CIEE Amman, Jordan
Course title: Modern Standard Arabic, Beginning II
Course code: ARAB 1012 AMJO
Programs offering course: Middle East Studies
Language of instruction: Arabic
U.S. semester credits: 6.00
Contact hours: 90.00
Term: Fall 2024
Course Description
This course complements the competency of Modern Standard Arabic achieved in previous studies. Attention is
paid to the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Overall pace and material covered will be
determined by the baseline proficiency level of the class. Based on the results of the proficiency test, instructors
may include an extended review, including concepts covered in previous levels. In other cases, instructors may
accelerate the pace and introduce new concepts at the end of term. These adjustments will be included in the
weekly plans.
Learning Objectives
By completing this course, students will:
Differentiate basic structures and short phrases as well as retrieve the root for any Arabic word and ten
forms
Demonstrate the ability to read short texts and comprehend theme, read aloud with good pronunciation and
read correctly with short and long vowels
Repeat and write words, phrases from listening material
Apply vocabulary, write questions and answers and arrange sentences to write a short story
Describe family, relatives, friends, places and favorite topics in short sentences
Course Prerequisites
*Expectations of Previous Study: 1 semester of prior study; Mastery of Arabic Alphabet, Up to Chapter 3 in Al-
Kitaab, ARAB 1012 AMJO covers Al-Kitaab up to Chapter 9. ** Expected score on proficiency exam administered
on-site: 10 to 20 points
Methods of Instruction
This course emphasizes a communication-based method of instruction. Students are expected to be active-
learners, coming to class prepared to activate vocabulary and grammar through group activities. Instead of
lecturing, instructors primarily facilitate these communication-based activities and guide student learning.
Assessment and Final Grade
1. Homework 10%
2. Oral Presentation 10%
3. Quizzes 20%
4. Chapter Tests 20%
5. Final Exam 30%
6. Class Participation 10%
TOTAL 100%
Course Requirements
Homework
You are expected to turn your homework in on-time on the day that it is due. If you do not, the instructor can
refuse to accept your work or reduce your grade on the assignment.
Oral Presentation
Students will be asked to prepare and present various types of graded oral presentations, such as skits,
dialogues, and formal presentations. The instructor will provide the students will clear guidelines and expectations
for these oral presentations so that the students can prepare accordingly. Students may prepare scripts or
outlines for these presentations but they should be prepared to deliver the presentations without reading from
them verbatim.
Quizzes
There will be a number of minor quizzes throughout the semester to check that students have adequately
prepared for class by learning new vocabulary or grammar lessons.
Chapter Tests
There will be a test after every unit to test student’s knowledge of vocabulary and grammar from that particular
unit. While unit tests focus on particular units they will build upon previous material covered in the course.
Final Exam
The final exam is comprehensive, testing student’s mastery of all vocabulary and grammar covered in the
course. It also includes sections that test all language skills: writing, reading comprehension, listening
comprehension, and oral production.
Class Participation
In order to get the most out of each class, it is very important that you are prepared, alert, and engaged during
class activities. In-class activities are designed with the assumption that you already studied the vocabulary and
grammar explanations at home and are prepared to activate that knowledge in class.
Attendance
CIEE promotes experiential learning that requires class attendance. Students should notify their instructor and
CIEE academic staff of foreseen absences. Accommodations for missed classes, if any, will be determined by the
course instructor and CIEE academic staff. Chronic absences may result in Withdrawal or Failure. Please see your
Academic Manual for more details.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is essential to a positive and inclusive teaching and learning environment. All students are
expected to complete coursework responsibilities with fairness, respect, and honesty. Failure to do so by seeking
unfair advantage over others or misrepresenting someone else’s work as your own can result in grade penalties or
disciplinary action. See the CIEE Student Academic Manual for further information on academic integrity.
N.B. Course schedule and co-curriculars are subject to change. The final duration and distribution of
content and assignments will be determined and presented to students at the onset of the course.
Weekly Schedule
Week 1
Class: 1.1 .
Introduction
Weekly Plan
Review
Homework:
Prepare vocab unit 4, p. 52
Drill 1 p 53
Drill 2 p 53
Class: 1.2 .
