EGYPTIAN ARABIC

ARABIC (EGYPTIAN)

Linguistics 19 Syllabus

PURPOSE: Speaking conversational Egyptian Arabic.

MATERIAL ASSIGNED:

J. Heyworth-Dunne, [Linguaphone] Egyptian Arabic (LEA).

LL Call No.: PJ/6309/H4, H412 (2 vols.)

RESTRICTION: Students must have studied some Arabic previously.

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 entire dialogue 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 referring to the book if possible.

Imitate the voice on 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.

EXAMINATION:

Supervisor says the English version of sentences chosen at random from conversations in the assigned

material; the student says the Egyptian Arabic equivalent. The grade is based on both fluency and

accuracy. All exams are 30 minutes. Final is not cumulative.

ASSIGNMENT: