ISTANBUL KEMERBURGAZ UNIVERSITY

School of Foreign Languages – Modern Languages Department

Arabic 101 Comunication Skills

2016-2017 Academic Year, Fall Term

COURSE OUTLINE

Instructor: Tawhida ATHAMNIA Office: 9th floor

Course duration: 14 weeks with 3 hours each week
Course materials: Prepared by the instructor

 COURSE OVERVIEW (for whom, description and aim of the course)

This course is designed for students who are keen to learn Arabic language and culture.
The primary aim of the course is to develop the students’ skills during the course;
(Listening, Speaking, Grammar and Vocabulary)

 Main Characteristics of the Arabic Language:

 It belongs to the Semitic family of languages or the Afro-Asiatic language family

including Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Ethiopic

 There are 28 letters in the Arabic alphabet, consisting of consonants, vowels, and
symbols, and it is read and written from right to left.

 It is a phonetic language.

 There are three main forms of Arabic: the classical Arabic, the modern Arabic, and the
colloquial Arabic.

 There are codified rules for classical Arabic and an emphasis on mastering these rules.
The modern and colloquial Arabic are not static.The issue of diglossia - the fact that
Arabs read and write one form of Arabic but speak a variety of different dialects.

 There are many dialects. The most common are the Egyptian, Iraqi, Moroccan, and
Najdi in the Arabic peninsula.

 The Arabic calligraphy is an art in itself.

 It has been a literary language for over 1,500 years and is spoken by many different
people over a vast area of land.

 GOALS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:

ARB 101 course is instructed in Arabic and English, it aims to:

  develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as
cultural awareness
 provide a good balance between understanding the culture, vocabulary, writing system
and grammar structures of the Arabic language
 enhance communication and interaction
 support comprehensive and productive skills in speech and writing through authentic
based activities and guided practice in the use of Arabic language
 Encourage the students to seek opportunities to learn and practise the four skills
outside the classroom
 take advantage of learning resources provided by the tutor and the programme
 make participants recognise some very common words, phrases and sentences in
Arabic script and read short simple texts in Arabic.

 OVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE AND REQUIREMENTS (the

details of all graded assignments and exams)

To reach the course aims, students are expected to come to class prepared and on time, doing
necessary readings and assignments in advance. Active participation in class activities and
discussions is of much importance.

Achievement exams: Students must be able to evaluate what they have learnt in the classroom
from Grammar and Vocabulary.

 ASSESSMENT AND GRADING (Percentages , grading scale etc.)

The following table lists all assignments and their values. You must complete all the required
assignments in order for you to receive full credit for the course.

QUIZZES (10 pts) Assessment (out of 100): Grading Scale

There will be 2 quizzes and every Participation 10%
Quiz is graded out of 5 points. Quizzes 10 % 100-90 : AA 74-70 : CC
SPEAKING TEST (10 pts) Assignment 10%
This test aims to evaluate the students’ Speaking Test 10 % 89-85 : BA 69-60 : DC
abilities to express themselves. Mid-term Exam: 25 % 84-80 : BB 59-50 : DD
Assignment (10 pts) End-of-Term Exam: 35 %
This test aims to test the students’ 79-75 : CB 49 and below : F
skills at writing through production
activities.
Participation (10pts)
The overall attendance and
participaton of the students will be
graded out of 10
MID-TERM (25 pts)
FINAL EXAM (35 pts)
  COURSE POLICIES (, assignment submission policy and guidelines,
attendance,.)

Expectations from the students

 showing respect to different points of views
 expressing thoughts confidently both in written and spoken language
 taking initiative to start and lead a speech / participating in class discussions
 being able to work in groups collaboratively
 meeting the deadlines
 being responsible for their own learning
 being responsible for keeping track of their absenteeism
 informing the instructor about the excuse of not attending or submitting any graded
work via e-mail
 having academic awareness towards others’ works, avoiding copying any verbal or
written work of others which means PLAGIARISM

Academic Honesty
Plagiarism is the act of cheating another individual’s work as words, ideas, data and research
materials. It also includes all published and unpublished, electronic, written and spoken
works. All assignments to be submitted are to be your own production. Moreover, students
should be aware of the fact that submitting their own assignments that they previously
prepared and submitted to another course is also an act of plagiarism. Any idea or quotation
students make use of from another material must be referred as in-text and end-of-text
citation. It is of utmost importance to know that disciplinary action will be taken in case of
plagiarism.
Classroom Behavior
Any slang language, insults to both peers and instructors will not be allowed in the class. In
this case, Higher Education Council’s (YÖK) disciplinary procedures will be followed. To
have an effective teaching and learning process, we must maintain both respect and tolerance.

Attendance

Students are expected to attend classes in order to get the utmost benefit.

