Arabic 121
Cuyamaca College
Instructor: Jane Gazale
jane.abu-ghazaleh@gcccd.edu
Fall 2015
ARBC 121 – 2170/Arabic II
Mon., Wed. 6:30pm – 8:45 pm (Rm. F 413)
Class Calendar
Week
‫االسبىع‬
Month
‫الشهر‬
Monday‫اإلثنيه‬
Wednesday‫األربعاء‬
1
August
17/19
Introductory/syllabus/Map and
countries. Greetings. Review
120
Lesson 1: listening, reading,
vocab and feminine/ masculine.
2
August
24/26
Nisba adjectives, questions,
translate. More vocabulary/
Descriptive adjectives
3
August
31/2
Quiz #1
Lesson 2: listening, reading,
vocab. “Find out”.
Present tense: conjugation w/
subject pronouns, negation.
Culture/housework
4
Sept.
7/9
Holiday (Labor Day)
Subject Pronouns.questions2.
Plurals: masculine/feminine
Plurals: broken.
5
Sept.
14/16
Plural Agreement
Quiz #2 (plurals)
Listening, reading, vocab Lesson
3
6
Sept.
21/23
Culture: Arabic Universities.
Find out.
Idaafa(Construct phrase)
possessive pronouns
Exam #1 (Lesson 1-3)
Lesson 4 Listening, reading,
vocab. Find out
Culture: Arabic Food. Object
Pronouns. Nominal Sentence
verbal sentence.
review of all vocab 1-4
Review for midterm L1-4
7
8
Sept.
28/30
Oct.
5/7
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9
Oct.
12/14
Mid Term (Oral and written)
Lesson 5 Listening, reading,
vocab.
11
Oct.
19/21
noun/adjective phrases.
weather
Adverbs
11
Oct.
26/28
Quiz #4
Lesson 6 Listening, reading,
vocab.
Since/Ago ‫منذ‬. Past tense:
conjugation, negation and
patterns.
12
Nov.
2/4
Dual conjugation, Verbal
noun/gerund.
Compare/contrast
Answer why questions: /‫ ألن‬/‫لـ‬
‫بسبب‬. Assign writing for Final
Quiz #5
13
Nov.
9/11
Reading Evaluation
Review L 5+6
Holiday (Veterans’ Day)
14
Nov.
16/18
15
Nov.
23/25
16
Exam# 2 (Lesson 5+6)
Definite/ Indefinite ‫ال‬
Demonstratives ‫هذه و هذا‬
Arabic Movie/Amreeka
Lesson 7 Listening, reading,
vocab. Future tense.
Culture: Education systems.
Superlative ‫أفعل‬
Presentation of Final/writing
food activity/culture
To Have ‫ معي‬/‫ لي‬/‫عندي‬
Review vocab 5-7 Study guide
No Class (Finals)
Nov. 30
Dec. 2
17
Dec.
7/9
Review study guide for Final.
18
Dec. 14
Final Exam (written)
Note: Instructor might give pop quizzes throughout the semester.
Total of 32 meetings + Final Exam
This is a Tentative Calendar any modifications would be announced in class.
Exam dates may be modified.
(*) Important dates
with no W
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classes
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(*)August 17 - August 28 Program Adjustment
(*) November 6 Last day to drop semester-length
Course Description
Continuation of Arabic 120. Development of oral and written skills based on
practical everyday needs. A focus on your Arabic conversational skills, everyday
use of vocabulary, linguistic structures, and essential grammatical forms, in
addition to the Middle Eastern Culture. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) will be
used for classroom instruction.
Texts (Required)
“Al-Kitaab fii Taallum Al-Arabiyya with DVDs” Brustad, Kristen. Al-Batal,
Mahmoud. Al-Tonsi, Abbas. Part one, Third Edition.
(Recommended) Arabic/English dictionary.
Student Learning Outcomes
1) Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
2) Demonstrate understanding and use of the present, past, and future
tenses in reading, writing, speaking and listening activities.
3) Compare and contrast theme-specific aspects of Arabic culture to their
own.
Course Objectives
Students will be able to utilize language and vocabulary skills to:
1) Understand main ideas of simple texts and conversations mostly of highly
predictable topics which may include personal biographies, routine or
habitual activities, description of people, places or things, and weather.
2) Carry on simple conversations related to previously mentioned topics.
3) Communicate in writing in the form of notes, paragraphs, and letters to
describe self, family, personal and routine school and work experiences.
4) Read with comprehension and translate material in Modern Standard
Arabic.
5) Recognize and discuss differences/similarities between own culture and
Arabic Cultures.
Content and Activities
1) Listening and speaking tasks organized around thematic units on:
Transportation, living arrangements, leisure activities, work, school, health
and money matters.
