Comprehension of Arabic Language · JHS3 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.1.1.4.2 - Show effective listening skills by identifying various linguistic and tonal features for appropriate response.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify rising and falling intonation patterns in spoken Arabic questions and statements about a market scene, and state what each pattern signals.
Distinguish between the emphatic consonants (ص، ض، ط، ظ) and their non-emphatic counterparts (س، د، ت، ذ) when heard in words related to market wares.
Recognise the difference between a declarative statement and an interrogative question purely by listening to tone, without seeing the text.
Respond appropriately to aural questions about a narration of a market scene, using the linguistic and tonal cues heard to guide their answers.
Apply correct intonation and stress when orally reproducing short market-related phrases and questions for a partner to interpret.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Listening (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Comprehension of Arabic Language (1.1)
Content standard: B9.1.1.4 - Learner responds appropriately to a narration of market scene with description of various wares, stocks, and people.
Indicator: B9.1.1.4.2 - Show effective listening skills by identifying various linguistic and tonal features for appropriate response.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 6 (Week 6 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. 80
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Provide appropriate responses to questions such as the following:
دلاذا تتعلم اللغة العربية ؟   ماذا تستنيد من تعليم اللغة العربية؟   أين يُ  درس اللغة العربية؟