First Year Arabic II
CRN 23066-ARBC 1020-01
COURSE SYLLABUS
SPRING 2015
Semester:
Schedule:
Time:
Classroom:
Spring 2015
M, T, W, R
11 :00- 11 :50
AS 226
Instructor: Ola Raddaoui
Office:
Ross Hall (418)
Office Hours: M-T-W (12:00- 1:00 pm)
(and by appt.)
Email:
oraddaou@uwyo.edu
COURSE INTRODUCTION
This course covers the fundamentals of Modern Standard Arabic grammar, provides
opportunities for developing the four language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and
writing) and practicing them in a variety of academic contexts. A communicative
approach will be applied to teach this course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed for second semester students of Arabic as a foreign language and
aims to bring students to an elementary level of proficiency. It is meant to equip learners
with the following abilities and knowledge to be used in an academic context: (i) learn
and apply fundamental grammar rules, (ii) develop a working understanding and active
use of approximately 800 words (iii) translate texts from Arabic into English and build
sentences and texts in Arabic (iv) develop listening and speaking skills (v) have some
exposure to the Egyptian dialect and (vi) gain more understanding of some aspects of
Arabic culture as evidenced by a select number of phrases and expressions from one or
another Arabic dialect.
FOCI FOR COURSE
This course has three main foci at the lower intermediate level:
 Read and write cursive Arabic script in words, sentences and short dialogs;
 Construct grammatically correct sentences using basic grammar rules;
 Converse at an elementary level in Modern Standard Arabic and partially in the
Egyptian dialect.
WHO IS YOUR ARABIC LANGUAGE LEARNING NORM?
Naturally, any language learning program has to peg itself to a norm. A norm is a person,
real or imaginary, we strive to take after and against whom we judge our abilities.
During this semester, our primary focus will be on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), with
occasional mentions and highlights of one Arabic dialect or another. Though any
language teaching program has the educated native speaker as a norm, your provisional
goal at this time will be to approximate the pronunciation, writing and listening abilities
of a highly-motivated student at an elementary level.
PRODUCTS
Though learning and teaching are best seen as processes, this course is about helping
each student individually, and the class as a whole, develop portfolios reflecting what you
have learned and what artifacts you have constructed. You have a choice between a
classical paper-based portfolio and an electronic portfolio. Products may include (i)
vodcasts/podcasts of texts you have studied in the classroom or on your own, (ii) samples
of chat sessions with peers and acquaintances, (iii) copies of your handwriting books, (iv)
information sheets on yourself or others, (v) picture commentaries, (vi) your own
renditions of songs or other recorded text (vii) anything else you wish to add to the
portfolio.
PRESENTATION
Ability to conduct an oral presentation is an important component of language
proficiency. For presentations, you are requested to approach the instructor, ahead of
time, with a topic of interest to you, such as yourself, your family, your home town, the
geography or history of your country, etc. Your presentation shall be no less than three
minutes and no more than five minutes. You will be assigned a maximum of five points
on your presentation.
TEXTBOOK
Al-Kitaab fii Tacallum al-cArabiyyah – A Textbook for Beginning Arabic: Part One,
Third Edition, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, Abbas al-Tonsi, 978-1-58901-736-8.
Georgetown University Press, 2011
.
HOW FAR CAN YOU GO IN YOUR ARABIC LEARNING DRIVE?
Like all other types of language learning, learning Arabic is a life-long pursuit. You will
be able to communicate with Arabic speakers and read Arabic materials that are written
at a lower intermediate level after five semesters of study. In order to appreciate the
wealth of materials in Arabic, and to be able to communicate more complex ideas from
your perspective as a non-Arab to an Arab audience, and to be able to understand
conceptual messages emitted by users of Arabic, you will need to pursue Arabic as a
minor and eventually as a major. This will require a large measure of dedication. As an
instructor, in this course, it is my job to help you seriously pursue a path of independent
learning.
COURSE POLICIES
Language: As a general rule, Arabic is the only language of communication in class,
whether between students and the instructor or among students themselves. This will help
you actively use new and previously acquired resources and will thus consolidate your
learning gains. On certain occasions, especially in beginning stages, such as when we
need to introduce Arabic names for grammatical or morphological categories, English
can be used.
