SLC 120B
Beginning Arabic
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Winter 2000/2001
T&Th 11:00-1:00
Bldg. 240-202
Khalil Barhoum
Office: 40-42B /650-723-3637
khalil@stanford.edu

WEEK ONE
Tuesday, January 9 & Thursday, January 11:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

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; Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 72-88.

WEEK TWO
Tuesday, January 16 & Thursday, January 18:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

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; Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 72-88.

End of week two: Test 1 (Lessons 5)

WEEK THREE
Tuesday, January 23 & Thursday, January 25:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Six:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I am Khalid."
Grammar: al-masdar; the particle 'why.'
Culture: restaurant menu.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 89-105.

WEEK FOUR
Tuesday, January 30 & Thursday, February 1:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Six:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I am Khalid."
Grammar: al-masdar; the particle 'why.'
Culture: restaurant menu.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 89-105.

End of week four: Test 2 (Lessons 6)

WEEK FIVE
Tuesday, February 6 & Thursday, February 8:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Seven:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I am the Oldest."
Grammar: possession with pronouns; fronted predicate; describing past states; the dual; numbers 1-10; how much?
Culture: secondary school in the Arab world; Arabic currency.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 106-128.

WEEK SIX
Tuesday, February 13 & Thursday, February 15:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Seven:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "I am the Oldest."
Grammar: possession with pronouns; fronted predicate; describing past states; the dual; numbers 1-10; how much?
Culture: secondary school in the Arab world; Arabic currency.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 106-128.

End of week six: Test 3 (Lessons 7)

WEEK SEVEN
Tuesday, February 20 & Thursday, February 22:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Eight:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "Almustaqbal littijaara"
Grammar: narrating in the past; the dual; numbers 11-100; the structure of Arabic words.
Culture: soccer in the Arab world; Arabic currency.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 129-153.

WEEK EIGHT
Tuesday, February 27 & Thursday, March 1:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Eight:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "Almustaqbal littijaara"
Grammar: narrating in the past; the dual; numbers 11-100; the structure of Arabic words.
Culture: soccer in the Arab world; Arabic currency.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 129-153.

End of week eight: Test 4 (Lessons 8)

WEEK NINE
Tuesday, March 6 & Thursday, March 8:

-- Speaking Activity: Barhoum, Spoken Arabic

Lesson Nine:
Videotaped/audiotaped text: "Grandmother Wakes me up at 9:00 a.m."
Grammar: the non-human plural; telling the time; the use of 'laysa' with noun sentences.
Culture: recreational facilities and athletic clubs in the Arab world.
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.

Text:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 154-173.

WEEK TEN
End-Quarter Period:
March 12-March 18 (Mon-Sun)
Tuesday, March 13: Review

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Course Requirements

1. Test One: (Lessons 5): 20%
2. Test Two: (Lessons 6): 20%
3. Test Three: (Lessons 7): 20%
4. Test Four: (Lessons 8): 20%
5. Homework, Attendance, Participation: 20%

Required Texts & Tapes

1. Khalil Barhoum, Spoken Arabic.
2. Brustad, et al, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part I.
3. Videotapes and Audiotapes of Al-Kitaab (Available at Audiovisual Lab in Meyer Library).
4. Doniac, The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary

Supplementary Material

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

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

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

4. Arabic audiotaopes on Formal Written Arabic

5. Arabic audiotaopes on Formal Spoken Arabic

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

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

Other Dictionaries Available for Purchase

Wortabet, Wortabet's Pocket Dictionary
Wehr-Cowan, Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic

Planned Cultural Activities

1. Lunch at an Arabic Restaurant
2. Arabic Potluck Dinner

Beginning Arabic
Winter Quarter 2000/2001
Homework: Written Assignments

Lesson 5:
Drill 1 (Even numbers), p. 75
Drill 2, p. 76
Drill 7, (Even numbers), p. 80
Drill 11, p. 85

Lesson 6:
Drill 2, p. 92
Drill 4, p. 94
Drill 8, p. 98
Drill 11, p. 100

Lesson 7:
Drill 2, p. 109
Drill 4, p. 112
Drill 8, p. 116
Drill 16, p. 126
Drill 18, p. 128

Lesson 8:
Drill 2, p. 133
Drill 7, p. 141
Drill 9, p. 143
Drill 14, p. 146
Drill 15, p. 147
Drill 19, p. 153

Lesson 9:
Drill 2, p. 160
Drill 4, p. 161
Drill 5, p. 162
Drill 7, p. 165
Drill 10, p. 167
Drill 14, p. 171
Drill 16, p. 173

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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