JHS2 Arabic · Term 1 Week 1: Phonics of Arabic Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.1.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the phonemic changes of the simple verb patterns.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the additional letter added to a trilateral Arabic root in Form 2 (فَعَّلَ), Form 3 (فَاعَلَ), and Form 4 (أَفْعَلَ) when they hear or see the verb.
State the sound effect (gemination, vowel lengthening, or prefix addition) that each additional letter produces in the verb pattern.
Pronounce the three simple verb forms correctly, distinguishing between the doubled consonant in Form 2, the lengthened vowel in Form 3, and the glottal prefix in Form 4.
Listen to a simple verb and classify it under the correct form (1, 2, 3, or 4) based on its phonemic features.
Apply the pattern to write the correct form of a given trilateral root.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Listening (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Phonics of Arabic Language (1.1)
Content standard: B8.1.1.1 - Learner demonstrates understanding of all the five possible verb forms (األّشاى, Al-awzaan) and their sound patterns.
Indicator: B8.1.1.1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the phonemic changes of the simple verb patterns.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 1 (Week 1 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Arabic, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 37
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify the additional letter to the trilateral Arabic root ن َ ف َ ) ل َ ( and the sound effect of form 2, 3, 4:
أَ  نْػ  َ  ع َ  ل   أكرم   أنزل   أوضح نَػ  َ ّ  ع َ  ل   ّد رب - - خ ّ  رج - ّل وث
نا َ  عَ  ل   كاتَ  َ  ب - را َ  سل - حاسب