The following is the overall syllabus for UvA Talen Arabic 2, October–December 2018. The syllabus is based on a previous course and will be updated gradually with current information as the course progresses.
Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 5: Read explanations on pages 63 and 64. Learn vocabulary on pages 65–66.
Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 6: Read explanations and learn vocabulary on pages 81–82. The prepositions introduced in the vocabulary are also displayed graphically on page 78.
Finish off Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 6, doing exercises 11 and 12. Do exercise 10 on a separate sheet of paper, with your name on top, and hand it in to your teacher next week.
Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 7: Read the Arabic on page 83. Read all of the explanations, and learn the vocabulary.
In Mastering Arabic, Unit 7, exercise 6, on p. 91, reference is made to ابن سينا, known in the West by his Latin name Avicenna. You can read more about this historical figure, sometimes called “the father of modern medicine”, on Wikipedia in English or in Dutch.
Do exercises 7 and 11 in Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 8. They’re not very exciting, but they will help you learn to spell some recent vocabulary and use the grammar. You do not need to hand these assignments in to your teacher. Remember that there is an answer key in the back of the book if you get stuck.
Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 9: Read all the explanations. Familiarize yourself with the countries on the first page and those listed in the vocabulary section. Learn the vocabulary after the nationalities in the vocabulary section.
Reread أنا وأخي. Next time we will do an activity using the new vocabulary.
Lesson 5
31/10
Updated.
During class:
Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 9.
We did NOT do an activity using vocabulary from أنا وأخي, as was mentioned in last week’s homework.
Reread the conversation in Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 10, on page 126. Also do the exercise 130, which you have to think about and then do with the audio. You will then practise this in class live with a partner.
Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 11: Read the explanations and learn the vocabulary.
Lesson 7
14/11
Updated.
During class:
Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 11.
Homework:
Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 11: Read the conversation on page 143; next time we will practise this as in the pink box on the same page. Do exercises 7, 8, 9, and 11.
Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 12: We have read through the bubbles exercise 4 in class; now work through the audio portion, putting the bubbles in the correct order. Also do the video exercise on page 164.
Prepare Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 13: Read the explanations and learn the vocabulary.
Lesson 9
28/11
NOTE: This lesson has not yet been updated.
During class:
Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 13.
Homework:
Do audio portion of exercise 8 in Mastering Arabic 1, Unit 13.
