In this Arabic course for beginners at the University of Groningen Language Centre, you will expand your knowledge of the Arabic language and culture. You will learn standard Arabic/Egyptian, the most spoken version of Arabic. This form is spoken in a lot of Arab countries in the Middle East and the Gulf countries. We pay more attention to conversation in everyday situations in relation to cultural customs in the Arab world from this level onwards. This allows you to become more familiar with this beautiful language!
Who is this course for?
This course is for beginners of Arabic with CEFR level pre-A1. During the course, we work towards level A1. You should be able to read and write Arabic characters. The course is taught in Arabic as much as possible, with explanations provided in Dutch or English depending on the group participants. It is therefore important that you have a good command of English in order to participate in the course.
If you are unsure whether this level is right for you, you can make an appointment for the online consultation to get personal advice from our teacher.
What will you learn in this course?
The course consists of 12 lessons of two contact hours, during which the following topics will be covered:
Sentence order
Present tense
Plurals
More vocabulary and more interaction in Arabic
How many hours of independent study are required?
You should expect to spend a total of 30 hours on independent study in order to stay on track with the course. Each week, you are expected to go through the lesson material, learn and practise the vocabulary, complete the grammar exercises and pay sufficient attention to your listening and reading skills.
What will you be able to do after the course?
Ask questions
Construct longer sentences
Talk about family, study, and hobbies
Course material
During this course, we use the following materials. You will need to purchase these materials yourself:
Yalla Yalla! deel 2 Tekstboek, Basiscursus Arabisch op weg naar A2 deel 2 (1st edition 2023) Josien Boetje, Mariska Keizer Verbeek ISBN 9789046908785 Available at Publisher Coutinho
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The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!
Course participant says
The atmosphere during the lessons was very fun and pleasant, making mistakes did not feel uncomfortable at all. Also, the teacher made the topics we covered very interesting!