for Dr. Bulbul's students

Arabic 3 syllabus, January–March 2018

The following is the overall syllabus for UvA Talen Arabic 3, January–March 2018. The syllabus will be updated gradually with more details as the course progresses.

A couple of useful links:

Lesson Material Covered
Lesson 1
22/1
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 14.

Homework for next class:

  • Learn vocabulary in Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 14.
Lesson 2
29/1

During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 14 (cont.). We did page 196, reviewed conjugation of past tense verb, and masculine/feminine forms of colour words.
  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 15. We did exercise 4 (p. 203), which uses a lot of vocabulary introduced in earlier lessons (and which you probably aren’t familiar with). We also did exercises 6, 7, 11, and 12.
  • We worked through Unit 12, exercise 8 (the menu), on page 158, which you will need for one of the homework exercises.

Homework for next class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 14: Do exercise 14 (p. 198). Just discovered that there is also a speaking exercise at the bottom of page 198, using audio on the CD.
  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 15: Do exercises 9 and 10 on page 207. If you have time, do the bottom of exercise 12 on p. 209, where you have to rewrite the paragraph in third person. Next time we will do the exercise on page 210; please think ahead about what you will need to say.
  • Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 16.
  • Do video exercise in Unit 14 on page 199.
  • Listen to خالي عنده سبع أولاد song.

Links:

Lesson 3
5/2
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 15, speaking exercise on page 210.
  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 16.
  • Practice conjugating in present tense as on page 226.

Homework for next class:

  • Do video exercise in Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 16, page 225. Also do listening exercise on page. 219.
  • Do conversation exercise on page 198.
  • Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 17.
Lesson 4
12/2
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 17.

Homework for next class:

Lesson 5
19/2
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 17 (cont.).
  • تشوبي لا يريد أن يَنام

Homework for next class:

Lesson 6
26/2
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 18 (cont.).

Homework for next class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 18, exercise 3 (audio and video).
  • Prepare supplemental reading.
Lesson 7
5/3
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 18 (cont.)
  • supplemental reading (perhaps another تشوبي).

Homework for next class:

  • Watch Shaykh Munaf, episode 5.
  • Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 19.
Lesson 8
12/3
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 19.

Homework for next class:

  • Watch This way! No, no, this way! (Arabic with Nadia).
Lesson 9
19/3
During class:

  • Mastering Arabic 1: Units 19 (cont.) and 20.

Homework for next class:

  • Prepare for test.
Lesson 10
26/3
Final test.



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