SLC 120A
Beginning Arabic
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Fall 2001
T&Th 11:00-1:00
Ceras 304
Khalil Barhoum
Office: 40-42B / 723-3637
khalil@stanford.edu

WEEK ONE
Tuesday, October 2: Arabic Script & Phonology
Thursday, October 4: Reading & Writing Drills
Text:
Khalil Barhoum, Arabic Script, Phonology, and Calligraphy

WEEK TWO
Tuesday, October 9: Reading & Writing Drills
Thursday, October 10: Reading & Writing Drills
Text:
Khalil Barhoum, Arabic Script, Phonology, and Calligraphy

WEEK THREE
Tuesday, October 16 & Thursday, October 18:
Lesson One
--Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I am Maha."
--Grammar: masculine and feminine; the definite article; the nisba adjective;
the question.
--Reading activity: "New York"; Culture: Arabic names, newly-weds; Speaking activity; Writing activity.
--Text: Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 1-20.

Test One (Lessons 1)

WEEK FOUR
Tuesday, October 23 & Thursday, October 25:
Lesson Two
--Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I am Lonely."
--Grammar: pronouns; the Plural; the nominal Sentence; Reading activity: "New York University;" "Getting Acquainted;" Audiotaped listening activity; Speaking activity; Writing activity.
Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 21-38.

Test Two (Lessons 2)

WEEK FIVE
Tuesday, October 30 & Thursday, November 1:
Lesson Three
--Videotaped/audiotaped text: "My Father's Family."
--Grammar: idafa construction; possessive pronouns.
--Reading activity: "The University of Kuwait;" Culture: paternal uncle and other family members, Arab universities; Speaking activity; Writing activity.
Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 39-54.

Test Three (Lessons 3)

WEEK SIX
Tuesday, November 6:
Thursday, November 8:
Lesson Four
--Videotaped/audiotaped text: "How Can I Memorize all these Names?"
--Grammar: present tense, verbal sentence, more about questions; Culture: Prophet Mohammed; Reading: "Announcement from the University of Kuwait;" "Prophet Mohammed's family Tree;" Listening activity; Speaking activity; Writing activity.
Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 55-71.

WEEK SEVEN
Tuesday, November 13:
Lesson Four (Cont'd.)
Text: Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 55-71.

Test Four (Lessons 4)

Thursday, November 15:
Lesson Five
--Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I Do not Like New York City."
--Grammar: adverbs; noun-adjective phrases; demonstrative particles;
Reading: weather and seasons, today's weather; Culture: Lebanese singer Fairouz & one of her most famous songs; Listening activity; Reading activity; Speaking activity; Writing activity.
Texts:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 72-88.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

WEEK EIGHT
Tuesday, November 20:
Lesson Five (Cont'd.)
Texts:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 72-88.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Thursday, November 22-Sun 25: Thanksgiving Recess

WEEK NINE
Tuesday, November 27 & Thursday, November 29:
Lesson Five
Texts:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 72-88.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Test Five (Lessons 5)

WEEK TEN
End-Quarter Period, Mon-Sun: DEC. 3-9
End-Quarter Exams: Mon-Fri, Dec 10-14

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Course Requirements

1. Test One: (Lessons 1): 10%
2. Test Two: (Lessons 2): 15%
3. Test Three: (Lessons 3): 15%
4. Test Four: (Lessons 4): 15%
5. Test Five: (Lessons 5): 15%
6. Homework: 20%
7. Attendance, Participation: 10%

Required Texts & Tapes

1. Khalil Barhoum, Arabic Script
2. Brustad, et al, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I.
3. Videotape and Audiotapes of Al-Kitaab (located at Audiovisual Lab in Meyer Library).
4. Alif Ba'a Arabic Script CD-ROM (ZCS ARA17)
5. Khalil Barhoum, Spoken Arabic.

Dictionaries Available for Purchase

1. Doniac, The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary
2. Wehr-Cowan, Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic
3. Wortabet, Wortabet's Pocket Dictionary

Supplementary Material

1. Ahlan wa Sahlan CD-ROM (for Arabic script, phonology, & writing drills)--Macs: Combines sound and picture to introduce Arabic writing and phonolgy.

2. Al-Arabiyya CD-ROM (on Mac) ZMS 359
Combines sound and picture to introduce the Arabic script and sound system.

3. NISUS Arabic Word Processing ZMS 52
A must for ALL Arabic students!

4. "The Holy Qur'an" on CD at Meyer. ZMS 594

5. The Rosetta Stone: An integrated learning program on CD (ZMS 606)

6. Arabic audiotaopes on Formal Written Arabic

7. Arabic audiotaopes on Formal Spoken Arabic

8. Arabic audiotaopes on different varieties of Spoken Arabic (i.e., Levantine, Egyptian, Saudi, Moroccan)

9. Videotapes on the Arab World, the Middle East, and Islam (available at Meyer Library Media Center)

Suggested Cultural Activities

1. Lunch at an Arabic Restaurant
2. Arabic Potluck Dinner
3. Arabic T-shirt Designed with Stanford University Logo

Arabic at Stanford Web Page:

http://www.stanford.edu/group/arabic/

Arabic script web page:

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/arabic/alphabet.html

Important Statement Regarding
Students with Documented Disabilities:

Students who have a disability which may necessitate an academic accommodation or the use of auxiliary aids and services in a class must initiate the request with the Disability Resource Center (DRC). The DRC will evaluate the request with required documentation, recommend appropriate accommodations, and prepare a verification letter dated in the current academic term in which the request is made. Please contact the DRC as soon as possible; timely notice is needed to arrange for appropriate accommodations.

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