ARB 011 - Arabic 1A

Arabic 1A is the first year Arabic language course for students who have no background in Arabic. This course fulfills part of the Foreign Language graduation requirement. Beginning Arabic introduces the Arabic alphabet and the study of basic vocabulary and grammar topics. Students are expected to begin developing communicative competency in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Vocabulary units cover words used to describe everyday surroundings and actions. Grammar topics include non-verbal sentences, present tense verbs, beginning Arabic sentence structure, including noun-adjective agreement and the idaafa structure. Students should be able to communicate at a beginning level using the basic vocabulary and grammar covered in class and should be able to understand and produce short sentence-length passages. One day per week is dedicated to practice in the language lab using multimedia materials available on-line. Cultural topics include the names, locations and flags of Arabic-speaking countries as well as cultural norms involving vocabulary such as greetings, clothing items and holidays. Students will also be introduced to the history and basic customs of the Islamic religion as well as important figures and landmarks related to the religion. Additionally, students will gain insight into the language-learning process and the importance of possessing accurate cultural background information about the native speakers of other languages.

Credit Hours
.50
Satisfies a Requirement
Foreign Language
Area
High School
When Offered
Fall
Note
Lab fee

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ARB 011 - Arabic 1A