Arabic Language Curriculum

SUGGESTED PREREQUISITES: None

DESCRIPTION:
Level 1:
It is intended for children of 5-6 years old and aims at teaching basic reading and writing of all the letters of the alphabet along with the vowels (fatha, duma and kasra).

Focus: To acquaint the students with introductory Arabic grammar while reinforcing handwriting.

Learning Abilities: Students can make connections between syntax and can use grammar correctly if it is well reinforced.

Preferred Format: Oral drills coupled with practice exercises are a must. Grammar can be practiced in simple dialogues.

Teaches the sounds of the language where the association between a sound and its alphabetic representation is emphasized through writing and reading, speaking, and listening skills are practiced through controlled activities such as answering yes/no and information questions. Physical activity is included as in writing exercises where the child practices Arabic writing through tracing, copying, and writing. Listening as in listen and repeat, and reading activities are integrated to emphasize the alphabetic letter and its connection to the sound it represents, which is achieved through free responses prompted by pictures. Questions, which are either written, review, or integrative questions constitute a major part of the activities. In these questions, language skills like listening, reading, and speaking all are integrated to serve writing.

Textbook:
Arabic Club Textbook: Volume 1
Arabic Club Workbook: Volume 1

This textbook is divided into units which contain conversation panels that present interesting stories. The purpose of these stories is to improve listening and speaking skills.

The book presents Arabic letters (including the letters of madd) in a simple way, using games to train the student to recognize letters, syllables, and structures, until they can gradually form simple words. At the end of the book the child will be able to write the text with diacritical marks (tashkeel).

The book comes with an activities book and a teacher’s guide. It also has learning posters that feature letters, syllables, and words. The Arabic Club textbook is an advanced curriculum for kindergarten. It focuses on language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).

It uses innovative methods in education to meet the needs of children and enable them to develop experience.

It provides the teacher with numerous ideas for educational activities. The second level consists of a textbook and an activities book, which develops reading and writing skills. The teacher’s guide includes the text of the stories that are included in each lesson, as well as objectives and procedures to help the teacher plan lessons.

Every level has a tape of nasheeds (songs) which are included in the textbook and are about the Arabic language.

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Level 2:
It is more complex as it delves into the structure of the word and the position of the letter in the beginning, middle and the end of it. Students at this level will learn how to read and write Arabic words.

Focus: is getting the child acquainted with every single vocabulary item, phrase, and construction that is in the reading passage and also for the purpose of practicing reading, listening and speaking. This level is intended to teach 7-8 years old children.

Learning Abilities: By this age they can read Arabic script, though comprehension will vary depending on their grounding and educational experience. To begin serious language instruction with sentence writing and comprehension. To master several key elements of proper Tajweed.4Able to read clearly though differences in cognizance become clearer by this grade.

Textbook:
Arabic Club Textbook: Volume 2
Arabic Club Workbook: Volume 2

This book consists of 25 units; 20 main units present new material, and 5 units are revision. Each revision unit appears after 4 main units.

The design of the unit: The main unit includes four lessons, and the design is as follows:
• First Lesson: Conversation, words and expressions, matching exercises
• Second Lesson: Grammatical constructions, sounds and listening
• Third Lesson: Reading, comprehension, entertainment
• Fourth Lesson: Writing, extra activity (Quran, hadith, or nasheed)

At the end of the book there is a glossary that provides an English translation of all of the words that appear in the book in Arabic.

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Level 3:
The new textbooks have been designed resting on the concept of Mahawir or "field of activities", which fall under two or three interrelated units dealing with topics related to the daily life and interests of students. Within each unit are seven to eight 'to the point' lessons dealing with conversational Arabic, reading, vocabulary and linguistic structures, applied grammar, spelling and dictation, review and reinforcement and finally cultural enrichment. In addition, each textbook contains a supplement of 4 to 5 units focusing on Islamic themes.

