CURRICULUM. 1. Read with comprehension elementary Arabic texts from Arabic newspapers, magazines and similar sources.

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1 Subject Code and Course Number: ARBC 002 CURRICULUM Division : Social Sciences Course Title : ELEMENTARY ARABIC Summarize the need/purpose/reason for this proposal SLOs (Student Learning Outcomes) Demonstrate in learning, reading, speaking, and writing the ability to understand, initiate, and sustain conversations on a number of daily life topics and communicate effectively with Arabic speakers. Form and understand most basic sentence structures of Arabic. Write short paragraphs on familiar topics. Awareness of aspects of Arab culture connected to everyday life. SPOs (Student Performance Objectives) 1. Read with comprehension elementary Arabic texts from Arabic newspapers, magazines and similar sources. 2. Pronounce correctly and explain the meaning of words from elementary Arabic texts. 3. Both in writing and speaking Arabic, use correct grammatical principles to form diminutive and emphatic nouns, nouns which denote place or time of action, nouns for instruments, abstract nouns, plural and dual nouns, and nouns in the nominative and accusative cases. 4. Conjugate perfect verbs (past tense), imperfect verbs (present tense), the subjunctive the jussive; form masder (gerund) from the corresponding verb. 5. Both in written and spoken Arabic, understand and use compound pronouns, as interrogatives; use the relative pronouns and their gender in singular, dual, and plural form; use relative pronouns to introduce conditional sentences. 6. Use the most common subordinate conjunctions correctly in speaking and writing. 7. Recognize, read, and analyze the morphology and syntax of the cardinal and ordinal numbers, fractions and percentages. 8. Relate the reading to Arabic customs and culture. CCOs (Course Content Outline) 1. Reading elementary Arabic texts. To develop the skill of: Page 1 of 8

2 a) recognizing and pronouncing the Arabic words b) recognizing and reading sentences for comprehension c) reading articles from Arabic newspapers, magazines, and from periodical publications d) building the Arabic vocabulary 2. The Arabic grammar. To develop the skill of: a) using pattern to form diminutive and emphatic nouns, nouns which denote the place or time of an action, nouns for instruments, an abstract nouns b) forming according to patterns; plural and dual nouns c) forming masder (Gerund) from a corresponding verb d) learning the nominative and the accusative case of a noun e) using the relative pronouns and their gender in singular, dual, and plural form f) using some relative pronouns to introduce conditional sentences g) recognizing and using several pronouns as interrogatives h) conjugating: the perfect verb (past tense), imperfect verb (present tense), subjunctive and jussive i) using the most common subordinate conjunction 3. The numerals. To develop the skill of recognizing, reading, analyzing the morphology and the syntax of the cardinals, the ordinals, the fractions and the percentage. Testing: There are weekly quizzes (15 minutes) over the material covered within the week. Every third quiz is cumulative (30 minutes). The midterm examination is cumulative and comprehensive. The final examination tests the material covered from the beginning of the semester to the end. Methods of Instruction Methods of Evaluation of Student Performance Assignments Catalog Description TECHNICAL DETAILS Grammar, oral training, written composition and reading of elementary Arabic texts; customs and culture. Total of 90 hours lecture. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC Prerequisite(s) Page 2 of 8

3 Arbc 001, or the first year of high school Arabic, or placement the foreign language assessment process. Corequisite(s) Recommended Preparation Enrollment Limitations Instructional Activities associated with TBA Units : 5.0 CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE Credit Type : Maximum Course Units : Minimum Course Units: Computed Total Carnegie Units : Course Unit Totals in Agreement? : No Course Units Carnegie Compliant by Type and Mode? : Yes Course Units Carnegie Compliant in Total?: Yes Total Course Hours by Type and Mode COURSE HOURS LECTURE LAB ACTIVITY Scheduled Class Meetings TBA Hours, Determinate Schedule *Other Arranged Hours, Variable Schedule (*Student is required to meet the same number of arranged hours each day or each week) Override Computed Course Units if Necessary Page 3 of 8

