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“Arabic Between Your Hands Series” is one program in a collection of programs called “Arabic For All”. This series comprises a developed version of the book “Arabic Between Your Hands”, which introduces a comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers, students and teachers. This curriculum is developed for educational entities, including schools, institutes and universities. It begins from the basic level and continues with the students until they master Arabic language, which enables them to join university and continue their Arabic studies in various majors. The developed series is designed by the authors of the original series, who are an academic team specialized in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers.
*Level’s units, books and lessons:
The first level consists of two parts (books), each of which includes 8 units (total of 16 units). Each unit consists of 9 lessons, constituting a total of 144 basic lessons in this level.
The lessons of each unit are organized as follows:
First lesson: First dialogue, its vocabularies and exercises 2 pages
Second lesson: Second dialogue, its vocabularies and exercises 2 pages
Third lesson: Third dialogue, its vocabularies and exercises 2 pages
Fourth lesson: Vocabularies exercises and additional vocabularies. 2 pages
Fifth Lesson: Grammar structures and exercises. 4 pages
Sixth lesson: Sounds 3 pages
Seventh lesson: Speaking and exercises 3 pages
Eighth lesson: Reading and exercises 3 pages
Ninth lesson: Writing and exercises 4 pages
Total of 25 pages per unit
*Tests and Evaluations:
Two types of tests are included in the first level:
Short tests: 8 tests in each two units .
Two comprehensive tests for determining level:
Midlevel comprehensive test (at the end of the first book)
Final comprehensive test (at the end of the second book)
There are no audio records for final and midtrial tests because answers have to be given from the students not the teacher.
At its end, the first level includes a group of vocabularies with illustrated pictures. It also comprises lists for vocabularies used in each unit and another list for all vocabularies used in the level arranged alphabetically.
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This series provides a new, integrated approach to teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speakers and is the first European curriculum to equip students with the skills needed to start speaking Arabic almost immediately. The curriculum uses guide-art methods and techniques recommended by experts in foreign-language instruction and take into account the unique nature of the Arabic language and its distinct characteristics.
1. Student Text: The student text is the first step of I Love Arabic Series (from 10 years old) and is supported by a comprehensive workbook, handwriting book, and teacher case. The text is comprised of 7 units discussing critical issues of a child’s world. Each unit is divided accordingly:
Let’s Talk: Simple passages are the base for learning linguistic structures of sounds, vocabularies, expressions, and syntax structures. This section aims at facilitating the learning and teaching processes of Arabic.
Vocabulary: Vocabulary words are taken directly from reading dialogue. They are combined with graphics to further student understanding and sensory perception.
New Structures: Learn basic Arabic structures through illustrations and examples complete with answer key.
Conversation: Conversational exercises encourage students to participate in classroom activities, apply reading material within dialogue, and ultimately become fluent speakers.
Reading: Reading passages include various cultural subjects with a variety of expressions concentrating on Arabic and Islamic cultures. Section reading goals include: 1. Silent sustained reading with complete understanding of content. 2. Students read the passages aloud, so teachers can correct pronunciation.
Sounds: Students repeat sounds after listening to unit examples.
Oral Expression: Each unit includes an assignment to answer questions based on illustrations.
2. Workbook: The patterns of excersises include:
Reading Comprehension: Exercises aimed at determining the level of children’s comprehension for the meaning of dialogue expressions.
Vocabulary: New vocabulary words concentrate on synonyms and antonyms.
Handwriting: This section focuses on word expressions and sentences to reinforce more complete writing skills, where students practice writing Arabic letters, words, and then expressions.
Grammar: A special concentration of theory and practice make learning grammar easier to understand. This section assists students with written and oral expressions skills that will improve their overall thinking and pronunciation sound.
Linguistics: Each unit introduces specific linguistic skills regularly accompanied with examples and exercises.
Dictation: Fill in the blank exercises reinforces grammar and spelling lessons.
Illustrated Dictionary: An illustrated dictionary appears at the end of the workbook and includes word sets found throughout the lessons making memorization easy.
3. Teacher Case: Consists of:
Teacher Guide:Tips on efficient teaching practices.
The book contains 15 lessons that are closely related to the students’ daily lives. As in previous editions, the direct communication approach was used in order to make do—as much as possible—without the use of an intermediate language or the need for translation.
