Course Syllabus
EE Portfolio Reviews a-g Arabic 1A Syllabus and Pacing Guide
CWCS Master Class Syllabus 2024-25
EE Instructor: Aishatu Muhammad
Email: amuhammad@cwcharter.org
Location: Canvas
Optional Meeting Time: Fridays 10:00-11:00 am
Prerequisites: None
Grading: 5 credits
Portfolio: Five assignments will be collected for each student. The 5th assignment is a final exam or project.
Attendance: The EE meets with the student at least 5 times during the semester to answer students' questions about curriculum, explain assignments and provide feedback on student work.
Parental Support: A minimum of one hour per week must be direct instruction with a tutor, parent, or Arabic instructor
Assessment Methods and/or Tools
- Monthly review of student progress
- Portfolios
- Parent facilitator and education specialist observation
- Student demonstrations
- Student performances
- Student grades
- Student work samples
- Written Examinations and Oral Examinations • Projects
Grading
50% ES/Parent Progress Report
25% Portfolio Assignments
25% Final Exam/Project
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%
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.
Lesson |
Writing and Pronunciation |
Grammar and Usage |
Cultural Notes |
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Arabic Sounds |
Consonants – sun/moon letters Vowels – long, short, and diphthongs |
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Arabic Script |
Arabic alphabet – 28 consonants Other characters/symbols Diacritic signs |
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Greetings and Introductions – Hello! |
Consonants – kaf, lam, ba, sin, ra, mim, ha |
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Fus-ha (modern standard Arabic) and ‘Ammiyya (colloquial Arabic dialect) |
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Asking for Information - Where are you from? |
Consonants – ta, nun, ‘ayn, fa, qaf, dal, shin, Ta, ta’ marbuTa Double Consonants –shadda |
Saying is and are, asking yes/no questions, masculine/feminine forms of nouns, nationality/affiliation adjectives |
League of Arab States |
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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 |
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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 |
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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:
- Oral Test Topic – Greetings, asking for information, numbers up to 19, alphabet, dipthongs, colors.
- 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.
- 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.
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)
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Arabic-1-Online-Audio/dp/0781814227/ref=asc_df_0781814227/?
Mastering Arabic 1 Activity Book, Second Edition
Mahmoud Gaafar
Hippocrene Books Second Edition (February 1, 2015)
https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Arabic-Activity-Book-Second/dp/0781813395/ref=asc_df_0781813395/?
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)
A-g Arabic 1/A Pacing Guide
Weeks |
Live Instruction with a tutor, parent, or Arabic Instructor(60 minutes weekly ) |
Textbook Pages |
Workbook pages |
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1 8/30/24 |
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 |
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2 9/6/24 |
Consonants and Vowels – 3 short & 3 long Greetings and Introductions Vocabulary Fus-ha (modern standard Arabic) and ‘Ammiyya (colloquial Arabic dialect) |
Unit 2 page 13 - 24 |
Page 10 - 13 |
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3 9/13/24 |
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 Assignment 1 Due date 9/10/24 |
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4 9/20/24 |
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 |
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5 9/27/24 |
Review unit 1-4 and Assignment
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Review unit 1-4 pages 2-50 |
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6 10/4/24 |
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 |
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7 10/18/24 |
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 Assignment 2 Due date 10/10/24 |
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8 10/25/24 |
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 |
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9 11/1/24 |
Dialogue, Vocabulary, & Exercises Nominal sentences, common prepositions, possessive suffixes, saying to have |
Unit 8 page 93 - 103 |
Page 34 - 37 |
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10 11/8/24 |
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 |
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11 11/15/24 |
Travel - Your Passport, Please Airport customs, antiquities Counting things |
Unit 10 page 118 - 132 |
Page 42 - 45 Assignment 3 Oral test Topics:
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12 12/6/24 |
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 |
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13 12/13/24 |
Family members, buying groceries. The root system of verbs, using an Arabic dictionary Dialogue, Vocabulary, & Exercises |
Unit 12 page 151 - 166 |
Page 50-53 |
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14 12/19/24 |
Assignment 5 : Final Exam/project Students will complete at least one cultural project each quarter.
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Course Summary:
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