Description

Course Description

Level 2 of EC’s comprehensive Arabic language programme. The programme incorporates modern and classical Arabic as well as grammar. It is one of the most comprehensive coverages of classical Arabic and grammar available. Students who are looking for serious and focussed study of Arabic in order to access the language of the Quran and Hadith should seriously consider completing the whole Arabic Intensive programme.

Duration:
12 weeks (36 hours in total), 3 hours each lesson

Prerequisites:

The ability to read Arabic and study of Arabic Language Level 1, or its equivalent. 

Progression: Arabic Language Level 3

Course Brief:

At level 2, the topics below will be covered in conjunction with selected chapters from books such as al-Kitab al-Asasi and tailor made worksheets to help students apply their knowledge of the grammar concepts and develop a broad vocabulary:

• Fi’l al-amr (the Imperative)
• Tasreef of amr al-hadhir al-ma’lum
• Al-Huruf al-jazimah and Amr al-ghaib and al-nahy
• Ba’dhu and kullu
• Al –Dhamairal–Majrurahal–Muttasilahbil–Asma’ (Attached pronouns)
• Al –Dhamairal–Majrurahal-Muttasilah bil-huruf (Attached pronouns in the genitive)
• al-Istifham (interrogation)
• Al-Amr and al-nahy consolidation
• Almudhari’ al-Majzum (the imperfect jussive) and al-Huruf al-Jazimah: Lam
• lamma and adawat al-Shart
• Inna wa akhawatuha
• The conditional sentence
• Al-mudhari’ al-mansub (the imperfect subjunctive) and al-Huruf al-Nasiba
• Kaana wa Akhawatuha (kana and her sisters)
• Al-Asma al-Khamsah and their declension
• Adverbs and al-maf’ul fih
• Al-Asma’ almawsulah (relative pronouns)
• Arabic noun forms and their structure
• The verbal noun (al-Masdar)
• Al-I’rab al-mahalli (positional declension)
• al-Mu’rab (the declinable) and al-Mabni (the indeclinable) in review
• The declension of all nouns and verbs
• Numbers (cardinal)
• Numbers (ordinal)

Assessment
Students will be assessed at the end of the course.

Course Delivery

This course is run either onsite or online. When registering, please choose your preferred option/platform. Please note, we may not have both options available in the same term.

For more information on how Zoom works, please view our Zoom user guide at https://ebrahimcollege.org.uk/zoom/

Course Resources

All students will receive the relevant course details, materials 5 days before the course starts. This will include:

• Zoom meeting details (for online courses)
• Pdf versions of the course materials/notes by email
• Link to Google Drive to access courses notes and recordings (if applicable)
• Link to Google Classroom to interact with teachers, receive additional course material and information (if applicable).

Please note:

• Printed copies of course materials are available to collect for free from the college office on request.
• If you would like a printed copy to be posted to your address, you will need to place an order via our website https://ebrahimcollege.org.uk/product/course-material/.