Focus: To increase the practice of good handwriting and to give students the practice necessary to become readers of the Arabic text of the Holy Qur’an in a basic way.

Learning Abilities: By this age they can read Arabic script, though comprehension will vary depending on their grounding and educational experience. To begin serious language instruction with sentence writing and comprehension. To master several key elements of proper Tajweed. 4 Able to read clearly though differences in cognizance become clearer by this grade.

Grammatical Rules: Students at this level will learn:
- The nominal sentence and the verbal sentence.
- Words division into three parts: the noun, the verb, the particle.
- Verb division into three types: past, present, the future.
- The Demonstrative Pronoun, such as: this, that, those.
- The use of prepositions.
- The adjective in Arabic.
- Possessive Pronouns.

Textbook:
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Textbook: Volume 1
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Workbook: Volume 1

The second book of the Learn Arabic series consists of six sections, and they are as follows:
• First Section: Occupations and Daily Activities
• Second Section: Identity, Family, and Relatives
• Third Section: Community and Services
• Fourth Section: Health and Hygiene
• Fifth Section: Holidays and Religious Occasions
• Sixth Section: Hobbies and Free Time

Each of the six sections is made up of four units. The first three units have three lessons each; the fourth unit in each section is dedicated to review of the material and has two lessons. In total, therefore, the book has 24 educational units (of which 6 are revision) and 66 lessons.

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Level 4:
It is intended for children 11-12 years old.

The new textbooks have been designed resting on the concept of Mahawir or "field of activities", under which fall two or three interrelated units dealing with topics related to the daily life and interests of students. Within each unit are seven to eight 'to the point' lessons dealing with conversational Arabic, reading, vocabulary and linguistic structures, applied grammar, spelling and dictation, review and reinforcement and finally cultural enrichment. In addition, each of textbook contains a supplement of 4 to 5 units focusing on Islamic themes.

This level is based on the complexity of the grammatical structure being taught and progresses from easy to more difficult. It contains a lot of review sections where previously learned points are presented and drilled. On reading and integrate the other language skills to serve reading and reinforce it. Writing is also given importance, but the activities used are mainly Qur'an application exercises or grammar drills. Free writing is limited to expanding vocabulary items and expressions into short sentences. Both listening and speaking do not have the same emphasis which writing and reading have. Speaking for example, is limited to drills that require the student to give short answers to questions in the book or asked by the teacher.

Spiraling is emphasized. Not only are points learned in earlier lessons reinforced but also points learned in previous grades such as Grades One, Two, or Three are reviewed and drilled.

The emphasis is on language structures namely in the form of vocabulary items and expressions and grammar rule.

Focus: To increase the practice of good handwriting and to give students the practice necessary to become readers of the Arabic text of the Holy Qur’an in a basic way.

Learning Abilities: By this age they can read Arabic script, though comprehension will vary depending on their grounding and educational experience. To begin serious language instruction with sentence writing and comprehension. To master several key elements of proper Tajweed. Able to read clearly though differences in cognizance become clearer by this grade.

Textbook:
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Textbook: Volume 2
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Workbook: Volume 2

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Level 5 & 6:
Will use the first for level 5 and second half of Volume for level 6.

Will focus more on conversational Arabic, reading, vocabulary and linguistic structures, applied grammar, spelling and dictation, review and reinforcement and finally cultural enrichment. If students do well then will introduce Volume Level 3.

Textbook: This textbook will be taught over the two years:
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Textbook: Volume 3
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Workbook: Volume 3

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High School Level:
Will focus more in details on conversational Arabic, reading, vocabulary and linguistic structures, applied grammar, spelling and dictation, review and reinforcement and finally cultural enrichment.

Textbook: Review and finish:
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Textbook: Volume 3
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Workbook: Volume 3

If students do well then will start: IQRA’ Arabic Reader Textbook: Volume 4
IQRA’ Arabic Reader Workbook: Volume 4

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