ARABIC LANGUAGE I (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Identify comprehensively Arabic alphabet and other basic vocabularies; Recite simple sentences of Arabic; Explain grammar and writing of basic Arabic; State basic Arabic both for daily and academic skills.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Arabic I;
2. Arabic script and alphabet;
3. Arabic Consonants and Vowels;
4. Nouns (Isim);
5. Personal Pronouns;
6. Adjectives;
7. Definite and Indefinite Articles;
8. Building Sentences with Common Prepositions;
9. Working with Verbs: The Past Tense;
10. Arabic Number System;
11. Present and Future Tense;
12. Talking about yourself and your family;
13. Making Small Talk on the Job (Mihna)