Elementary Level: ARB 101 and ARB 102

COURSE GOALS: Introduction to pronunciation, basic vocabulary and grammar.

TEXTBOOK: Ahlan wa Sahlan (Yale University Press)

Intermediate Level: ARB 201 and ARB 202

COURSE GOALS: Continued study of practical vocabulary and grammar.

TEXTBOOK: Ahlan wa Sahlan (Yale University Press)

Basics

• Greetings and Introductions
• Classroom Objects
• Numbers and Counting
• Colors
• Feelings and Emotions
• Hobbies

About Yourself

• Introducing Yourself
• Your Family
• Your Studies and Work

Describing the Present

• Describing objects, places, your house, your apartment, a place you visited, your university, et cetera
• Narrating daily or general activities

Narrating on the Past

• What you/someone else did yesterday, last night, last summer, on your trip to France, last year.

Talking About the Future

• Your plans for this afternoon
• A Vacation
• The Summer
• Next Year
• After Graduation

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