CULP: Arabic Basic 1

Beginners£

The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence.

At basic level the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context.

For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.

• University staff and students
• Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available

For absolute beginners, or for those with a minimal knowledge of Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) who wish to learn Levantine (Eastern Mediterranean) spoken Arabic

Number of sessions: 15

The course introduces students to the following functions and notions:

• Introduction to pronunciation and transliteration scheme
• Greetings at a different time of day
• Arabic Script - Saying where one is from
• Nationality
• Giving your phone number
• Titles and terms of address
• Introducing friends and family
• Saying what you do for a living
• Saying how old you are
• Ordering tea, coffee and other drinks
• Offering, refusing, accepting
• Asking and paying for the bill/making enquiries
• Understanding the price
• Shopping in a market
• Checking in at the hotel
• Making requests
• Understanding the menu
• Saying what you like and don’t like
• Ordering a meal
• Expressing appreciation

• Listening/Speaking: Understand basic instructions or take part in a basic factual conversation on a predictable topic.
• Reading: Understand a set of basic notices, instructions or information in Latin transcription and some Arabic words.
• Writing: Learn the Arabic script and numbers, write words and eventually reading a whole sentence.

At the Basic 1 level the main aims are:

• To develop a basic understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features;
• To establish the learner as a fairly confident language user in a range of every-day predictable situations;
• To introduce students to the cultural background of the Arab world within the context of language teaching.

• Presentations, practicals and online learning

• Raven access is required
• Further information regarding Raven is available

• Students Fees: £265 to be paid online.
• Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online.
• Please select ‘All charged’, not ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking (the ‘Concessionary ’option is not applicable to CULP courses).
• Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
• Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
• Refunds available after the first lesson only.
• Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/) (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
• Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.

• Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning

• Three times per year (subject to demand)

• CULP: Arabic Basic 2
• CULP: Arabic Elementary 1