The texts of the lessons have been selected to ensure that content meets with students’ needs at different levels. The lessons encompass a variety of topics and cater to different learning needs. The texts of the lessons are original works. They include terms that are used on a daily basis, including frequently used verbs, nouns, and collocations. An audio version of the texts is available as online audio content so that students can practice reading at their convenience. A list of new words follows the text along with words that are related to the topic of the text.
Some words are repeated intentionally due to their importance. These words are audio recorded and translated into English on the online audio content. The lessons also use dialogues on the same topic so that students have more opportunities to practice reading and retain the largest possible number of terms to integrate more easily into Arab society. This will give students greater confidence while speaking Arabic and help rid them of their reluctance to use it outside the classroom.
Lessons include a section on comprehension, where questions are designed to gauge the student’s comprehension of the text and train them to formulate answers to grammatically sound sentences. Terms are presented in a variety of ways, including illustrations, synonyms, and antonyms so as to expand the students’ lexicon.
Exercises include fill-in-the-blank and arranging words to form meaningful sentences. Grammar and conjugation exercises are designed in a gradual approach that furnishes students with basic rules to aid in learning Arabic and speaking it with as few mistakes as possible. The importance of these basic rules has been stressed in the construction of simple and complex sentences that are indispensable to students of Arabic. As indicated in the introduction to Part I, this book steers away from the traditional approach of teaching the rules of grammar and conjugation because teaching is a means not an end in itself; in other words, teaching must be functional and focus on the student.
This book contains exercises to train students on conversational skills in Arabic. Exercises include conversations between students and the instructor and between the students themselves. They aim to help students practice the correct pronunciation of Arabic phonemes through the use of words and sentences that occur in the lessons. Every lesson contains a conversation exercise.
Students are also taught to write at least one paragraph. A writing exercise on the lesson's topic appears at the end of each lesson, when students will have enough terminology to write a paragraph or more in the exercise. Instructors must impress upon students the need to pay attention to the hamza and its different forms, as well as the different conjugation marks and punctuation. Instructors should also explain the concept of silent letters (written but not enunciated), such as long vowels that occur at the end of certain verb structures as well as sounds that are enunciated but not spelled out, such as the long vowel in certain words. It is also important to explain the order in which nouns and adjectives are arranged in Arabic. (كتبوا، لم/لن يكتبوا، اُكْتبوا) (هذا، هذه، هؤلاء، لكنّ)
The lessons have been supplemented with a general revision under the heading “Test your Knowledge,” followed by two appendixes containing the conjugation of verbs and the conjugation of the singular and plural forms. The purpose of these appendixes is to help students practice basic grammatical and conjugation skills that they should be familiar with upon completing this level.
The book contains four appendixes in total.
Appendix 1 & 2 contain a glossary of words used in the texts and exercises of the lessons. The words are organized in the order in which they appear in the text (not in alphabetical order) so that it is easy to follow for students. The glossary has been translated into the major global languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Chinese, as well as into Japanese and Korean. The translation was proofread by advanced Arabic language students who were native speakers of the languages they revised.
Appendix 3 contains the conjugation of verbs in three tenses (past, present, and imperative) with separate pronouns. Most of the verbs were mentioned in the lessons while the rest were selected because they are related closely to daily activities. The purpose is to build up the students’ lexicon, give them the confidence to use the language, and encourage them to continue studying it (which is the primary purpose in my opinion).
Appendix 4 is dedicated to singular and plural forms. It contains the singular and plural forms of nouns mentioned in the lessons. The reason I dedicated an appendix to plural forms is the absence of a rule that students can use to form irregular plurals, which are common and heavily used in Arabic. Foreign students—even at advanced stages—have difficulty forming irregular plural nouns.
Appendix 5 covers the importance of the Arab world.
Appendix 6 lists Arabic grammar vocabulary along with an English translation.
The online audio contains a clear recording of the texts of the main lessons, translation of new vocabulary words from each lesson, and wuestions and Answers to the “Test Your Knowledge” section.
The sixth volume includes six units of two lessons each. The content is designed based on students’ values, self-discovery, and connection to reality. The content differs in the processes of tackling the concepts, the content, linguistic skills, and their application to better suit each level. This enables teachers to easily implement differentiation in their classrooms.
