Everyday Oral Communication · JHS3 Arabic

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.2.1.1.3 - Demonstrate skills in using some culturally specific gestures in a limited range of special occasions.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five culturally specific gestures used at marriage and naming ceremonies in Ghana, and state what each gesture communicates.
Use the provided wedding vocabulary (ما شاء الله، حفلة زواج أخي اليوم، هو عريس، العروس سعيدة، العقد يكون في جامع كوماسي) to describe a wedding ceremony they have witnessed, incorporating appropriate gestures.
Use the provided naming ceremony vocabulary (عقيقة، عيدان حفلة التسمية اليوم، أخت زوجة عمي هي التي أنجبت، سيُذبح العقيقة لأن عدد الحاضرين كبير جدا، ستكثر المأدبة) to talk about a naming ceremony, pairing each phrase with a suitable gesture.
Perform a short spoken description of a special occasion while using gestures that match the meaning of their words, in a role-play context.
Distinguish between gestures appropriate for formal occasions (e.g., a handshake at a mosque) and informal occasions (e.g., joyful ululation at a wedding), drawing on the formal/informal register work from Week 11.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Speaking (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Everyday Oral Communication (2.1)
Content standard: B9.2.1.1 - Learner demonstrates competency in speaking in an informal context.
Indicator: B9.2.1.1.3 - Demonstrate skills in using some culturally specific gestures in a limited range of special occasions.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 12 (Week 12 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. 86
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Use the following vocabulary to talk about a marriage ceremony you have witnessed:
ما شاء هللا   حنلة زواج أخي اليوم   ىو عريس
العروس سعيدة   ادلهر رخيص   العقد يكون يف جامعكوماسي
2. Use the following vocabulary to talk about a naming ceremony you have witnessed:
عقيقة
عندان حنلة التسمسة اليوم   أخت زوجة عمي ىي اليت أجنبت   وستُ  ذبح العقيقة ألن عدد احلاضرينكبَ  تٌ  جدا   ستكثر ادلأدبة