ARAB101 - Arabic 101
Document Type: Master Course Outline
Proposal Type: Revision
Requester(s): Reham A Elkhayat
College: Central
Origination Approved: 03/31/2015 - 4:04 PM
BASIC INFORMATION
Requester(s):
Reham A Elkhayat
College:
Seattle Central College
Division/Dept:
Humanities & Social Sciences
Dean:
Bradley H Lane
Peer Reviewer(s):
Asha Tran
COURSE INFORMATION
Proposed Course Number:
Prefix:
Number: 101
Request a new Prefix
New Prefix: ARAB
New Prefix Description:
This will be a common course
Full Title:
Arabic 101
Abbreviated Title:
ARAB I
Catalog Course Description:
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) language within the cultural context of Arabic-speaking people. Provides
students with elementary Arabic communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. No
prior knowledge of Arabic required. Prereq: English 101 eligibility
Course Length:
11 Weeks Request an Exception
Topical Outline:
Grammar & Script
The following items will be used for reading, writing, listening, and speaking with respect to topics to carry
out basic communication needs relating to greetings, family, education, and work:
1. Subject Pronouns, gender, verb and adjective agreement
2. Definite Article with Sun and Moon letters
3. Pattern I Verb Conjugation inSimplePresent – affirmative and negative
4. Interrogatives: Information and Yes/No
5. Plural Forms (adjectives and nouns)
6. Possession and/or ownership
7. iDaafa (Construct Phrase)
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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?
Arabic 101 (MCO)
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No
Does this course have a Workplace Training component?
No
CIP Code:
16.1101
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Credits:
Will this course be offered as Variable Credit?
No
No
List Course Contact Hours
Lecture (11 Contact Hours : 1 Credit)
55
Lab (22 Contact Hours : 1 Credit)
0
Clinical Work (33 Contact Hours : 1 Credit)
0
Other (55 Contact Hours : 1 Credit)
0
Total Contact Hours
55
Total Credits
5
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This is to certify that the above criteria have all been met and all statements are accurate to the best of my
knowledge.
Faculty involved in originating this program:
Reham A Elkhayat
Reham A Elkhayat
3/28/2015
Print Name Signature Date
Dean:
Bradley H Lane
Bradley H Lane
1/28/2015
Print Name Signature Date
Results of CSCC Origination Committee Findings
Participating Faculty Response and Remarks
X Recommended for approval
Not recommended for approval
Chairman, Curriculum & Instruction Committee:
Dan Loos
Dan Loos
3/29/2015
Print Name Signature Date
Vice President for Instruction:
Wai-Fong Lee
Wai-Fong Lee
3/31/2015
Print Name Signature Date
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