Each unit includes a listening activity, comprehension questions, discussion prompts, and questions for critical thinking. Each unit uses the pyramid approach to education and learning, where students’ current and future learning is built on prior knowledge.
It also presents integrated activities that work alongside the curricular mapping for each level and for students’ abilities.
Contents
Unit One: Who Is Like Me?
Lesson One: Knowledge and Ignorance
Lesson Two: Time Is of the Essence
Unit Two: My Morals
Lesson One: Altruism
Lesson Two: Justice and Moderation
Unit Three: My Relationships
Lesson One: Group Work
Lesson Two: Raouf and Noise
Unit Four: My Health and Safety
Lesson One: Luay’s Glasses
Lesson Two: First Aid Kit
Unit Five: My Interests
Lesson One: Pollution
Lesson Two: I Love My Country
Unit Six: My Big World
Lesson One: The Great Balance
Lesson Two: Scientific Experiment
At the end of this level, students should be able to do the following:
Write in ruqaa handwriting
Differentiate the two types of articles
Distinguish the types of nunation and the uses of alif
Distinguish between the types of taa at the end of masculine and feminine words
Distinguish between regular and irregular verbs
Recognize genitives
Recognize definite and indefinite nouns, adjectives, and prepositions
Recognize demonstratives and their uses, as well as punctuation marks and their uses
Identify pronouns and their uses
Recognize the five verbs (al-af’aal al-khamsah)
Know the location of the present tense verbs in a sentence
Recognize indirect verbs and transform them to direct verbs and vice versa
Use the noun associated with the verb kaana
Identify numbers and decades
This level includes exercises to build comprehension skills, grammatical exercises, spelling drills, exercises for writing skills, and handwriting practice that uses naskh calligraphy, focusing on the quality of the handwriting.
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Arabic At Your Hands Series is one program in a collection of programs called “Arabic For All”. This series comprises a developed version of the book “Arabic At Your Hands”, which introduces a comprehensive curriculum for teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers, students and teachers. This curriculum is developed for educational entities, including schools, institutes and universities. It begins from the basic level and continues with the students until they master Arabic language, which enables them to join university and continue their Arabic studies in various majors. The developed series is designed by the authors of the original series, who are an academic team specialized in teaching Arabic for non-Arabic speakers.
Level’s units, books and lessons:
The second level consists of two parts (books), each of which includes 8 units (total of 16 units). Each unit consists of 13 lessons, constituting a total of 208 basic lessons in this level.
The lessons of each unit are organized as follows:
Dialogue (1), exercises and vocabularies 2 pages
Sounds and exercises 1 page
Grammatical notes (1) 1 page
Speaking and listening (1) 1 page
Comprehension text and vocabularies (1) 2 pages
Grammatical notes (2) 2 pages
Dialogue (2), exercises and vocabularies 2 pages
Grammatical notes (3) 1 page
Speaking and listening (2) 1 page
Comprehension text and vocabularies (2) 2 pages
Grammatical notes (4) 2 pages
Expression 2 pages
Dictation and handwriting 1 page
Total of 20 pages per unit
Tests and Evaluations:
The second level (book 1 and 2) comprises two types of tests:
Short tests: 8 tests after each 2 units.
Extended tests for determining level:
Level test at the beginning of this level to determine the student level and measure his ability to begin the second level.
Midlevel test (at the end of the first book in this level)
Final comprehensive test (at the end of the second book in this level)
At the end of the second level, there are lists of vocabulary used in each unit and another list of all the vocabularies of the level arranged alphabetically.
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The author presents the guidance of the Prophet in dealing with a
variety of health issues, including treatment of ailment and preventive
remedies to keep the body fit.
This is an exquisite and inspiring collection of incidents from the lives of the prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) and his companions (صلى الله عليه وسلم), stories from our Islamic heritage, and thought-provoking anecdotes from the life of the author.
This curriculum is designed to make learning easy by covering different educational levels: the Kindergarten Stage, the First Elementary Stage (Grade levels 1-2).
This Grade 11 textbook is part of the Islamic Studies: tafseer, hadeeth, tawheed, fiqh, seerah, and general etiquette relating to different areas and situations.
Bidaya Posters are a great teaching resource for the classroom with specially designed graphics to help teachers explain lessons to large groups of students.
