Arabic 100 Course Revision

Arabic 100-Introduction to Arabic Culture, Basic Vocab, and Reflecting on Cultural Ideals Welcome (Ahlan w Sahlan in Arabic)—February 22, 2013, 6PM: 1 hr. Intro and Overview Session to Arabic Culture Office Hours: MW through Skype 2-4 PM Skype ID: sabbah.tamira Email:sabbaht@coyote.csusb.edu Website:http://sabbah-instructional-technology.com/technology/index.html CLICK ON WELCOME and ARABICARCHIVES 15 minutes—Please give yourself an Arabic name for the course.  For example my name is Tamara, it comes from the Hebrew name for Palm Tree, or Tamar. I have provided you a link J: http://www.bdancer.com/med-guide/names/mednames.html 15 minutes-Blackboard Navigation and Help Desk( Blogging sites to use, Grades, etc.) Course Objectives: (Objectives fit the weekly syllabus activities: See below for more details)          To familiarize college students with Middle Eastern Culture (Lectures: geography, descriptive language, etc.)           To test knowledge with basic self-paced quizzes to challenge dialect and cognitive understanding           To assess familiarity with concepts using mindful and self-explanatory worksheets           To introduce college students to basic vocabulary and apply them to discussion board and blog activities           To have college students reflect on their findings, ask relevant questions, and apply this course to real-life (i.e, volunteering, taking future Arabic course, etc.) Prerequisites :Fulfills one unit in the Foreign language section; Open to all  college students Technology Requirements: Computer, Java (Updated Regularly), Adobe, head phones if needed 15 minutes—Intro to Weekly Assignments Lectures Vocabulary Lists Worksheets provided in Appendix A (See website (above); scroll to bottom) Self-Paced Quizzes Photosets-Visual Guides to the Middle East Weekly Lectures and Podcasts: Exploring Arabic culture : Each section is equivalent to one week: http://www.arabacademy.com/arabic-blog/category/arab-culture/ Wonderful Introduction Video to Arabic Acceptance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05_WuHUGt8A Vocab Lists (Weekly Sight Words): Week 1:Greetings: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/greetings.html Week 2: Colors: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/colors.html Week 3:Emotions: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/emotions_pers.html Week 4: Food: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/food.html Week 5:Weather and Nature: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/nature.html Week 6: Religion: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/religion.html Week 7:Animals: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/animals.html Week 8:Around the House: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/house.html Week 9:Transportation: http://arabic.desert-sky.net/city.html Self-Paced Quizzes: Keep Doing them Until you Get it Right!            Lesson 1: http://www.funnelbrain.com/sid-619-arabic-vocabulary.html            Adjectives: http://iteslj.org/v/a/si-adj.html            Numbers: http://iteslj.org/v/a/si-adj.html            Colors: http://iteslj.org/v/a/ry-colors.html Photosets: Maps: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mideaststrategy/sets/72157614400339336/ Languages of the Middle East:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/mideaststrategy/sets/72157620512710272/

15 minutes: Discussion Board—Weekly discussion board responses to questions created by instructor; minimum response to three fellow classmates (Due Sunday by Midnight) Blogging—Blog on your experiences and what you have learned in the lectures (Due Wednesdays by Midnight). Please use as many Arabic words and phrases as possible from the sight words. This will challenge your fellow classmates to figure out what you are saying! End of Term Evaluation: (See Website (Above); scroll to bottom; page one) Help Desk Forum, please ask your questions