Characters of Arabic… · JHS1 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.3.1.1.2 - Demonstrate the ability to reproduce the appropriate sounds of the vowelized consonants.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the three primary Arabic vowels (fatha, kasra, damma) when they appear above or below consonants.
Reproduce the correct sound of each consonant when combined with fatha (a), kasra (i), and damma (u).
Read aloud at least 10 vowelized consonants from the exemplar list with accurate pronunciation.
Distinguish between the short vowel sounds in pairs such as بَ (ba), بِ (bi), and بُ (bu) when heard or spoken.
Combine vowelized consonants into two-syllable sound sequences such as سَقَ (saqa) and قَطَ (qata).

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Curriculum details

Strand: Reading (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Characters of Arabic Language/Textual Features and Symbols (3.1)
Content standard: B7.3.1.1 - Learner shows ability to read Arabic syllables, words and phrases.
Indicator: B7.3.1.1.2 - Demonstrate the ability to reproduce the appropriate sounds of the vowelized consonants.
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 12 (Week 24 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. 21
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Pronounce the resultant sounds of the following consonants distinguished by the three primary vowels.
أَ  إِ  ُأ َ  ب ِ  ب ُ  ب َ  ت ِ  ت ُ  ت َ  ث ِ  ث ُ  ث َ  ج ِ  ج ُ  ج   َ  ح ِ  ح ُ  ح   َ  خ ِ  خ ُ  - خ  د ِ  د  د    ر ِ  ر  ر    ز ِ  ز  ز ُ   َ   ُ   َ   ُ   َ
سَ  ق َ  ط - قَ  طَ  َ  ن - نَ  ظَ  َ  ر - أَ  َ  كَ  ل - َ  بَػص  َ  ر - َ  كَ  َس  ر - َ  زَ  ر َ ع - َ  حَ  َص  دَ  . ندِ  َ  ع - ُ  رِ  زَ  ق - ُ  ِ  ضر َ  ب - ُ  نِص  َ  ع - طُ  ِ  رَ  د - ُ  ع ِ  َ  صر )العصَ  ت ) - نُ  ِ  ر َ  ُ  ش