ARABIC LANGUAGE COURSES (2)

صباح الخير يا مصر

Egyptian Colloquial Arabic
Speak like an egyptian


LEARNING ARABIC LANGUAGE

FOR BEGINNERS


أتكلم زي المصري
تعلم اللغة العربية
للمبتدئين


إعداد و تدريس
يسري السيد منصور

YOUSRY ELSAYED MANSOUR
yousrysing@yahoo.com.sg
Mobile: +65 92740273

An Educational Program by KALIMAH Singapore.
KALIMAH, for the support of Arab Culture in Singapore
برنامج تعليمي بواسطة كلمة سنغافورة
كلمة ، لدعم الثقافة العربية في سنغافورة


COURSE OUTLINES

Arabs speak Arabic language with different ‘tongues’, different accents and different vocabularies. The regional dialects are the most informal type of Arabic. They fall into six main geographical regions: The Maghreb Arabic (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya); the Egyptian Arabic (Egypt); The Fertile Crescent Arabic (sometimes known as Levantine or Ash-shami which includes Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan); the Gulf Arabic (parts of Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and UAE); the Hijjaz & Yemen Arabic (parts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Hadaramout, and Eritrea) and the Sudanese Arabic (Sudan, Chad, and parts of Ethiopia).

Egyptian Arabic is spoken by more than 78 million Egyptians in Egypt as well as by immigrant Egyptian communities in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. Among the varieties of spoken Arabic , Egyptian is the only one to have become a “lingua franca” in the Arabic-speaking world. It is considered by many as one of the most widely understood vernaculars throughout the Middle East for two main reasons: the proliferation and popularity of Egyptian films and other media in the region since the early 20th century; and the great number of Egyptian teachers and professors who were instrumental in setting up the education systems of many Arab countries, and who also taught there.

In Yemen, for example, non-Yemenite Arabic speakers are often automatically seen as "Egyptians" and many Yemenites have adapted their everyday speech to Egyptian Arabic by borrowing Egyptian words (such as ; kida 'like this'; kuwayyis 'well, or good') and occasionally Egyptian morphology. The same is true to varying degrees in Sudan, the Levant (particularly Palestine) and in Libya.

While Egyptian Arabic is mainly spoken, it is also, written in novels, plays, poems (vernacular literature) as well as in comics, advertising, some newspapers, and transcriptions of popular songs. Like other varities of Arabic, the Egyptian dialect is written in the Arabic alphabet.

This course aims at introducing Egyptian colloquial Arabic language to both Arabic and non-Arabic speaking people, through a Teaching Book, reading pieces of Egyptian literatures (poems, plays and songs) then singing together the famous hits of Egyptian songs.

The course combines printed materials of poems and plays in addition to other communication materials of Egyptian songs as an integral part of its teaching materials. It aims at enhancing listening, reading and speaking skills.

At the end of the course, students should be able not only to communicate with native Arabic speaking people at any Arab country when they speak like an Egyptian on day-to-day life situations but also, they will be able to sing in Arabic !


COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this Course, students will be able to:

♪ Recognize Arabic alphabets and Arabic numbers
♪ Communicate in Arabic language
♪ Speak like a native Egyptian



LESSON PLAN

As language is a tool for everyday living, this course attempts to introduce the students to Arabic through everyday situations, through which structures and grammar are introduced. The Book includes basic life situations such as: Self introduction, welcoming, getting acquainted with someone, asking about addresses, telephone numbers, street directions, dealing with money and shopping, etc.

Each Lesson includes a big variety of sections:
v Main DIALOGUE, in which the normal language used in a particular setting is introduced.
v GRAMMAR POINTS where all speech items used in the dialogue are explained.
v VOCABULARY where all new words in the lesson are listed and provided with transcription of the sounds in order to ensure the correct pronunciation.
v DRILLS which give the learners a further opportunity to practice what they have learned and to personalize it.

The Book is also provided with a glossary that is divided into three sections: Arabic-English, English-Arabic, and Classified Glossary.


COURSE REQUIREMENT (Who can attend this course?):
This course is designed for English-speaking adults who may wish to learn Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. Prior knowledge of Arabic language is not required.



