INTERMEDIATE ARABIC (AMELANG 121C)
اللغة العربية: المستوى المتوسط
| Spring 2005 | Ramzi M. Salti, Ph.D. |
| 4 Units | Office: Bldg 260-302E |
| Classroom: Bldg 260#311A | Office Phone: 650-723-0395 |
| E-mail: RamziSalti@aol.com | |
| E-Mail: RSalti@Stanford.edu | |
| Text and Video: | Al-Kitaab fii ta’allum al-’Arabiyya Part One and Part Two الكتاب في تعلم العربيةالجزء الاول والجزء الثاني Hans Wehr Dictionary for Modern Written Arabic |
Grade:
Midterm 30%
Final: 30%
3 Homework Assignments 30%
Participation 10%
Weekly Scheduleالجدول الاسبوعي
WEEK ONE الاسبوع الاول
Tuesday, March 29 & Thursday, March 31
Chapter 19
Vocabulary (376) and Video
Verbs on Page 378
Ex. 2 Page 379
Grammar Page 381-82
Feminine Plurals (383-4)
WEEK TWO الاسبوع الثاني
Tuesday, April 5 & Thursday, April 7
Homework One Due: Ex. 3 Page 380
Father/Brother (386)
Ex. 10 Page 390
Ex. 11 Page 391
WEEK THREE الاسبوع الثالث
Tuesday, April 12 & Thursday, April 14
Homework Two Due: Ex. 6 Page 385
Naguib Mahfouz (393)
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WEEK FOUR الاسبوع الرابع
Tuesday, April 19 & Thursday, April 21
Chapter 20
Vocabulary Page 396 and Video
Ex.1 Page 398
Ex. 3 (399) and dates (400)
WEEK FIVE الاسبوع الخامس
Tuesday, April 26 & Thursday, April 28
Homework 3 Due: Ex. 2 Page 399
Grammar (401-2)
Ex. 7 Page 406
MIDTERM (Chapters 19-20)
WEEK SIX الاسبوع السادس
Tuesday, May 3 & Thursday, May 5
الكتاب في تعلم اللغة العربية: الجزء الثاني
الفصل الاول
ابن بطوطة واطول رحلة في التاريخ
تمارين 1-6
WEEK SEVEN الاسبوع السابع
Tuesday, May 10 & Thursday, May 12
ابن بطوطة (البقية)
تمارين 5-8
العدد
WEEK EIGHT الاسبوع الثامن
Tuesday, May 17 & Thursday, May 19
تمارين اضافية على العدد
زمن الفعل: الماضي والمضارع
WEEK NINE الاسبوع التاسع
Tuesday, May 24 & Thursday, May 26
Review
WEEK TEN الاسبوع العاشر
End-Quarter Period:
May 31-June 2
Course Requirements
Required Texts & Tapes
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2. Brustad, et al, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part I.
2. Brustad, et al, Al-Kitaab: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part II.
3. Videotapes and CDs or Audiotapes of Al-Kitaab
4. Doniac, The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary
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. Therse stickers are inexpensive and may easily be removed in the future. Computer room on 3 rd floor in Building 260 also have Arabic fonts activated. Ask me for password to use these computers.
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 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/group/arabic
http://www.stanford.edu/class/arabic/
Arabic script web page:
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/lc/arabic/arab_alph2.htm
http://www.arabacademy.com/download/alphabetwed7introchange5.swf
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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