EASTERN ARABIC

ARABIC (EASTERN)

Linguistics 19 Syllabus

PURPOSE: Speaking conversational Eastern Arabic.

MATERIAL ASSIGNED:

Frank A. Rice and Majed F. Sa'id, Eastern Arabic (EA).

LL Call No.: PJ/6810/R5

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CREDIT AVAILABLE: 4 units

METHOD OF STUDY:

At the beginning of the course, listen twice through each DIALOG to familiarize yourself with the

pronunciation of Egyptian Arabic.

FOR EACH LESSON:

1. Listen to the Pattern Sentences and Structure Sentences while following the English translation in

the book to tell you what the foreign sentences mean.

2. Listen again while following the foreign transcription to help you with details in the pronunciation.

3. Listen again with the book half closed look inside only when you need reminders about the meaning

or pronunciation.

4. Replay individual phrases and say them aloud without looking at the book. Imitate the voice on the

tape as closely as you can. Replay and repeat each phrase, then add phrases together to build a

full sentence. Continue to build phrases into sentences in this way, until you can say the complete

sentence easily and in unison with the tape while understanding what you are saying. Use the book

only for occasional reference.

5. Say the sentences of the dialogue along with the speaker on the tape again and again until you can

produce the foreign sentences easily and quickly given only the English ones as cues.

6. Study the explanations in the Grammar sections with the expectation that you may be asked simple

specific questions about them. You may want to study other sections of the text, but the (specifically

the Drills) are not part of the course and will not be tested.

EXAMINATION:

Supervisor says the English version of Pattern Sentences and Structure Sentences chosen at random from

the assigned material; the student says the Egyptian Arabic equivalent. Grammar sections are tested by simple,

specific questions based directly on those sections. The grade is based on both fluency and accuracy. All exams

are 30 minutes. Final is not cumulative.

ASSIGNMENT: