10, going back to singular.

Introduce Vocabulary Words 111-130 (to be memorized over long break)

Homework due next class: Memorize vocabulary 111- 130 and review vocabulary 1-110 Clock handout – fully written out answers to all the times shown.

Nov. 22 – 23 (NO CLASS 24, 25, or 26)

Nov. 29 – Dec. 3 Eleventh Class: Semester Quiz – Introduction of Jumla Faelia الجملة الفعلية

Quiz on the semester’s worth of work – 5 minutes spoken and the 130 vocabulary words plus time and small written piece.

Discussion in English of plans for next semester and continuing Arabic learning.

Homework due December 3rd to Box 1353: Self-Evaluation Portfolio – all the practice sheets! Evaluation of class – what worked? Evaluation of Leanna Pohevitz Any final questions!

Dec. 6 – 10

Review of Jumla Faelia – Answering of all other questions

Conversation with all the vocabulary – Appropriate Greetings, Introductions, where we study, what we study, ages, where we live, favorite colors, and hobbies around some mint tea and halva – and maybe some other Arabic treats if I have the money.

One hour optional viewing of the Mickey Mouse version of “The Three Musketeers” in Arabic – along with a vocabulary sheet for the movie.