This textbooks is a fun and systematic approach to teaching children the Arabic language. The Arabic library is filled with books and ways to teach children the principles of the Arabic language. Shelves are packed with these types of reference books because of the:
Weakness of the Arabic language curriculum in Arab countries, as children tend to learn other languages that appeal to them and use more creative and colorful methods of teaching.
Decision by the Ministry of Education to teach the Arabic language using the same approach as is used to teach English; an approach that over time has proven to fail miserably when teaching Arabic.
Lack of a beautiful production style in the creation of the Arabic curriculum that encourages children to learn and love Arabic.
Old New Methods: The evening clubs in Kuwait and the Arabic Gulf have been crowded with new teaching methods, which have added some new elements to the quality of teaching. Because of this, the number of children who can read at an early age has increased. However, these methods were based on the old traditional style that is modeled on the book style of learning. Thus, instead of developing a love of the Arabic language, the child comes to hate it. The book I Read is an essential addition and heralds a new style in teaching, which utilizes beautiful pictures and illustrations, clear vibrant colors and an effective approach that successfully joins learning with fun.
Why this book? My Fun World Library published the second edition of the Fun Reading book after the first edition sold out. 3,000 children have learned the Arabic language’s grammar and skills from My Fun World Library. With such results, we changed the name and added more content, so that the book I Read creates a new spin on Fun Reading. This new release features:
A systematic method to teaching children the Arabic language that supports a partial, incomplete approach. What we mean by this is that we teach children the letters first, then how to join three letters to make words with fatha, kasra, damma, and madd. Then, al-lam al-qamaria and al-shammsia are added, followed by al-taa al-marboota and al-maftoha, and finally al-hamza.
The production style, colors, and games are created to attract and engage young children in the education process, making it fun and exciting.
The use of pictures to explain the meaning of the words provides children with an understanding of the words without the need to constantly ask someone its meaning.
The variety of ways used to engage a child’s mind. Puzzles, coloring, matching, shading and other fun tools assist the child in finding the answer.
Interweaving stories into the teaching of the Arabic language adds excitement and delight, while providing a rich knowledge base.
The addition of new skills previously not included such as the al-taa al-marboota and al-maftooha and al-hamza to complete the skills a child needs to be able to read and write the Arabic language in its different forms.
Small cartoon characters are included to provide more fun in reading. The reader will notice that we have included, in the first part, two new characters. Also, in the second part are two new older characters.
This book is suitable for
Morning and evening clubs that open their doors to children year round.
Every mother or father who wants to teach his/her child at home before entering the educational system.
Every Arabic language teacher of first and second grades looking for an innovative and creative way to teach children.
This series consists of 4 levels containing 2 parts each, with a student and teacher book, as well as two supplemental books.
Simple present verb forms for plural and singular (Al Afa'al al Khamsa)
Differentiating between various types of the letter haa'
Derivation
Different positions of hamza
Adverbs of time and place
Doubling (shadda)
Comparative and superlative
Negation
Different types of tashkeel
Proverbs
Punctuation
Antonyms and Synonyms
Simple present and simple past
Imperative
Possession
This series comes in 6 levels consisting of 2 parts each, except for
Level 6. Each level contains 2 student textbooks (one for each part) and
a handwriting book.
Arabic Club supports teaching the Arabic language for 1st grade students and to overcome weakness of the first three elementary stages in writing and combining letters to make a readable word.
The book, Learn the Arabic Language: Level 2 is simple and easy in terms of words and graphics that took into consideration making the Arabic letters and words big to facilitate the writing and colouring for children.
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The book contains 23 lessons that have been
selected to meet the needs of students from different backgrounds.
The topics selected cover the main aspects of the Arab World, including
its important geographic location and its impact on contemporary worl
politics.
The lessons also focus on the Arab World’s great natural
resources, which have made it the focus of international attention,
especially by major powers and global investment companies, and the
resulting increase in the flow of people desiring to learn Arabic in the
hope of finding career opportunities in the Arab world, especially in the
Arabian Gulf region and Iraq.
The book also includes topics that reflect Arab culture, Arab social
customs and traditions, the status of Arab women, and some Arab
proverbs. Some lessons discuss old Arab cities, such as Jerusalem,
Amman, Sanaa, and Gaza. The cities are introduced and their
civilizations and artifacts discussed.
