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- 1. {Arabic Class Induction Session
- 2. One of the first decisions learners are faced with is which type of Arabic to learn. This can give you flexibility or confusion… Keep up with me to make your choice. Ask questions throughout that’s fine
- 3. { {Formal Arabic or “Fusha” Mainly to READ & WRITE, understand and participate in politics or media Common form between ALL Arab nations. A language form that will make communication between all Arabic- speaking people possible. It is not a conversational language. Not used in day-to-day affairs. CAN help to speak to Arabic speakers, but not really what they use to speak. Used in formal settings; news broadcasts, newsletters, books, print media, political speeches TV Programmes & Music Informal Arabic or Dialect Mainly to SPEAK (oral) Dialects change from one Arab nation to another. How people speak to each other...everyday Used for texting too Social media TV Programmes & Music what do YOU want?
- 5. Depends what YOUR goals are… SPEAK If it’s to become conversationally fluent in Arabic then you should go for the informal/dialect option. If you plan to make friends, buy things and haggle, travel, attempt to blend in and not get ripped off, watch a lot of TV such as comedy or soap operas, and even work in most jobs. SO, more casual. READ & WRITE & UNDERSTAND Understand the media or watching the news Practice politics or understand politics Reading and understanding religious texts An academic language It is essential if you want to read anything (apart from emails and text messages) You would need this for more formal jobs and more formal emails. SO, more formal.
- 6. Anyone with the desire to learn Arabic, can do it. Whatever you choose, it is all part of the same broad, diverse, Arabic language. 300 million people around the world are proud to speak it. Make it 300 million and 1 ;) In the past 15 years or so, there has been an explosion in the number of people learning or interested in learning Arabic. There’s SO much variety of sources to learn Arabic. From school/uni classes, online, audio, books etc. Don’t worry though, you don’t need to look into these cause you have us to teach you. BUT you can extend yourself by using such sources. We will be providing some for those interested throughout our classes. They say the best way to learn a language is to immerse yourself in a country that speaks it. That can come on a later stage for you
- 7. Fun facts to end with The Arabic language has contributed a lot of words to the English language like: Cotton [koton] - قطن Sugar [succar] - سكر Gazelle [ghazal] - غزال Alcohol [alcoo’hool] - الكحول Guitar [qithara] - قيثارة Sahara [sahra’a] - صحراء Lemon [laymoon] - ليمون Carat [qeerat] - قيراط The Arabic language is written right to left and the front of an Arabic book is what would be considered the back by most western languages. “5th most spoken language in the world”
- 8. Future Classes - Will be adapted to your expectations throughout the term. - Engaging, interactive, funny, captivating. - Different platforms: movies, videos, music too
- 10. Decision for Classes There will be BOTH weekly formal and weekly informal sessions starting next week FORMAL on TUESDAYS 6 PM – 7 PM INFORMAL on WEDNESDAYS 6 PM – 7 PM LOCATIONS: to be confirmed…
- 11. Class Pricing £1.50 per session. However, sign ups are 4 classes in advance for either formal or informal. SO, total would be: £6 for 4 classes (1 class per week, whether formal or informal) If you were to take BOTH formal and informal classes, that would be a total of: £12 for 8 classes.
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- When native Arabic speakers from two different countries speak to one another, what often happens when there's a communication barrier is one of them will adapt his or her dialect to the dialect of the other speaker. For example, in Egypt when Egyptians encounter Syrians, Yemenis and Iraqis, those people 'Egyptianize' their speech somewhat just for flow of conversation. Or the other way around. What you don't see however are people walking around speaking formal Arabic to one another as a bridge language. However, if you’re a beginner and you choose to learn formal Arabic, Arabic speakers will understand you and reply to you accordingly.