​This course is suitable for beginnings in Arabic. It is useful for any student wishing to learn the language for business, travel or everyday use with no prior language knowledge required. Students will develop skills to use in conversation, reading, listening and writing. This course aims to build general basic comprehension and communication skills in beginners Arabic and an introduction to cultural practices, with a focus on clear explanation of basic language principles including grammar.

DELIVERY MODE

• Face-to-Face

   

TEXTBOOK

• Tutor supplied material

   

COURSE OUTLINE

• Arabic alphabet revision

• Common greetings

• Formal and Informal greetings

• Some everyday phrases

• The names of some fruit and vegetables

• Basic Arabic reading and writing

• Conversation questions and responses

• Getting to know others

• How the Middle Eastern calendar works

• Naming week days, months, years, seasons

• Arabic numbers

• Words in common with English

• Some phrases and words about travel

• Names of clothes and parts of the body

• Things in the house

• The names of some jobs

• Medical phrases

• Some basic Grammar & Spelling

   

PLANNED LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Participate in basic communication in the Arabic language.
2. Recognise and understand common phrases.
3. Communicate basic information about themselves.
4. Ask simple questions of the listener.
5. Read and write the Arabic alphabet and common words.