This book also takes into consideration the different backgrounds
of students, such as medical doctors and foreign students’ need to
visit hospitals during their stay in an Arab country. A lesson entitled “A
Visit to the University Hospital” was thus added and includes the main
terminology a patient and doctor might need.
The texts are short and graduate from simple to more complex in
a manner that is in line with the needs of students and their linguistic abilities.
In every lesson, a text is first introduced, followed by a question
and answer comprehension section. This is followed by linguistic
exercises and a demonstration of some grammatical and conjugational
concepts that are employed within the context of the topic. A listening
text that is related to the lesson topic is included, and finally, a writing
exercise that is also related to the topic of the lesson. Every lesson
thus handles the four language skills and trains students on them
using the linguistic content of the main text.
Because of the complex and difficult nature of teaching listening
skills and the need to assist teachers and students in this important
undertaking, I felt it necessary to pay detailed attention to listening
skills. The purpose of listening texts is to gradually develop students’
ability to comprehend spoken Arabic.
The listening texts selected are thus relevant to the original text; yet, students are not expected to know or understand all the terms that occur in the listening text. What is important at this stage is for students to be able to understand the
Gist of the text.
Students can conduct an oral question and answer exercise with
the assistance of the instructor using the questions and exercises in
the book to further their comprehension of the listening text.
One of the easiest ways to teach listening skills is for the instructor
to task his / her students with listening to the text at home – not as
a homework assignment; rather, so as to train their ears on listening
Arabic while giving them the freedom to listen to the text as often as
they wish since these texts are recorded on the online audio content.
Listening skills should be taught in a language lab. Students are
asked to listen to the text twice, and then the instructor asks them
to determine the main idea of the text. After surveying the students’
responses, the instructor writes down the answer on the board, or
asks a student to do so.
The instructor then asks his / her students to quickly and silently
go over the lesson’s questions and exercises in the book. The listening
text is played again and students’ are then asked to respond to the
questions orally. The text is played one more time and students are
asked to identify difficult words and expressions, which the instructor
writes down on the board and explains.
The instructor asks students – one at a time and using no more
than two sentences – to start relating the ideas of the listening text
in order. The instructor can avoid embarrassing students who cannot
remember the order of ideas in the text by asking the person sitting
next to them to help, for example. If the text is a story, the instructor
can distribute the roles of the story’s characters among the students,
who can then act it out.
It is also possible to use the listening text to test the students’
spelling skills. The instructor can – for example – ask students to write
down the first three sentences they hear. Students then exchange
papers, the sentences are written in their correct form on the board,
and the students are asked to mark the papers. This exercise is known
as a “learning test.” The instructor may also ask students to write
down the listening text at home.
Gradually, students can be trained to listen to an Arabic newscast
at home and try to summarize it. This exercise might seem difficult at
the outset, but it is important to encourage students to keep trying.
Grammatical and conjugational concepts are introduced in a brief
manner by outlining the rule and then focusing on exercises, which are
numerous and varied and avoid the tediousness of the traditional way
of teaching Arabic grammar. Difficult concepts are backed with tables
that help students better understand and grasp them.
Exercises to review past lessons and refresh students’ memory are available in Lesson 13. In addition, the final lesson contains a general revision under the title “Test Your Knowledge,” which is comprised of exercises that review the main rules of syntax, conjugation, and
linguistics that students must grasp upon completing this level.
The book has six appendixes:
Appendix 1: Arabic-English Dictionary: New terms are arranged
by lesson not by alphabetical order for ease of reference.
Appendix 2: Arabic-Arabic Dictionary: It provides students
with their own dictionaries to help them in their studies and develop
their vocabulary.
Appendix 3: Contains a list of most verbs used in the lessons
and their sources.
Appendix 4: Contains a list of nouns in their singular and
plural forms. This appendix was introduced upon observing the great
interest given to nouns and their forms by most students.
Appendix 5: Contains a list of words selected from the texts
and their antonyms.
Appendix 6: List Arabic grammar Vocabularies along with
English translation.
The enclosed Online Audio contains:
A clear recording of the texts of the main lessons.
Recording of the listening texts accompanying each main
lesson.
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