Any student with a health report is to get an approval from Istanbul Kemerburgaz University
infirmary in 3 days. It is the student’s responsibility to submit their health report to School of
Foreign Languages Secretary. (Block A, 9th floor)
Health Reports will only be accepted for Mid-Term Exam Make-up and will NOT be
accepted by taking Quiz or Speaking Test Make-up.
  Course Syllabus:

OBJECTIVES CONTENT
Week 1  Introducing the course Introduction to the Arabic
(19-23 SEP.)  Introducing to one another Language
 Learning Arabic alphabets and different Arabic Alphabets, Pronunciation
ways of greetings and Writing
Greetings
Week 2  Learning alphabets and their different Alphabet and Pronunciation
(26-30 SEP.) articulations Connectors and non connectors
 Connecting syllables and forming words Nunation
 Learning the liaison between the Putting Words Together
syllables and words at speaking part Punctuation marks

Week 3  Getting introduced to days and months in Alphabet and Pronunciation

(03-07 OCT.) Arabic Voicing
 Learning Seasons’ names Arabic Days and Months
 Learning digits, numbers and the way Arabic Numerals and numbers
they should be composed and read Arabic Names for Seasons

Week 4  Learning the Nouns ( jobs, titles, Transliteration

(10-14 OCT.) professions,…) and the difference Nouns: Singular/Plural,
between the masculine and the feminine Feminine/Masculine
form of the nouns Introducing Oneself: name,
 Introducing oneself, nationality, nationality, occupation,..
occupation,..to practice nouns and share
thoughts with classmates  Quiz 1
 The first quiz will take pace in the second
lesson hour.

Week 5  Learning the different arabic pronouns Pronouns:Feminine/masculine,

(17-21 OCT.) according to quantity and gender Subject/Object pronouns, Singular
 Practicing the pronouns by forming and plural
clauses/sentences with them Introduction to Arabic Adjective
 Introducing the Arabic adjectives forms: Forms
feminine/masculine and singular/plural
forms

Week 6  Revision of the previous Pronoun forms Revision of previous Pronoun

(24-28 OCT.) by practicing activities forms
 Getting introduced to the possessive Possessive pronouns
pronoun form and practicing them by Practice in Forming Sentences
forming clauses/sentences (simple, complex,…)
 Learning to form sentences
 (Simple/complex) by applying what
students learned about adjectives, nouns,
pronouns,…
Week 7  Practicing the sentence formation as a Practice in Asking Questions
(31 OCT.-04 revision part of the previous lesson (age, occupation,school, hobbies,
NOV.)  Learning the demenstrative pronoun …)
forms (Feminine/masculine and Demonstrative pronouns:
singular/plural) Feminine and masculine
 Practicing the demonstrative pronouns in Demonstrative pronouns: Plural
sentences and singular
 Learning to form questions (simple forms
about age, places, countries,…)  MID-Term Exam
 Applying demonstrative pronouns by
forming questions
 Mid-Term Exam takes place in the
second lesson hour
Week 8  Forming questions to ask about things Asking Questions: What is this?
(07-11 NOV.)  Learning to form Yes/No questions and Yes/No Questions; Information
the way to respond to each form of them Questions
 Learning verbs and the way they are used Describing Oneself (physically,
in sentences according to the Subject’s morally,…)
nature (feminine/masculine) Grammar: Verb Forms
(singular/plural) Verb sentences
 Learning how to form a verbal sentence

Week 9  Learning the new forms of verbs: Verbs: active/passive,

(14-18 NOV.) transitive/intransitive and conjugate them transitive/intransitive,…)
 Learning the difference between the Present tense, past tense,..
active and passive verb forms
 Learning the simple tenses: past and
present
 Learning to conjugate the verbs in simple
tenses (past+present)

Week 10  Learning the Noun phrase and its Noun phrase and sentence
(21-25 NOV.) position in the sentence Polite Requests (using modals,
 Learning the vocative form in Arabic formal and informal…)
language and how to use it in a sentence Vocative (Yaa: ‫) َيا‬
 Learning how to use modals, vocative
form and formality in polite request  QUİZ 2
 The second quiz will be taken in the
second lesson hour

Week 11  Learning the adverbs and how to form Indefinite and Definite Articles
(28 NOV.-02 them Possessive Endings
DEC.)  Applying adverbs in sentences that will Adverbs
be shared between classmates
  Learning the definite and indefinite
articles and their use with different noun
forms
 Learning the possessive form and its use
as possessive endings in words

Week 12  Learning how to describe places applying Asking Questions: Where? How?
(05-09 DEC.) what was seen from adjectives, advers, What?
nouns,… Describing Places
 Learning how to ask long questions using Describing One’s Town
the form learned before
Week 13  Learning the new sentence construction Introduction to Arabic
(12-16 DEC.) ”Idhafa” and how to use it in the Prepositions
sentence, either nominal sentence or The “idafa” Construction
verbal sentence
 Learning the arabic form of prepositions,
their different meanings, usages and
functions in the sentence
Week 14  Learning the different arabic dialects and Introduction to Some Dialect
(19-23 DEC.) the different articulations from one Features
society to another

Week 15  Final Exam