Can-Do Statements: Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to: 

·                     Demonstrate understanding of spoken dialect when talking about people, places, and things (e.g., listening to a description of a person’s physical appearance and mood/emotional state). 

·                     Follow simple spoken commands/instructions. 

·                     Ask and answer questions about family, work, and leisure activities.  

·                     Recognize intonation used to achieve various purposes of communication including asking and answering questions and implying surprise and commands.  

·                     Use numbers in various formats such as filling out forms.  

·                     Use language for travel situations such as booking a hotel, arranging transportation, and asking for directions using appropriate vocabulary for places/locations. 

·                     Use definite articles when talking about specific subjects; The+noun, the +adjective, and when to use them in questions and sentences. 

·                     Talk about professions (feminine/masculine) and use adjectives to describe them. 

·                     Use short vowels and diacritics more thoroughly: fatha, kasra, damma, shadda, sukuun 

·                     Use extended singular, dual, and plural; possession - hers, his, theirs when talking about possessive nouns. 

Use of the Language: This course has been designed in such a way that most of the class time will be devoted to communication and will be taught in the target language (i.e., the language that you are studying).  As you already have some experience with the language, you are encouraged to use the target language as much as possible from Day 1.  You are not expected to understand everything, and you can expect to be pushed beyond your comfort zone. However, your instructor is there to make sure you can succeed in meeting the goals of the activities and of the class in general.  Our goal is for you to be able to communicate in the target language, and we cannot learn to speak a language without speaking it.  Please remember that we learn best by making mistakes, and we encourage you to try to do your best.  Don’t forget that your instructor is there to support you in class and is also available via the Matrix messaging system for assistance.  
 
Expectations/Time Commitment: It is strongly recommended that learners schedule about 1 hours per week outside of the weekly 2-hour class for engaging with this course. Background knowledge/experience with the language and other variables may require them to spend additional time. Learners should plan accordingly by scheduling time on their calendars now. Active engagement in all course activities (e.g., class participation, module completion and participation, homework, written assignments, studying vocabulary, etc.) will contribute to learning and success in this course.   

Required Material: Students are required to purchase the Al Kitaab Part 1 Companion site for ~$60.00 and will have access to it for 18 months.    

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Al-Kitaab-Part-One-Companion-Website-Digital-Access-Code 

Optional Materials:  

Students who decide to purchase the optional Al-Kitaab textbook/ebook AND companion site from the website will have access to the companion site (required material mentioned above) as well. 

https://press.georgetown.edu/Book/Al-Kitaab-Part-One-with-Website