CONTENTS
BEGINNERS LEVEL

Lesson 1 Speak like an Egyptian
Symbols 07
Consonants 07
Vowels 08
Good Morning 09
Grammar Points: Subject Pronouns 09
Possessive Pronouns 10
Question Word: What? 10
Vocabulary 10
Exercises 12

Lesson 2 Welcome Back 14
Grammar Points: Suffix Pronouns 14
Adjectives 15
Question Word: How? 15
Vocabulary 15
Exercises 17

Lesson 3 Welcome 21
Grammar Points: Subject Pronouns 21
Suffix Pronouns 22
Preposition: With 22
Vocabulary 22
Exercises 24


Lesson 4 Introduction 28
Grammar Points: Demonstratives 28
Possessive Pronouns 29
Prepositions: For 30
Question Word: Who? 30
Vocabulary 30
Exercises 32


Lesson 5 What’s her name? 41
Grammar Points: Preposition: In 41
Possessive Pronouns 42
Adjectives 42
The Definite Article 42
Vocabulary 43
Exercises 45

Lesson 6 From where? 49
Grammar Points 49 Nationalities 49
Professions 50
Prepositions: in, at, from 50
Question Word: Where from? 50
Vocabulary 51
Exercises 53

Lesson 7 Where do you stay? 56
Grammar Points: Subject Pronouns 56
Participles 57
Question Word: what (number)? How many?
And Where? 57
Adverbs 57
Numbers 58
The definite Article 59
Vocabulary 60
Exercises 63

Lesson 8 What’s there? 72
Grammar Points: Question Word 72
Negative Form 72
Noun Construct 73
Adjectives 74
Vocabulary 74
Exercises 76

Lesson 9 Telephone Number 80
Grammar Points: Participles 80
Prepositions: on, in, at 81
Adverbs 81
Numbers 81
Questions word: How many? 81
Polite Formulas 82
Vocabulary 82
Exercises 84

Lesson 10 Where exactly? 89
Grammar Points: Indicative Verb Forms 89
Imperatives 90
Ordinal Numbers 90
Question Word: which? 91
Polite Formulas 91
Vocabulary 91
Exercises 94

Lesson 11 In the Stationary Shop 99
Grammar Points: Question Word 99
Numbers 3-10 with Plurals 99
Numbers 3-10 without Plurals 100
Numbers above 100 101
Vocabulary 101
Exercises 105


Lesson 12 At The Grocer’s 110
Grammar Points: Noun Construct 110
Participles 111
Expressing Possession 111
Pronouns 112
Adverb of Place 113
Questions word: Whose?, Who? 113
Vocabulary 114
Exercises 118


Lesson 13 At The Fruit Seller 124
Grammar Points: Imperatives 124
Numbers: 3-10 without Plurals 125 Collective Nouns 125
Negative 126
Vocabulary 127
Exercises 129

Lesson 14 At The Green Grocer’s 133
Grammar Points: Negative Form 133
Adjectives 134
Nouns + Adjectives 135
Plurals Nouns 135
Imperatives 136
Polite Formulas 136
Vocabulary 137
Exercises 145



COURSE DURATION
60 Hours

COURSE FEES

I) Course Fees for individuals (1 - 4 persons):-
Fees are calculated at per hour per course, EXCLUDING all teaching materials (Printed Materials), teaching materials to be charged at $25 per person:

One person: S$ 150 per hour
Two persons to Three persons: S$ 130 per hour
Three persons to Four persons: S$ 110 per hour

II) Course Fees for Small Groups (5 - 10 persons):-
Fees are calculated at per hour per course, excluding teaching materials. Teaching Materials will be charged at $25 per person.

Five to Ten persons: S$ 100 per hour

III) Course Fees for Groups (11 - 20 persons):-
There will be an additional charge of $10 per person on top of the fees of small group (i.e. Course Fees for a Group of 15 persons = $100 + $50 per hour)
Excluding cost of teaching materials. Teaching Materials will be charged at $25 per person.

Additional charge per Person per Hour: S$ 10 (plus base fees of $100 per hour) (excluding teaching materials)




For Enquiries
YOUSRY ELSAYED MANSOUR
yousrysing@yahoo.com.sg
Mobile: +65 92740273