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ARBC111 Elementary Arabic II

3 credits

2250

ARBC110 (C or better) or equivalent or by permission of the Department of Language and Literature

None

Students spend between six and nine hours per week outside of class in activities, such as learning vocabulary, reading, completing written exercises, working on pronunciation, preparing oral presentations, and working with multimedia resources that accompany the text.

This course meets the General Education requirement in Arts/Humanities.
This course meets the General Education requirement in Diversity.

This interactive course builds on the instruction from ARBC110. Students continue to acquire basic knowledge in the reading, pronunciation, writing, and understanding of basic Arabic words and phrases. Cultural background is included.

Course Learning Goals

Students will:
1. demonstrate an elementary, but growing, degree of competence in the four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing [Arts/Humanities];
2. recognize and respond appropriately to the most common spoken situations;
3. demonstrate basic mastery of written Arabic; and
4. explain some common aspects of life in the Arabic-speaking countries [Diversity].
Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities

Grammatical topics:
1. definite article--part 2
2. adjectives
3. roots and the Arabic dictionary
4. grammatical endings
5. reading strategies
6. sounds--part 2
7. gender
8. numbers 11-100
Vocabulary and social contexts:
Students continue to examine the formal social function of language in the Middle East and its similarities to and differences from the function of similar language in their native tongue through their mastery of
1. forms of address--part 2
2. hospitality: roles of the guest and host
3. states and feelings
Cultural contexts:
Students articulate similarities to and differences from cultural practices and institutions familiar to them through their study of
1. geography of the Middle East--part 2
2. Middle Eastern food
3. modern music in the Middle East
4. sports and hobbies in the Middle East
5. schools in the Middle East
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals

Students will:
1. take quizzes and tests;
2. complete written assignments, such as writing words using short and long vowels;
3. perform listening comprehension exercises; and
4. participate in oral interviews and/or presentations that assess proficiency levels.
Quizzes and tests taken in class include the cultural topics presented in the course. Students articulate similarities and differences in the various cultures of the world and demonstrate familiarity with the skills necessary to make informed judgments.
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Instructors employ text, workbook, multimedia files, and internet resources of first-year proficiency-based Arabic program. See course syllabus.