a-g Arabic 1A Syllabus and Pacing Guide

CWCS Master Class Syllabus 2024-25

Course# 7123

Location: Online/Canvas

Instructor: Aishatu Muhammad

Email: amuhammad@cwcharter.org

Class time: Monday 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Prerequisites: None

Grading: 5 credits

Learning materials: Textbook, workbook, notebook, pencil, and eraser.

 

Attendance: Attendance is required.  The Truancy Policy applies to in-person and online classes. An unexcused absence may be counted as a truancy.

 

Parental Support: : Your child will meet with the instructor once a week.  Your child may need some support from you at home with their reading. Please use this pacing guide to help your child complete the assignments each week. We are a team in your child’s education and your child’s success depends on all members giving 100%.

 

Course Overview: 

This course is for students taking Arabic as a foreign Language. The course is designed to introduce students to the basic knowledge of the Arabic Language and skills to communicate with Arabic-speaking people. Students will demonstrate competency by being able to communicate orally and in writing. Students will learn the Total Physical Response (TPR) method of communicating in Arabic. 

 

Course Goals and/or Major Student Outcomes

• Students will be able to read and write in Arabic for a variety of purposes.
•  Students will gather, analyze and apply the knowledge learned to real-life situations.
•  Students will understand the history and cultures of the Arabic-Speaking people.
•  Students will have gathered experience and knowledge in the Arabic Language and culture.

Course Objectives

• Students will acquire listening, reading and writing skills in the Arabic language.
• Students will learn the total physical response (TPR) method of communicating orally in Arabic. 
• Students will learn the essential elements of Arabic grammar and usage.
• Students will learn about the cultures and customs of Arabic speaking people.

 

Course Outline

Unit 1 -  Greetings, asking for information, alphabet, diphthongs, colors, Time, dining out and weather, months and seasons, and numbers up to 50.

Syllabus

Lesson	Writing and Pronunciation	Grammar and Usage	Cultural Notes
Arabic Sounds	Consonants – sun/moon letters Vowels – long, short, and diphthongs
Arabic Script	Arabic alphabet – 28 consonants Other characters/symbols Diacritic signs
Greetings and Introductions – Hello!	Consonants – kaf, lam, ba, sin, ra, mim, ha Vowels – 3 short & 3 long Symbols -sukun		Fus-ha (modern standard Arabic) and ‘Ammiyya (colloquial Arabic dialect)
Asking for Information - Where are you from?	Consonants – ta, nun, ‘ayn, fa, qaf, dal, shin, Ta, ta’ marbuTa Double Consonants –shadda Word Stress	Saying is and are, asking yes/no questions, masculine/feminine forms of nouns, nationality/affiliation adjectives	League of Arab States
Asking for Information - What do you do?	Consonants – Sad, Dad, Dha, Ha, Kha,  jim, zay, tha, dhal, ghayn, alif maq Sura	Definite article, question words, subject pronouns	Customs related to greeting people
First Review	Connecting letters into words, writing words in Arabic script	Noun/pronoun/preposition usage, female/male forms of nouns, definite vs. indefinite, sun/moon letters, translate mini-dialogues/vocabulary

 

Key Assignments - Unit 1 

 

TPR (Total Physical Response) actions

Students will demonstrate mastery of four units in Total Physical Response (TPR) by showing the teacher the correct responses to his/her commands during four oral tests:

1. Oral Test Topic – Greetings, asking for information, numbers up to 19, alphabet, dipthongs, colors. 
2. Oral Test Topic –Time, dining out and weather, months and seasons, and numbers up to 50.

 

Cultural project

Students will complete at least one cultural project each quarter.

1. Travel brochure to an Arab speaking country, or similar project.
2. Restaurant menu, or similar project.
3. Arabic pottery, artisans and earthenware timeline, or similar project.
4. Attendance at a local Arabic festival, event or exhibit that includes a written presentation.

 

Instructional Methods and/or Strategies

Students will demonstrate mastery throughout the course by completing the following activities:

• Dialogues
• Grammar and usage
• Pronunciation practice • Vocabulary activities • Language exercises
• Cultural notes
• Writing practice

 

Assessment Methods and/or Tools

Evaluation of student performance is based on individual abilities, interests, and talents. Methods by which student progress is assessed will be through a variety and/or combination of methods. The methods available include but are not limited to the following:

• Monthly review of work by education specialist (credentialed teacher) 
• Portfolios
• Parent facilitator and education specialist observation
• Student demonstrations
• Student performances
• Student grades
• Student work samples
• Written Examinations and Oral Examinations • Projects 

Course Materials

Required Textbooks

Mastering Arabic 1 with Online Audio Third Edition

Jane Wightwick (Author), Mahmoud Gaafar (Author)

Hippocrene Books 3rd edition (March 2, 2021)

Mastering Arabic 1 Online Audio Third Edition

 

