The Arabic Culture
What do you know about these topics in the Arabic Culture?
Greetings: kissing, handshake, hugs…
Marriage: process, arrangements,
wedding…
Birth of a newborn:
practices, baby shower…
Death: burial, condolences…
Homes: styles, rooms,
toilets…
If you do not know much,
here is a great course on Udemy.com to learn more ...
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Weather Activity
With your partner, discuss the weather in two cities and state why you like and dislike the weather in each of them. Make sure to use expressions like : بسبب، أما، بالنسبة لي
Subject Pronouns
Translate the following sentences/questions into Arabic paying close attention to the subject pronoun you are using and the appropriate verb form.
1- I love coffee in the morning.
2- My dad lives in ...
3- My mom works at ...
4- We study Arabic everyday.
5- You (all) speak Arabic well.
6- Do you (f) work at night?
7- Do you (m) love American literature?
8- All my friends live in Texas.
1- I love coffee in the morning.
2- My dad lives in ...
3- My mom works at ...
4- We study Arabic everyday.
5- You (all) speak Arabic well.
6- Do you (f) work at night?
7- Do you (m) love American literature?
8- All my friends live in Texas.
Arabic Proverbs
1- حبل الكذب قصير
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قصير short:
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الكذب lying:
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حبل rope:
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Meaning: The rope
of lying is short
Culture: This proverb is used to indicate that it
is always safer and better to tell the truth, lies will not take you very far.
In English we say things come apart so easily when they have been held together
Reflect: Do you have a similar proverb in your culture? How and when are these values taught in your culture?
Use: Write a short scenario with your
classmate in which you use this proverb.
Summative Assessment
"The
summative performance assessment tasks will not be as accurate as they are at
the formative learning check level, where students only have to remember
vocabulary or a single grammatical structure. When students have to bring many
elements together, they will often perform with less accuracy. This is to be
expected. Students experience higher levels of language production when
activities are well supported and structured by the teacher. Eventually
independent language performance by students will reach this destination, but
it takes many directed experiences before students can use structures
independently with accuracy."
Paul Sandrock: The Keys to Assessing Language Performance
Question Words Activity
Try to find out the following information from your classmate:
1- The name of their grandfather
2- If they like tea with sugar
3- Where they live
4- What they study
5- How they are doing today
6- Where they are from originally
7- With whom they live
8- In which city they were born
Greetings
Formal Greetings in Arabic
Formal Greetings in Arabic
Formal Greeting, Alkitaab
Informal Greetings in Shami
Informal Greeting, Alkitaab
Motivational Strategies
These strategies illustrate the important role teachers can play in their students' motivation in the long and often tedious process of second language learning.
Source: HERE
Source: HERE
Bizarre Food Episode in Syria
This is a very informative episode of Bizarre Foods in Syria. It talks about different foods in Syria, and reveals a lot of cultural cues that the Syrian people hold.
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