4 COURSE HOURS LECTURE LAB ACTIVITY Scheduled Class Meetings TBA Hours, Determinate Schedule *Other Arranged Hours, Variable Schedule Projected Student Registration and Attendance COURSE ATTENDANCE Registration Capacity Projected Census Enrollment [Total] Projected Census Enrollment [Resident] Projected Census Enrollment [NonResident] Projected PA Hours [Total] Projected PA Hours [Resident] Projected PA Hours [NonResident] COURSE VALUES (TOTAL) Scheduled Class Hours Regular TBA Hours Variable Arranged Hours LEC LAB ACTV LEC LAB ACTV LEC LAB ACTV TOTALS Course Hours Course Units Load Factor LHE FTEF STUDENT AND FACULTY WORKLOADS (WEEKLY, FULL-TERM) Scheduled Class Hours Regular TBA Hours Variable Arranged Hours Page 4 of 8

5 STUDENTS LEC LAB ACTV LEC LAB ACTV LEC LAB ACTV TOTALS Instructional Hours Study Hours Total FACULTY Instructional Hours Preparatory Hours Total Repeatability : Not Repeatable The repeatable restrictions apply for Credit Courses do not apply to Non-Credit Courses. Only Non-Credit Courses can be repeated on unlimited number of times. Reason for Repeatability: Courses for which repetition is necessary to meet major requirements of CSU or UC for completion of a bachelor's degree. Intercollegiate academic or vocational competition Intercollegiate Athletics Methods of Delivery Face-to-Face On-Line Primarily taught via Internet Hybrid Blend of On-Campus and On-Line ITV Instructional T.V. Maximum Class Size (NCN) 30 Minimum Qualifications (Discipline) FOREIGN LANGUAGES Semester of First Offering Grading Option Summer B - Course for grade or pass/no pass COURSE APPLICABILITY, TRANSFER AND ARTICULATION Course Credit Status: State Transfer Code: State Classification Code: Basic Skills Status/Level: Page 5 of 8

6 Aligns with C-ID Decriptor Purpose of Course UC Transferable IGETC Area: Specify Area Gen Ed. Local AA degree: Please specify AA/AS Diversity Requirement in: Global Studies Ethnic & Gender Studies Other: Please specify CareerTech Certificate: Indicate name of Certificate(s) REPRESENTATIVE TEXTBOOKS OR OTHER MATERIALS Book 1 Author : Title : Publisher: Date of Publication: Edition: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi Al-Kitaab Fii Ta Allum Al-rabiyya: a Textbook for Arabic ( Pt.. 2) Georgetown University Press July 1997 Book 2 Author : Title : Publisher: Date of Publication: Edition: Brustad, Al-Batal, Al-Tonsi Alif Baa: Introaduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds Georgetown University Press August Pap/DVD edition Book 4 Author : Title : Publisher: Date of Publication: Edition: Book 5 Author : Title : Publisher: Date of Publication: Edition: Page 6 of 8

7 Other materials and/or supplies required of students: Additional Resources Needed: RESOURCES & DEPARTMENT PLANNING Facilities Needed to Teach this Course: Equipment Needed to Teach this Course: PROGRAM APPLICABILITY Program Information Program Category In an approved program. Part of a new program. Not part of an approved program. General Education Career and Technical Education Program Noncredit Program Instructional Methods Lecture Lab Lecture & Lab Distance Ed / Online Course Work Experience Independent Study TBA TOP Code Information SAM Code Program title - TOP Code: Arabic A - Apprenticeship course (Courses offered to apprentices only.) B - Advanced occupational (Courses taken in the advanced stages of an occupational program. Each B level course must have a C level prerequisite in the same program area.) C - Clearly occupational (Courses taken in the middle stages of an occupational program. Should provide the student with entry-level job skills.) Page 7 of 8

8 D - Possibly occupational (Courses taken in the beginning stages of an occupational program.) E Non-occupational Funding Category NON CREDIT ONLY A English as a Second Language B Immigrant Education C Elementary & Secondary Education D Health & Safety Education E Education Programs for Persons with Substantial Disabilities F Parenting Education G Family & Consumer Sciences H Education Programs for Older Adults I Short-term Vocational Programs With High Employment Potential J Workforce Preparation Enhanced Funding K Other Non-Credit Enhanced Funding L Non-enhanced Funding Page 8 of 8