Attendance: UW Regulation 6-713 specifies that university sponsored absences are
cleared through the Office of Student Life (OSL). Students with official authorized
absences shall be permitted to make up work without penalty in classes missed. Beyond
that, students are allowed to miss a maximum of four classes without penalty. Any
unexcused absence beyond the first four will be penalized with one point off the 10%
attendance grade for each absence. Any additional absence will result in taking two
points off from the total grade for the semester.
Communication: Announcements, assignments, and other information for the course will
be posted on the course website in a timely manner. I may need to send a message with
information about the class to your UWYO email account, so check it periodically. If you
need to email me, always use your UWYO account. If you want a timely response please
send emails Monday-Friday between 8:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Behavior: Creating an atmosphere conducive to learning, growth and personal as well as
collective fulfillment is the combined responsibility of the course instructor and the
students. A committee of UW students and instructors met and drafted a set of guidelines
which spell out optimal conditions for communication and detail expectations for both
students and instructors. For more on this, you are strongly encouraged to read the
document titled “A&S Students and Teachers—Working Together”, which you can
access at: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/a&s/Current/default.asp. In general, distractions,
negative attitudes, unwillingness to participate, and disruptive behavior will negatively
affect your participation grade.
Academic dishonesty: Though class work can take the form of pair or group work, there
will be times when students are specifically requested to do individual work, such as
during quizzes and in the final examination. In such circumstances, seeking help from
anyone else falls under the rubric of ‘academic dishonesty’. University Regulation 802,
Revision 2, defines academic dishonesty as “an act attempted or performed which
misrepresents one’s involvement in an academic task in any way, or permits another
student to misrepresent the latter’s involvement in an academic task by assisting the
misrepresentation.” The discovery of any academic dishonesty in this course will result
in a failure (F) on the test or work concerned for anyone involved.
Disability support: Students who have a physical, learning or psychological disability
that requires accommodations should notify the instructor as soon as possible after the
semester begins. These students will need to register with and provide documentation of
their disability to University Disability Support Services in SEO, Room 330 Knight Hall.
Syllabus & Calendar: This syllabus and calendar are subject to change as the instructor
will most likely need to make adjustments to the pace and content of the course. The
instructor will update the syllabus & calendar as needed in order to keep you informed,
but you must follow it throughout the semester.
ASSESSEMENT AND PASSING REQUIREMENTS
To pass this course, students need to attend a minimum of fifty-two class sessions out of
a possible total of fifty-six. Thus, attendance and participation will count for 10% of the
total course grade; beyond the permitted four absences, each class missed will mean
losing one percentage point of the total grade. You will be assessed on a total of 5
quizzes, a presentation, a portfolio and an end-of-term examination as per the following
schedule:
Type
Quiz 1
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Quiz 5
Presentations
Attendance,
participation and
homework
Portfolio
Submission
End-of-term
examination
Total
Date
Feb 5
February 19
March 5
March 26
April 23
TBA
Time
10:00–10:50
10:00–10:50
10:00–10:50
10:00–10:50
10:00–10:50
10:00–10:50
Place
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Weight
10%
10%
10%
10%
10%
5%
On-going
10:00–10:50
TBA
15%
April 23
10:00–10:50
TBA
10%
TBA
TBA
TBA
20%
100%
If you absolutely have to miss a quiz, please inform your instructor ahead of time so he
can arrange an alternative time.
