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Islamic
Foundation of North America
www.ifna.net |
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Arabic Studies |
Ninth Grade |
Age
group: 13-14
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Main
Focus: To begin working with perhaps the best formalized
Arabic language program currently available in English.
Learning
Abilities: Advanced
in most students.
Formats to
Avoid: Do not
structure the class into a lecture format with a lot of note-taking or
pencil work. Do not make memorization of words the main focus of the
instruction.
Preferred
Format: Oral drills
coupled with practice exercises are a must. Grammar can be practiced
in complex dialogues.
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Primary
Textbook
Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Vol. 1 (1st half)
(barnesandnoble) |
Enrichment
The movie "Al
Risala" in Arabic
(IBTS) |
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Primary
Textbook
The Holy
Qur'an in Arabic
(Anywhere) |
Enrichment
Books of Ahadith such as
Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Morals and Manners
(IBTS) |
| Secondary
Textbook
Learn the Language of the Holy Qur'an
(IQRA)
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Computer
Enrichment
Mawrid Encyclopedia
(IBTS) |
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Teacher
Resource
Vocabulary
of the Holy Qur'an
(IQRA) |
Nasheed
(Songs)
Maulid
Diba'i
(Astrolabe) |
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Arabic Knowledge Requirements
1. Information taught in the textbook will be the requirement of this grade.
2. Students will choose twenty new verbs or nouns from the Qur'an or ahadith that
they do not know and master them to the satisfaction of the teacher.
3. Essay writing, in Arabic, will be a commonly assigned method of homework.
4. Near fluency in Arabic is near to completion. Students will be
introduced to more mundane Arabic grammar and vocabulary through Arabic language
newspapers, magazines, etc...
