CULP: Arabic Basic 1

Beginners£

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

At a 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.

The course will take place at the Faculty of Classics, Room 2.03.

• 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. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• 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