Modern Standard Arabic for Non-Native Speakers A2
Move beyond the basics and start using Arabic for real tasks.
About this course
Move beyond the basics and start using Arabic for real tasks. You will work with the past, present and future, describe people and places, handle plurals and the dual, and manage routine conversations about work, study, travel and services.
Referenced to the A2 level of the CEFR, the course balances grammar with practical reading and writing, from notices and short articles to emails and connected paragraphs. Eight days of interactive sessions build your confidence, and you finish with an Alalamia certificate stating the level covered.
What you'll learn
- Use the past, present and future tenses of common verbs, including negation
- Describe people, places and routines using correct adjective agreement
- Form the dual and the most common sound and broken plurals
- Handle routine exchanges about work, study, travel and services
- Read short practical texts such as notices, messages and simple articles
- Write short messages, emails and connected paragraphs
- Communicate at the A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
Curriculum
- Script and pronunciation refresher
- Nominal sentences and pronouns
- The idafa construction
- Core A1 vocabulary
- The past tense
- Present tense conjugation
- Expressing the future
- Negation of past, present and future
- Adjective agreement
- Comparatives and superlatives
- Colours and appearance
- Describing your home and city
- The dual
- Sound plurals
- Common broken plurals
- Number and noun agreement basics
- Jobs and workplaces
- Describing your studies
- Daily schedules
- Making appointments
- Transport and directions
- Hotels and accommodation
- At the bank, pharmacy and post office
- Health and the doctor
- Notices and advertisements
- Short messages and emails
- Linking words
- Writing a short paragraph
- Routine conversations
- Telephone exchanges
- Telling a simple story
- Review against the A2 descriptors
Who it's for
Learners who have completed A1 Arabic and want to communicate in everyday situations.
Before you start
- Completion of A1 Arabic or equivalent knowledge
Part of these Alalamia diplomas
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