• Demonstrate understanding of spoken dialect in reference to people, places, and things. For example, physical and emotional descriptions of people.   

• Follow simple spoken commands/instructions.    

• Ask and answer questions about family, work, and leisure.    

• Recognize intonation used to achieve various communicative purposes such as asking/answering questions, indicating surprise and giving commands.    

• Talk about major events that occur at different times in the year   

• Use numbers for concrete tasks such as filling out forms.    

• Book a hotel, arrange transportation, and ask for directions using appropriate vocabulary.   

• Talk about the different seasons and months of the year and how they differ  

• Use singular, dual, and plural with nouns, adjectives and verbs when referring to things or people   

• Describe people’s professions (feminine/masculine) in more detail using adjectives   

• Further develop their pronunciation of short vowels and ability to write them with their corresponding diacritics: fatha, kasra, damma, shadda, sukuun   

• Further develop their use of singular, dual, and plural with nouns, adjectives and verbs when referring to things or people and possessive pronouns (my, your, his, her, our, their) to indicate ownership of something 

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.  

Tech Support: For any technology issues, initiate contact by submitting a ticket https://tiny.utk.edu/tlcsupport 

Technology Needed: 
 
For both online and in-person classes 
- Functioning desktop or laptop; tablets are not recommended, and phones are not a good option 

- Access to a stable Internet connection
 

For online classes - 

 - Webcam: we ask that you use your webcam in class as this helps to create a feeling of classroom community.  
- Microphone 
 
Digital literacies requirements 

- For both online and in-person classes, understanding of how to log in and navigate Matrix, our learning management system, to access resources (e.g., homework, eBook for Spanish, etc.); a Matrix Getting Started Guide is made available to students once the class is confirmed.  

For online classes, several Zoom tutorials are available to learn basic skills (e.g., mute/unmute, turning camera on, use of chat, etc.): Zoom Tutorials

Expectations/Time Commitment: It is strongly recommended that learners schedule about 1 hour 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.