The following is the overall syllabus for UvA Talen Arabic 1, April-June 2020. Since this is the first time that the course is being taught online, some information may change.
Please write to your instructor if for some reason you cannot attend class.
Please try to miss as few classes as possible. NOTE: UvA Talen’s rule is that you cannot miss more than two to be eligible for the final exam.
Students who fail the exam they can do only one resit. UvA Talen have scheduled two dates for this periods where students can sign up for a resit or a missed final test by sending us an email. This will take place on July 1st and July 7th from 19.00 – 21.00 at the UvA Talen office or via Zoom.
Lesson
Material Covered
Lesson 1 14/4
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 1
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 1, texts
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Read Units 2 and 3.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Unit 1.
Tasharrafnaa: Read grammar in Unit 1 and start learning the new vocabulary.
Lesson 2 21/4
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 2 and 3
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 1, exercises
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Units 2 and 3. Read Units 4 and 5.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Units 2 and 3.
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 1, ex. 6, 7 en 8.
Lesson 3 28/4
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 4 and 5
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 2, texts
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Units 4 and 5. Read Unit 6.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Units 4 and 5.
Tasharrafnaa: Read grammar in Unit 2 and start learning new vocabulary.
Lesson 4 12/5
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 6
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 2, exercises
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Unit 6. Read Units 7 and 8.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Unit 6.
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 2, ex. 8 and 10.
Lesson 5 19/5
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 7 en 8
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 3, texts
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Unit 7 and 8. Read Unit 9.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Units 7 and 8.
Tasharrafnaa: Read grammar in Unit 3 and start learning the new vocabulary.
Lesson 6 26/5
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 9
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 3, exercises
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Unit 9. Read Unit 10.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Unit 9.
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 3, ex. 10, 12, and 13.
Lesson 7 2/6
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 10
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 4, texts
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Unit 10. Read Unit 11.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Unit 10.
Tasharrafnaa: Read grammar in Unit 4 and start learning the new vocabulary.
Discussion: How to write your name in Arabic
During class
Homework for the next session
Lesson 8 9/6
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 11
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 4, exercises
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Unit 11. Read Unit 12.
Writing Workbook: Do exercises in Unit 11.
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 4, ex. 12, 13, and 14.
Lesson 9 16/6
During class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Unit 12
Tasharrafnaa: Unit 5
Homework for next class:
Bite-Size Arabic: Do remaining exercises in Unit 12.
