Arabic For Non Native Speakers Level One

Course details

Students will study the following:

Alphabet, Countries, Continents, Jordanian cities, Directions, Seasons, Months, Days of the Week, Topography  (river, mountain, valley…), Geometric shapes (pyramid, circle…), Colors, Animals and birds, Plants (vegetable and fruits), Clothes, The Human Body, Family, Transportation, Parts of a House, Kitchenware, Drinks, Furniture, Office equipment, Numbers, Calculation (+, -,=), Parts of a City, City facilities, Jobs/ employment, Verbs (past, present, imperative), Pronouns, Grammatical gender, Singular and plural (masculine plural, feminine plural, broken plural), Demonstrative pronouns, Possessive pronouns, Nationalities, Adverbs (after, before, under…), Adjectives, Using the dictionary, Sentence structure and usage.

The first level consists of:

Listening (individual), Pronunciation, Reading letters and changing them into sounds, Changing the sounds into written letters, Listening and receiving compound sounds, Distinguishing different sounds, Changing words into writing, Exercises emphasizing correct pronunciation.

Assessment is measured in different ways with written exams, oral exams, and daily homework.