Grading Scale :
Grade
95—100%
90—94%
85—89%
80—84%
70—79%
60—69%
00—59%
Corresponding letter grade
A+
AB+
BC
D
F
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
Schedule
(Jan 26)
Chapters
(Jan 27 – Feb 5)
1
Contents
Review of first semester materials
‫ أنا ساكنة في مدينة نيويورك‬.1
‫المفردات‬
.‫ األسماء العربية‬:‫الثقافة‬
‫القواعد‪ :‬المؤنث والمذكر (‪ / )gender‬الـ ( ‪the definite‬‬
‫‪ / )article‬النسبة ‪ /‬السؤال (‪.)asking questions‬‬
‫القراءة‪" :‬نيويورك"‪.‬‬
‫‪ .2‬أنا فعالً وحيدة!‬
‫المفردات‬
‫الثقافة‪" :‬شغل البيت" ‪" /‬أنا وحيدة"‬
‫القواعد‪ :‬الضمائر (‪ / )subject pronouns‬الجمع (‪non-‬‬
‫‪ / )human plural agreement‬الجملة اإلسمية‪.‬‬
‫اإلستماع‪ :‬مع العائلة واألصدقاء‪.‬‬
‫القراءة‪" :‬تعارف" ‪" /‬برنامج دراسات الشرق األوسط"‪.‬‬
‫‪ .3‬عائلة والدي كبيرة‪.‬‬
‫المفردات‬
‫الثقافة‪" :‬ع ّمي" والعائلة العربية‪.‬‬
‫القواعد‪ :‬اإلضافة ‪ /‬ضمائر الملكية (‪.)possessive pronouns‬‬
‫القراءة‪ :‬كليات جامعة بيروت العربية وجامعة الجزائر‪.‬‬
‫الثقافة‪ :‬الجامعات العربية‪.‬‬
‫االستماع‪ :‬مع العائلة واألصدقاء‪.‬‬
‫‪ .4‬كيف أحفظ كل األسماء؟!‬
‫المفردات‬
‫الثقافة‪ :‬في المدرسة‪.‬‬
‫القواعد‪ :‬الفعل المضارع (‪ / )present tense‬نفي الفعل‬
‫المضارع (‪ )negation‬الجملة الفعلية ‪ /‬السؤال ( ‪more about‬‬
‫‪.)questions‬‬
‫االستماع‪ :‬مع العائلة واألصدقاء‪.‬‬
‫الثقافة‪ :‬عائلة النبي محمد‪.‬‬
‫القراءة‪" :‬البيت النبوي" ‪" /‬إعالنات زواج"‪.‬‬
‫‪Spring Break‬‬
‫‪ .4‬كيف أحفظ كل األسماء؟!‬
‫‪ .5‬الطقس حار جدا في الصيف‬
‫المفردات‬
‫القواعد‪ :‬تنوين الفتح (‪ / )adverbs‬اإلسم ‪ +‬الصفة ( ‪noun-adj.‬‬
‫‪ / )phrases‬هذا‪/‬هذه‪.‬‬
‫االستماع‪ :‬الطقس‪.‬‬
‫القراءة‪" :‬الجو اليوم" ‪" /‬وظائف دكتوراة"‬
‫الثقافة‪ :‬فيروز "حبيتك بالصيف"‪.‬‬
‫‪ .6‬معيد بكلية التجارة‬
‫أنا خالد‬
‫المفردات‬
‫الثقافة‪" :‬من هو المعيد؟" ‪" /‬ماذا تفعل كل يوم؟"‬
‫القواعد‪ :‬المصدر ‪ /‬لماذا؟‬
‫القراءة‪" :‬مطعم البراسيري"‬
‫الثقافة‪ :‬األكل العربي‪.‬‬
‫القراءة‪" :‬مطعم مروش"‬
‫تسليم األعمال ‪ /‬مراجعة كل ما تم دراسته خالل األسابيع‬
‫الماضية ‪ /‬التحضير لالختبار النهائي‬
‫‪2‬‬
‫)‪(Feb 9 – Feb 19‬‬
‫‪3‬‬
‫)‪(Feb. 23– Mar. 5‬‬
‫‪4‬‬
‫)‪(Mar. 9 – 26‬‬
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‫‪Mar. 16- 20‬‬
‫)‪(Mar. 9 – 26‬‬
‫‪5‬‬
‫)‪(Mar 30 –Apr. 9‬‬
‫‪6‬‬
‫)‪(Apr. 13 – 23‬‬
‫‪-‬‬
‫)‪(Apr. 27- May 7‬‬
‫االختبار النهائي‬
‫‪-‬‬
‫)‪(May 11-15‬‬