2) Presentation and discussion of memorable events, important phases and
political events of different Arab countries and famous Arab-Americans
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3) Discussion of cultural differences between the Arabic speaking world and
the students’ own cultures
4) Presentation of grammar explanations to facilitate the acquisition of oral
production of the language
5) Development of writing skills to enable students to produce in writing
what they can communicate orally
6) Presentation of authentic reading material through library resources and
Internet research as the basis for discussions and written/oral
presentations
Important Note:
All discussions in this class reflect opinions of students and instructors. Unless
defined by the instructor as a fact, all views are meant as opinions.
Blackboard
Important documents are posted on Blackboard. It is imperative that you check
your email regularly. You are responsible for learning how to recover documents
through blackboard. If you miss important information because you did not
check your e-mail, or not know how to access blackboard, you will still be held
responsible.
o Login URL: https://cuyamaca.edu/blackboard
o Username: first name.lastname
o Password: 6-digit birthdate (mmddyy)
Class Attendance
The final grade in this class will be affected by active participation and
attendance, as follows:
Mandatory attendance is required in this class. In case of absence, it is the
responsibility of the student to inform the instructor. Every student is expected to
attend each class meeting, to arrive on time, and to stay for the full class period.
If you leave the class early (defined as anytime before the conclusion of the
class), it will be considered an absence. Student is still responsible for all
homework, quizzes and instructions that took place at that meeting.
There are no make-ups for missed quizzes, or exercises in class therefore, your
attendance is directly proportional to your grade.
Communication with instructor should be through
jane.abu-ghazaleh@gcccd.edu
Dropping this class
It is the student’s responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no longer
attending. It is at the instructor’s discretion (choice) to withdraw a student after
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the add/drop deadline due to excessive absences. Instructor will drop a
student after 4 absences.
Instructor may also drop a student for excessive tardiness. After the first
week of classes, if you are late a total of 5times, the instructor will verbally warn
you, however if student continues to arrive tardy, the instructor will drop a
student upon the next instance of tardiness. Tardiness is defined as a student
arriving to class when instructor is already teaching the class (Usually within the
first 5 minutes).
Class Etiquette & Disruptive Behavior:
This class follows Cuyamaca College policies of class behavior. In order to
promote a better learning environment, instructor reserves the right of
reassigning your seating arrangements. A student engaging in disruptive
behavior, i.e. side conversations during class, excessive noise making, continually
leaving their seats or any other behavior that obviously interferes with the
learning environment will be warned on the first offense. If this behavior
continues after warning, the student will be asked to leave the classroom and/or
a disruptive student report will be filed. Following this report, student will be
expelled for the next 2 consecutive meetings.
Please respect your fellow classmates, tardiness or leaving early is disruptive to
the class. If you are late to class, please enter as quietly as possible, an no side
conversations will be tolerated. NO LAPTOPS ALLOWED IN CLASS1
Please turn off cell phones, and iPods. If your cell goes off and interrupts
the class (in any mode), or if you get caught while texting, the consequences will
be as follows: I will call your attention in the first offense. Second offense, I will
deduct 1 point of your grade. If this behavior continues, you will be asked to
leave the class.
Homework
Arabic is a subject learned by practicing the language, therefore, doing your
homework is very important to succeed in this class. In addition you are
expected to study and learn the vocabulary, listen and watch course DVDs at
home. If you miss one homework you miss one point of the 15.
Late homeworks are accepted for half credit.
Note: it’s the student’s responsibility to keep track of his homeworks, inquire
about missing homeworks and figure out what was the homework if he or she
was absent.
*If you have any difficulty with any homework assignments please contact me or
see me after class hours.
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Grading
Your grade for the class is based on:
Final Exam: 25%
Midterm Exam: 15%
Quizzes: 20%
Presentation: 10%
Homework: 15%
Participation: 15%
Grading scale is:
90%-100 = A
80%-89% = B
70%-79% =
60%-69% = D
Below 60% = F
Participation
15%
Final Exam
25%
Homework
15%
C
Midterm
15%
Presentation
10%
Exams/Quizzes
20%
Tutoring
To support your efforts to succeed in this class, I refer you to Supervised
Tutoring Services that are available (in the LRC- Library). Please refer to the
schedule listing. All Supervised Tutoring sections are FREE to you. You need
only to enroll to receive services. No units or grades are given
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
Academic accommodations are available for students with disabilities. Please
identify yourself to your instructor and/or to Disabled Students Program and
Services staff so that the appropriate accommodations can be ensured. If you
suspect that you have a learning disability or require services for any type of
disability, see Disabled Students Program and Services, or call (619) 660-4239 or
660-4386
۲‫أهال ً وسهال ً بكم في صف العربي‬
ً ‫أتمنى لكم صفاً ممتعا‬
‫بالنجاح والتىفيق ان شاء هللا‬
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