Beginning Arabic (AMELANG 120C)
AMELANG120C: BEGINNING ARABIC
SPRING 2005
KHALIL BARHOUM <Khalil@stanford>
723-3637 / 40-42B
M-F 11:00-11:50 / 160-317
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WEEK ONE & WEEK 2
Tuesday, March 29 - Friday, April 1,
Monday, April 4 - Friday, April 8:
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.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic.
Quiz I (Lesson 9)
WEEK 3 & WEEK 4
Monday, April 11- Friday, April 15
Monday, April 18 - Friday, April 22:
Lesson Ten:
Videotaped/audiotaped text
Grammar
Reading
Culture
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.
Texts:
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 174-194.
Quiz II (Lesson 10)
WEEK 5 & WEEK 6
Monday, April 25 - Friday, May 29,
Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 6:
Lesson Eleven:
Videotaped/audiotaped text
Grammar
Culture
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.
Texts:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 195-216.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic
Quiz III (Lesson 11)
WEEK 7 & WEEK 8
Monday, May 9 - Friday May 13,
Monday, May 16 - Friday May 20:
Lesson Twelve:
Videotaped/audiotaped text
Grammar
Culture
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.
Texts:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 217-240.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic
Quiz IV (Lessons 12)
WEEK NINE
Monday, May 23 - Friday May 27:
Lesson Thirteen:
Videotaped/audiotaped text:
Grammar
Culture
Listening activity
Reading activity.
Speaking activity.
Writing activity.
Texts:
Brustad, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic I, pp. 241-262.
Barhoum, Spoken Arabic
May 27-June 2 (Fri-Th): End-Quarter Period
June 3-8 (Fri-Wed): End-Quarter Exams
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Course Requirements:
1. Four Tests (Lesson 5-Lesson 8): 40%
2. Four Homeworks (Lesson 5-Lesson 8): 40%
3. Attendance, Participation, & Study Groups: 20%
How the grade for the class is determined:
Each quarter you will have 4 quizzes. Much like your 4 quizzes, your homework for each lesson will also carry a grade to help you assess your progress and make the necessary adjustments along the way. At the end of the quarter, I will pick the best 3 performances each for the homework and the quizzes to help push your grades up NOT down.
In addition to the homework & quizzes and handing the homework ON TIME, classroom attendance and participation, as well as meeting with your study group regularly, will be an important part of your final grade consideration.
Required Texts & Tapes:
1. Brustad, et al, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part I.
2. Videotapes and Cds or Audiotapes of Al-Kitaab (Available at Audiovisual Lab in Meyer Library).
3. Doniac, The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary
4. Khalil Barhoum, Spoken Arabic
Supplementary Material:
1. Word for Windows (NotePad and WordPad included) for PC User
Windows 2000 and Windows XP already have font support for Arabic. Use “Virtual Keyboard” to type or buy transparent stickers with Arabic alphabet for your keyboard. These stickers are inexpensive and may easily be removed in the future. Computer room on 3rd floor in Building 260 also have Arabic fonts activated. Ask me for password to use these computers.
2. “The Holy Quran” on CD at Meyer. ZMS 594
3. The Rosetta Stone: An integrated learning program on CD (ZMS 606)
4. Arabic audiotapes on Formal Written Arabic
5. Arabic audiotapes on Formal Spoken Arabic
6. Arabic audiotapes 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
Internet Resources:
Arabic at Stanford Web Page:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/arabic
Arabic script web page:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/arabic/alphabet/arab_alph2.htm
http://www.arabacademy.com/download/alphabetwed7introchange5.swf
More Internet Resources:
Catalogue of Internet Resources (including online Arabic courses): http://bubl.ac.uk/link/a/arabic.htm
To write e-mails in Arabic (even if your system does not support Arabic fonts): www.maktoob.com
Online list of Arabic newspapers and television stations: http://media.fares.net
To learn about Lebanese singer Fairuz (including song and video clips): www.fairouz.com
To learn all about Egyptian singer Amr Diab, go to www.Amrdiab.net
Al-jazeera News: www.al-jazeera.com
English/Arabic/English Online Dictionary: www.ajeeb.com
Includes online English/Arabic/French instant Dictionary
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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.
Statement on Academic Integrity and Outside Assistance:
All students are expected to abide by the http://www.stanford.edu/dept/vpsa/judicialaffairs/guiding/honorcode.htm Stanford Honor Code with regard to class work, activities, and assignments related to their language classes. Plagiarism refers to the unattributed, direct copying of language and/or ideas from a source other than yourself. This includes translations of source material into the target language. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden as a part of Stanford's Honor Code.
Assistance on take-home written assignments may take various forms. We expect you to use dictionaries and grammar books in the composition process. Under no circumstances is another person to compose an essay for you or contribute to the ideas or substantive expression of individual assignments. For collaborative or group work, your instructor will issue guidelines on what is appropriate. Your instructor may also ask you to declare the amount of assistance you have received on any written or oral assignment.
We do not discourage assistance in the preparation of oral assignments. It is always helpful to have another person listen to you practice your oral presentations and provide helpful feedback on your manner of expression. Of course, under no circumstances is another person to compose or develop your oral presentation for you or contribute to its ideas or substantive expression. In preparing for oral interviews, it is always helpful to practice conversation with native speakers or someone more knowledgeable in the language. Divulging the content of the interview, as with any exam, is not permitted, as this violates Stanford's Honor Code.
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Beginning Arabic
Spring Quarter 2005
Homework: Written Assignments
Lesson 9:
Drill 2, p. 160
Drill 9, p. 167 (Use of Adverbs): Do even #s only.
Drill 15, p. 173 (Even numbers only)
Lesson 10:
Drill 3, p. 179
Drill 6, p. 182 (Do even numbers only);
Drill 7, p. 184 (Do even numbers only);
Lesson 11:
Drill 2, p. 198 (Do even numbers.)
Drill 3, p. 199
Drill 6, p. 205 (Do even numbers.)
Drill 11, p. 211 (Do even numbers.)
Drill 12, p. 212 (Do even numbers.)
Drill 14, p. 213 (Do even numbers.)
Lesson 12:
Drill 3, p. 222 (
Drill 5, p. 225 (Do even numbers.)
Drill 8, p. 229
Drill 14, p. 236 (Do even numbers.)
