Arabic Intermediate Course

Program Overview

Arabic Intermediate

Overview

The Arabic Intermediate course is designed for students who have a solid intermediate knowledge of the Arabic language and its grammar. The course is made up of three parts, each building on the previous one, and covers various topics and grammar.

Who is this class for?

This course is suitable for students who have studied Arabic for around three years or 180 hours and can communicate confidently and fluently in most everyday situations.

Course Structure

The course is divided into three parts:

• Part One: For students who have studied Arabic for around three years or 180 hours.
• Part Two: For students who have completed Part One or have studied Arabic for about 200 hours.
• Part Three: For students who have completed Parts One and Two or have studied Arabic for about 220 hours.

Teaching

The course follows a communicative approach to language teaching, focusing on the language needed to communicate in authentic situations with an emphasis on speaking and listening. The classes are taught by experienced language teachers who are native speakers of the language or equivalent.

Learning Resources

The course uses the textbook "Mastering Arabic 2" throughout the three parts.

Part One

In Part One, students will cover the following topics and grammar:

• Topics:
  • Clothes and colours
  • Shopping at a clothes shop
  • At a wedding party
  • Education and training
  • Talking about subjects in school and university
  • Culture: clothes in Iraq and language in Algeria
• Grammar:
  • Adjectives and colours
  • Relative pronouns
  • Doubled verbs
  • Weak verbs
  • Imperative verbs
  • Used roots
  • The jussive

Part Two

In Part Two, students will cover the following topics and grammar:

• Topics:
  • News and media
  • Broadcasting
  • The King's speech
  • Climate and the environment
  • Holiday plans
  • Talking about possibilities
  • Culture: great manmade river in Libya and the life in the Gulf countries
• Grammar:
  • Formal Arabic
  • Grammatical cases on nouns and adjectives
  • Comparisons
  • Future negative verbs
  • Verbal nouns
  • Processes in the past
  • Using إذا and إن to talk about future possibilities

Part Three

In Part Three, students will cover the following topics and grammar:

• Topics:
  • Health and happiness
  • The body parts
  • Talking about illness
  • At the pharmacy
  • Asking and giving advice
  • Art and cinema
  • Culture: Arabic in Sudan and the writer Emile Habibi
• Grammar:
  • Structures to give advice
  • Past verbs
  • Plurals
  • Using قد with the past and present verb
  • Comparisons between past and future

Discounts and Booking Deadlines

• A 10% discount is offered to undergraduate and postgraduate students and alumni.
• The booking deadline is 10 days prior to the start date of each part.

Language Courses Term Dates

• Online courses:
  • Part 1: 16 September 2024 – 05 December 2024 (12 weeks)
  • Part 2: 20 January 2025 – 10 April 2025 (12 weeks)
  • Part 3: 28 April 2025 – 28 July 2025 (Monday courses) (12 weeks)
  • Part 3: 22 April 2025 – 10 July 2025 (Tuesday - Thursday courses) (12 weeks)
• On-campus courses:
  • Part 1: 30 September 2024 – 05 December 2024 (10 weeks)
  • Part 2: 20 January 2025 – 27 March 2025 (10 weeks)
  • Part 3: 28 April 2025 – 14 July 2025 (Monday courses) (10 weeks)
  • Part 3: 22 April 2025 – 26 June 2025 (Tuesday - Thursday courses) (10 weeks)

Program Outline

Outline:

• Course Structure: The Arabic Intermediate course is made up of three parts: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.
Each part builds on what you've learnt previously.
• Part One:
• Topics:
Clothes and colours, Shopping at a clothes shop, At a wedding party, Education and training, Talking about subjects in school and university, Culture: clothes in Iraq and language in Algeria
• Grammar:
Adjectives and colours (أحمر \ برتقالية), Relative pronouns (الذي \ التي ), Doubled verbs (صمَّم \ تردّد ), Weak verbs ( وصل \ نسي), Imperative verbs(رَكِّز \ اِفتح ), Used roots ( ع / ل/ م ) ( د/ ر/ س ), The jussive ( لم أنسَ \ لم أقل )
• Part Two:
• Topics:
News and media, Broadcasting, The king’s speech, Climate and the environment, Holiday plans, Talking about possibilities, Culture: great manmade river in Libya and the life in the Gulf countries
• Grammar:
Formal Arabic( الفصحى ), Grammatical cases on nouns and adjectives( الرفع \ النصب), