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ARAB 101 Foundational Arabic I

In order to acquire and develop their ability to communicate at the foundational level, learners apply four language skills - listening, speaking, writing, and reading - by exchanging, interpreting, and presenting information in multiple tenses and contexts. Learners deepen the comparisons of Arabic-speaking cultures, practices, perspectives, and artifacts to learners' own cultures; connect the Arabic language to other relevant disciplines; and expand their use of the Arabic language outside of the classroom in a variety of contexts. Content and supporting language structures and vocabulary will be theme-based, with outcomes measured in a variety of ways, including task-based activities that support effective communication around the theme.

Credits

4

Hours Weekly

4 hours weekly

Course Objectives

  1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the foundational level.
  2. Communicate organized ideas in Arabic using interpersonal, interpretative, and
    presentational modes.
  3. Convey meaning using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and nonverbal
    cues.
  4. Self-monitor and collaborate to adjust language production taking into consideration
    audience and contexts.
  5. Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.
  6. Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
    language and cultures.
  7. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts giving details of the perspectives and values that
    shaped them.
  8. Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.

Course Objectives

  1. Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the foundational level.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  2. Communicate organized ideas in Arabic using interpersonal, interpretative, and
    presentational modes.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  3. Convey meaning using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and nonverbal
    cues.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  4. Self-monitor and collaborate to adjust language production taking into consideration
    audience and contexts.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  5. Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

  6. Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
    language and cultures.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Cultural Dimensions and Global Issues annotated portfolio

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC1
    • GC4
  7. Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts giving details of the perspectives and values that
    shaped them.

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • Cultural Dimensions and Global Issues annotated portfolio

    Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

    • Global Competency Rubric

    Global Competency

    • GC2
    • GC3
  8. Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.

    This objective is a course Goal Only

    Learning Activity Artifact

    • Other (please fill out box below)
    • "Connecting to the community" project