Reading and Vocabulary
1. Reading words and simple sentences on personal, family, school, and employment topics
2. Decoding of numbers 1 to 10
3. Decoding special charateristics of Arabic Script (short vowels, tanwiin, sukuun, shadda, and taa
marbuuTa, hamza, alif maqSuura, madda)
Writing
1. Write 3-5 simple sentences in Arabic script on personal, family, school, and employment topics
using present tense
2. Write simple affirmative and negative statement, yes-no and WH-questions using present tense in
Arabic script
3. Punctuation: period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark
Listening
1. Recognition of the difference between simple statements and questions and formulation of
appropriate responses
2. Identifying information from a simple oral message, dialogue, or story
Speaking
1. Participate in simple conversations on personal, family, school, and employment topics
2. Say 3-5 simple sentences and/or phrases on personal, family, school, and employment topics
3. Pronounce simple words and sentences understandably
Cultural Awareness
1. Courtesy phrases and formal and informal address
2. Common interpersonal transactions and protocols in social contexts
3. Overview of Arab culture : brief history, geography, and regional Arabic dialects
COURSE CODING
Funding Source:
1...................State
Institutional Intent:
11..................Academic Transfer
Select the Distribution Area of the AA Degree that this course will satisfy, if applicable:
(No Distribution Areas Selected)
Will this course transfer to a 4-year university?
Yes
This course will transfer as a foreign language. I am in contact with the Near East department at
the University of Washington to secure the transfer of this course.
Please Describe:
This course will transfer as a foreign language. I am in contact with the Near East department at the University
of Washington to secure the transfer of this course.
Is this course designed for Limited English Proficiency?
No
Is this course designed for Academic Disadvantaged?