What is the course about?
The course will develop your competence in speaking and understanding spoken and written Arabic at an intermediate level. The course also aims at improving fluency and accuracy in communication and will deepen your knowledge and understanding of customs, traditions and daily life throughtout the Arab region.
This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.
What will we cover?
Topics: work and business, housework, daily life, social affairs, Arabic in social media and famous businesswomen in the Arab world
Grammar:
Adjectives using a sound plural , broken plurals, connectives, conjugate verbs and verbal nouns 1-5.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- Converse in Arabic using simple structures.
- Talk about your daily work routine
- Talk about your work experience
- Write and read advertisement, blogs, headlines
- Be able to find information using Arabic websites and apps
- Ask questions in a formal/informal way
- Understand Arabic everyday life and culture
- Understanding social affairs
- Activities for International Women’s Day, women's lives and successful women.
- Participate in straightforward social conversations
- Develop strategies for coping with unfamiliar language or unexpected responses, such as asking for repetition or clarification.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course offers progression from Arabic 2 upper : module 1. Students should have studied Arabic for more than 2 years.
For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide, or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/self-assess-your-level. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and explanations, as well as read course documents, in English. You will need to be at ease with the use of numbers for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, using the 24 hour clock, reading timetables). It would also be helpful if you had some knowledge of basic grammar terminology such as: a verb, a noun and conjugation.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course is based on the communicative approach:
- active students’ interaction
- emphasis on speaking and listening skills
- pair and group work
- role plays
- use of realia, pictures and authentic material such as native speakers, music, interviews, and YouTube.
- use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate
Please note, students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do some homework as and when required.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Based on the tutor's own materials.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Arabic 2 upper through culture: module 3. Please enrol as soon as possible as places cannot be guaranteed.
