CURRICULUM FOR ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE ARABIC 3005

ACADEMIC YEAR: Fall 2008

Arabic 3005: Fall, 2008, Prof. Honerkamp

E-mail: hnrkmp@uga.edu

Class time and Place: 9:05-9:55 am MWF, room 60 Park Hall

Office hours: MWF 12:00 - 1; 3:00-5:00 pm by appointment.

Text: Required: Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-‘Arabiyya: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Kristen Brustad, Second Edition, Part Two Lessons 1- 5. The Audio Compact Disks for this textbook are in integral part of the course. We will begin the course by completing the final chapters of Book Ono of Al-Kitaab. You will also need the Arabic-English Dictionary by Hans Wehr and Haywood’s Grammar with key, available at the UGA Bookstore.

Goals of the class: Continue towards fluency in Arabic using all previously learned structures, vocabulary and the verbs in both the past and present, including the derived forms II through X in their hollow, weak and assimilated forms. There will also be increased efforts towards the acquisition of skills in reading and understanding unvocalized texts, as well as texts from newspapers and journals on current events in the Middle East. An accent will also be placed upon listening comprehension using the CDs that are sold with the textbook.

Method: Memorization of the verb conjugation tables and vocabulary. Reading from texts provided in class and general grammar exercises from Haywood’s grammar text. Translation: Arabic/English – English/Arabic. General communication practice in class. Regular dictation drills.

Listening Assignments, Homework, Quizzes, and Examinations:

CD work: It is required that you use the CDs that are sold with the textbooks at least an hour a day.

Homework: All homework will be on a “done/not done basis.” Late homework will not be accepted.

Vocabulary Quizzes: There will be quizzes on a weekly basis that cover the new vocabulary from the vocabulary lists in each lesson, and any other vocabulary used in the reading or dictation texts.

Pop-Quizzes: There will be regular surprise dictations and listening quizzes (graded over 20 points)

General Quizzes: Every two weeks a 20-25 min. quiz on the grammar and vocabulary of the previous lessons. As learning any language is a cumulative procedure, these quizzes will also cover all points of grammar and vocabulary dealt with in previous lessons. These quizzes will also include dictations from sentences from the text.

Midterm: Monday. October 13, 2008.

Final: See Finals Schedule . No other arrangements can be made. The final will be cumulative, but will emphasize material introduced since the mid-term. The final will cover all vocabulary and grammar discussed in class, in the book and in the reading and dictation texts used during the course.

NOTE: Quiz and exam grading is on a curve.

Composition of grade:

Midterm = 25 %; Final = 25%; Quizzes and translations = 25%; and dictations and homework = 25%.

Note: As the homework and dictations are on a done/not done basis, you will be able to calculate this part of your grade from your quiz grades. This can help you after the mid-term to know where you stand towards the final grade.

Note: Learning a language is a cumulative process. It is far better for the student to keep up with the class work through the quizzes and homework than to count on last minute studying for the final. Therefore any student who has a 95% average going into the final does not have to take the final and they will receive a grade of A in the course.

Honors credit requirements: Honor students will be asked to memorize some basic Islamic texts that relate to the subjects of Jihad and social aspects of Islamic society, read and paraphrase current event texts from Arabic newspapers and journals and make an oral presentation in Arabic to the class.

Make-up quizzes and tests: Make-up quizzes or exams are only possible with a “reasonable” excuse. NOTE: the professor will have the final word whether the excuse is “reasonable” or not.

This course will abide strictly by the standards of academic honesty set forth in the University of Georgia publication

“A Culture of Honesty” Policy on Academic Honesty