Vocab unit, p. 52
Speaking Drill 3, p. 54
Grammar: اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع وﻧﻔﻲ اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﻀﺎرعp. 56-58
Drill 11, p. 61
Homework:
Drill 7 p 58
Drill 8 p 59
Drill 9 p 60
Class: 1.3 .
Drill 10
Question: p 61اﻟﺴﺆال
Drill 12, p. 62
Drill 13, p. 62
Drill 16, p. 66
Week 2
Class: 2.1 .
Vocab quiz Unit 4
Reading Drill 15, p. 64-65
Vocab Unit 4, p. 70
Homework:
Drill 1, p. 71
Prepare drill 2, p. 72
Prepare Grammar ﺗﻨﻮﻳﻦ اﻟﻔﺘﺢ, p. 73
Class: 2.2 .
Speaking drill 2, p. 72
Grammar p. 73
Drill 5, p. 74
Drill 6, p. 74
Homework:
Drill 4 p 74
Prepare grammar: Noun-phrase and Adjectives, p. 75
Class: 2.3 .
Grammar: Noun phrase + Adjectives p. 75
Drill 8, p. 76
ھﺬه/ ھﺬاp 77
Drill 8, p. 76
Drill 10, p. 78
Homework:
Drill 7 p 76
Drill 9 p 77
Worksheet
Week 3
Class: 3.1 .
Drill 12 p 79
Drill 14 p 80
Review
Remember these words p 83
Homework:
Drill 15, p. 82
Study for Chapter test; Unit 4
Class: 3.2 .
Chapter test, Unit 4
Listening – Days of the week, colors and the seasons
Homework:
Prepare vocabulary unit 6 p 85
Drill 1 p 86
Class: 3.3 .
Vocabulary unit 6 p 85
Grammar اﻟﻤﺼﺪرp. 87- 89
Homework:
Drill 6 p 90
Prepare drill 7 p 90
Week 4
Class: 4.1 .
More about اﻟﻤﺼﺪر
Drill 7 p 90
Drill 8 p 91
Grammar: ﻟﻤﺎذاp. 92
Drill 10 p 93
Homework:
Drill 9 p 92
Drill 11 p 93
Drill 14 p 95
Class: 4.2 .
Reading drill 13, p. 95-96
Arabic Food
Drill 16 drill 17 p 100
Remember these words, p. 101
Homework:
Study for Chapter test, Unit 5
Prepare Vocab, Unit 7, p. 103
Class: 4.3 .
Chapter test unit 5
Vocabulary unit 7 p 103
Drill 1 p 103
Homework:
Drill 2 p 104
Prepare drill 3 p 104
Worksheet
Week 5
Class: 5.1 .
Grammar: ل و ﻋﻨﺪ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻀﻤﺎﺋﺮp. 106
Grammar: اﻻﺳﻢ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻀﻤﺎﺋﺮ
Homework:
Drill 5 p 107
Worksheet
Class: 5.2 .
Grammar: اﻟﺨﺒﺮ اﻟﻤﻘﺪم: اﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ اﻻﺳﻤﯿﺔp. 108
Drill 6 p 109
Homework:
Drill 7 p 109
Study for Vocab quiz, Unit 6
Class: 5.3 .
Vocab quiz, Unit 6
Grammar: اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻀﻤﺎﺋﺮ
Grammar: اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع ﻣﻊ اﻟﻀﻤﺎﺋﺮ
Homework:
Prepare grammar p 110
Drill 8 p 111
Week 6
Class: 6.1 .
Grammar: ﻛﺎنp. 110
Drill 8 p 111
Drill 9 p 111
Worksheet
Homework:
Prepare p. 112
Prepare Grammar اﻟﻤﺜﻨﻰp. 113
Class: 6.2 .
اﻟﻌﺪد+ اﻻﺳﻢ، اﻟﻤﺜﻨﻰ، ﺑﻜﻢ، ﻛﻢp. 112-114
Drill 10, p. 114
Homework:
Study well for the Midterm exam
Class: 6.3 Midterm Exam
Week 7
Class: 7.1 .
How was your break?
Review
Drill 11, p. 114
Homework:
Prepare drill 12 p 115
Prepare these words, p. 116
Class: 7.2 .
Drill 12 p 115
Listening and Speaking, p. 116
Homework:
Prepare your presentation about your hobby
Class: 7.3 .
