Arabic (Levantine) Beginners

This course aims at providing students with basic communicative skills through communicative opportunities to enable them to introduce themselves and to conduct short conversations with their teacher and /or peers.

Class instructions are delivered in English however Arabic language is introduced gradually allowing students to learn in their comfort zone. Students are encouraged to participate in drilling practice, pair work and group work, word games and role play. The various aspects of the language are introduced through listening, speaking, reading and writing activities.

There are two consolidation sessions throughout the course, one in the middle of the course and one at the end of the course. Consolidation aims at practicing the learned materials through various activities. Teaching methods target language skills of the whole group as well as individual learners; making sure that every student is learning according to their own learning styles.

By the end of the course learners are expected to converse confidently in the topics they have been introduced to throughout the course. They will also be able to read short simple texts relevant to what they have learned and convey the meaning in their first Language accurately.