Communication in a warm and relaxed environment is an important feature of our programs, as is homework, which includes exercises for review and practice of the material taught in class. Moreover, by keeping the class size limited to twelve students, we ensure that each student will be able to actively participate. Arabic Level 1 Introduces both spoken and written Modern Standard Arabic, the language of education, business and the media throughout the Arabic speaking world. Upon completion of this course, students can expect to be able to discuss their families and jobs. They should also be able to identify spoken words by part of speech and distinguish between nominal and verbal sentence structures.
Students learn to read and write the complete Arabic alphabet.
Proper pronunciation and the development of conversational proficiency are strongly emphasized as a foundation for further learning. Building upon the basic foundation provided in Level 1, topics introduced include the definite article, the nisba adjective, interrogatives, pronouns, the present tense, and plural forms. Proper pronunciation and listening skills continue to be emphasized. Topics include adverbs, numbers, noun-adjective phrases, interrogatives, and conditional sentences. Conversational proficiency continues to be emphasized, but students at this level also begin to improve their reading skills.