Arabic Language Courses
Learn Arabic at Sydney University with Arabic courses and classes for absolute beginners and beyond. We teach Modern Standard Arabic, the formal Arabic that is written and spoken throughout the contemporary Arab world. Modern Standard Arabic is the language of the news media, intellectual life, literature and is the form of Arabic universally taught in schools of the Arab world. These classes will broaden your cultural understandings of the festivities and foods we have come to love about this community while giving you a firm understanding of the language.
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Arabic 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in Arabic 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed Arabic 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. The course will expand upon introductory material with a greater focus on grammatical structure and speaking skills while increasing vocabulary. Course Content The 'Taa Marbuu Ta' The ‘Alif Maqsoora’ Writing the 'Hamza' The 'Tanween' The definite article The Ni...
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Arabic 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final stage in the first year Arabic program. It is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. This level builds upon the previous three terms work and prepares you for the second year program. Class activities are based around the recommended text to allow easy reference and practice between sessions to perfect your skills. Course Content The city The weather Occupations Noun...
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Arabic 101 (Beginners)
Arabic is the official language of 25 countries and is spoken by more than 280 million people world-wide. Arabic 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language including the numbers, gender and greetings, while introducing some basic elements of Arabic writing. The course follows the recommended text to allow easy reference and practice between sessions. Course Content Letters – alif, baa, taa, and thaa S...
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Arabic 203 (Level 6)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course Content Daily routine and outings Object pronouns Describing places Ordinal numbers Prescribed Text Al-Kitaab A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal (Georgetown Uni Press 2nd Edition) ISBN 9781589011045 This course is based on chapters 11 – 12 of the above text. The text is used for class activities ...
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Arabic 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third stage in the first year Arabic program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. The course further explores the grammatical structure of the language and continues to develop your vocabulary skills through various reading, writing and speaking exercises. Course Content My family Possessive pronouns The present tense Negation Asking questions Prescribed Text Al-K...
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Arabic 201 (Level 4)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course Content Friends, careers and hobbies Pronouns The past tense Quantities rules Using the dictionary Prescribed Text Al-Kitaab A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal (Georgetown Uni Press 2nd Edition) ISBN 9781589011045 This course is based on chapters 7 – 8 of the above text. The text is used for class...
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Arabic 202 (Level 5)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 201 or who have completed 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course Content Family and friends The weekend Finding information Forming questions The third form of the present tense Infinitive verbs Prepositions and pronouns Prescribed Text Al-Kitaab A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal (Georgetown Uni Press 2nd Edition) ISBN 9781589011045 This course is based on ch...
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Arabic 204 (Level 7)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 203 or who have completed 170 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course Content Travelling and meeting people My house The superlative Subject-verb agreement Conjunctions Definite and indefinite Prescribed Text Al-Kitaab A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal (Georgetown Uni Press 2nd Edition) ISBN 9781589011045 This course is based on chapters 13 – 14 of the above text....
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Arabic 301 (Level 8)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 204 or who have completed 195 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course Content My future Pronouns Negation Conditionals Prescribed Text Al-Kitaab A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal (Georgetown Uni Press 2nd Edition) ISBN 9781589011045 This course is based on Units 15 – 16 of the above text. The text is used for class activities and forms the basis for consolidation ...
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Arabic 302 (Level 9)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 301 or who have completed 220 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course Content Festivals and celebrations The dual rules Dual agreement Prescribed Text Al-Kitaab A Textbook for Beginning Arabic by Abbas Al-Tonsi, Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal (Georgetown Uni Press 2nd Edition) ISBN 9781589011045 This course is based on Units 17 – 18 of the above text. The text is used for class activities and forms the basis fo...
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