Arabic II

This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing at a novice proficiency level and revolves around daily life situations students in Arabic speaking countries may encounter. Students increase vocabulary building and continue to learn more about basic Arabic sentence structure and to apply basic grammatical structures for engaging in functional language. Upon completion of Arabic II, students will be able to initiate social interactions, and be aware of basic cultural perspectives. Students will be able to understand and respond to simple questions, short statements, and high frequency commands, especially on familiar topics. Using previously practiced or memorized sentences and phrases, students will be able to describe people, talk about how they look and feel, exchange information about hobbies and will be able to read and compose simple sentences and short paragraphs using previously learned material. They will also be familiar with some of the differences between formal and spoken Arabic. Topics include school and home life, social life and personal interests and community life, including shopping, restaurants, and food.