Presentations
Drill 14, p. 117-118
Homework:
Drill 16 p 120
Prepare drill 17 p 121
Drill 18 p 122
Week 8
Class: 8.1 .
Drill 17 p 121
Drill 18 p 122
Review
Remember these words, p. 123
Homework:
Study to chapter test 7
Prepare vocabulary unit 8 p 125
Class: 8.2 .
Chapter test, Unit 7
Vocabulary unit 8 p 125
Homework:
Drill 1 p 126
Prepare drill 2 p 126
Class: 8.3 .
Drill 2 (speaking) p 126
Drill 3 p 127
More about اﻟﻔﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﻣﻊ اﻟﻀﻤﺎﺋﺮ
Homework:
Prepare grammar p 128-129
Prepare p. 129-131
Week 9
Class: 9.1 .
Grammar p 128-129
Grammar اﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ واﻟﻤﻀﺎرع واﻟﻤﺼﺪرp. 129-13
Drill 7 p 132
Homework:
Drill 6 p 131
Drill 8 p 132
Study for Vocabulary quiz 8
Class: 9.2 .
Vocabulary quiz unit 8
Grammar p.133-135 اﻟﺠﺬر واﻟﻮزن
Homework:
Drill 9 p 136
Drill 10 p 136
Prepare the Arabic Dictionary p 136-137
Class: 9.3 .
The Arabic Dictionary p 136-137
Drill 11 p 137
Numbers 11-100, p. 138
Homework:
Prepare drill 15 p 140
Drill 17 p 141 (writing)
Prepare drill 18 p 143-144
Week 10
Class: 10.1 .
Drill 19 p 145
Drill 20 p 145
ﺗﺬﻛﺮوا ھﺬه اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺎتP 146
Review
Homework:
Study for Chapter test, Unit 8
Prepare vocabulary Unit 9 p 148
Class: 10.2 .
Chapter test, Unit 8
Vocab Unit 9, p. 148
ﺗﻌﻠﻤﻮا ھﺬﻳﻦ اﻟﻔﻌﻠﯿﻦP 149
Homework:
Drill 1 p 149
Drill 2 p 150
Prepare drill 3 p 150
Class: 10.3 .
Drill 3 p 150
Grammar: اﻟﺠﻤﻠﺔ اﻻﺳﻤﯿﺔ+ ﻟﯿﺲ, P 153
Homework:
Worksheet
Prepare drill 6 p 154
Prepare presentation
Week 11
Class: 11.1 .
Presentation
Drill 6, p. 154
Homework:
Drill 7 p 154
Prepare (ordinal numbers) p155
Class: 11.2 .
Ordinal numbers
What time is it? ﻛﻢ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔP 156
Listening
Homework:
Drill 8 p 156
Drill 9 p 157
Class: 11.3 .
Drill 9 p 157
Speaking and writing drill 14 p 161
Homework:
Writing
Drill 15 p 162
Drill 16 p 163
Prepare drill 17 p 164
Week 12
Class: 12.1 .
Vocab Unit 10, p. 167
Verbs, p. 168
Drill 2 p 169
Drill 3 p 170
Homework:
Drill 1 p 169
Drill 4 p 170
Drill 5 p 170
Class: 12.2 .
Grammar اﻟﻤﻀﺎرع اﻟﻤﻨﺼﻮبp. 183-184
Drill 8, p. 174
Homework:
Drill 9 p 175
Prepare Drill 10, p. 176
Drill 15 p 180
Class: 12.3 .
Object pronoun ﺿﻤﺎﺋﺮ اﻟﻨﺼﺐp. 177
Drill 11 p 178
Drill 12 p 178
Drill 17 p 183
Week 13
Class: 13.1 Review
Class: 13.2 Post Test
Class: 13.3 Final Exam
Course Materials
Readings
Required
Brustad, K., Al-Batal, M., & Al-Tonsi, A. (2004). Al-kitaab fii ta’allum al-‘arabiyya, Part 1 (2nd). Washington,
D. C.: Georgetown University Press.
Cowan, J. M. (Ed.). (1994). Arabic-English dictionary: The Hans Wehr dictionary of modern written
Recommended
Arabic (4th ed.). Urbana, IL: Spoken Language Services.