Mastering Arabic 1 Activity Book, Second Edition

Mahmoud Gaafar 

Hippocrene Books Second Edition (February 1, 2015)

Mastering Arabic 1 Activity Book, Second Edition

 

Al-Asas for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers: Part 1, Beginner Level(With Online Audio Content (Arabic for Non-native Speakers-professional) (Arabic Edition)

Fawzieh Ahmad Bader

Noorart, Inc 3rd edition (July 1, 2010)

Al-Asas for Teaching Arabic to Non-Native Speakers: Part 1

 

Grading

 

The grades will be determined based on the following:

 

20%     Oral Test

15%      Workbook checks

20%     Cultural project

25%     Student work samples

20%     Final Exam 

 

    Grade Scale:

 

    A+ 100% ~ A 93-99%  ~   A- 90-92%

    B+ 89%  ~  B 83-88%  ~   B- 80-82%

    C+ 79%  ~  C 73-78%  ~   C- 70-72%

    D+ 69%  ~  D 63-68%  ~   D- 60-62%

 

A-g Arabic 1A Pacing Guide

 

Syllabus and pacing guide

Weeks	Live Instruction with a tutor, parent, or Arabic Instructor (60 minutes weekly)	Textbook Pages	Workbook pages
1  8/19/24	Arabic Sounds and Arabic Script Arabic alphabet – 28 consonants Other characters/symbols Diacritic signs Greetings and Introductions – Hello! Vocabulary	Unit 1 page 2-12	Page 6 - 9
2 8/26/24	Consonants and Vowels – 3 short & 3 long Symbols -sukun Greetings and Introductions Vocabulary  Fus-ha (modern standard Arabic) and ‘Ammiyya (colloquial Arabic dialect)	Unit 2 page 13 - 24	Page 10 - 13
3 9/9/24	Consonants – Jim, Ha, Kha, Mim, Haa Asking for Information - Where are you from? Saying is and are, asking yes/no questions, masculine/feminine forms of nouns, nationality/affiliation adjectives Introducing your family members	Unit 3 page 25 - 36	Page 14 - 17
4 9/16/24	Consonants – Sin Shin, Sad, Dha Asking for Information - What do you do? Case ending: the nominative case ending Talking about where you work	Unit 4 page 37 - 50	Page 18 - 21
5 9/23/24	Review unit 1-4 and Assignment Explain the difference between Fus'ha (modern standard Arabic) and ‘Ammiyya (colloquial Arabic dialect) Mention the League of Arab States (Countries) Write 5 Masculine and 5 feminine nouns.  Write 5 Masculine and 5 feminine adjectives. Write 5 Pronouns and 5 prepositions.	Review unit 1-4  pages 2-50
6 9/30/24	Consonants – Fa, Qaf, kaf, lam Definite article, question words, subject pronouns Customs related to greeting people and polite request	Unit 5 page 51 - 65	Page 22 - 25
7 10/7/24	Consonants –   ta’, za’, ayn, ghayn, sun letters, asking yes/no questions, genitive case Fus-ha (modern standard Arabic) and ‘Ammiyya (colloquial Arabic dialect)	Unit 6 page 66 - 82	Page 26 - 29
8 10/14/24	Tanwin, elision Basic sentence structure, the possessive construction, perfect tense verb form, agreement between nouns/adjectives Family relations in Arab families Family Celebrations - How Was the Wedding?	Unit 7 page 83 - 92	Page 30 - 33
9 10/21/24	Dialogue, Vocabulary, & Exercises Nominal sentences, common prepositions, possessive suffixes, saying to have	Unit 8 page 93 - 103	Page 34 - 37
10 10/28/24	Imperfect tense, verbal sentences, agreement between subject/verb, object pronouns suffixes An Interview Rules of communication – titles, family names, genealogical naming League of Arab States	Unit 9 page 104 - 117	Page 38 - 41
11 11/4/24	Oral test and Review  Topics: Greetings Asking for information Numbers up to 20 Colors up to 9 Arab Customs related to greeting people	Review unit 5-9
12 11/18/24	Travel - Your Passport, Please Airport customs, antiquities Counting things	Unit 10 page 118 - 132	Page 42 - 45
13 12/2/24	Rules of gender/number/person, sentence construction, verb form, possessives, adjectives Travel - At the Hotel Hotels, tourists, and entertainment customs Plurals and colors	Unit 11 page 133 - 150	Page 46 - 49
14 12/9/24	Family members, buying groceries. The root system of verbs, using an Arabic dictionary Dialogue, Vocabulary, & Exercises	Unit 12 page 151 - 166	Page 50-53
15 12/16/24	Assignment 5 : Final Exam/project Students will complete at least one cultural project each quarter. Travel brochure to an Arab speaking country, or similar project. Restaurant menu, or similar project. Arabic pottery, artisans and earthenware timeline, or similar project. Attendance at a local Arabic festival, event or exhibit that includes a written presentation.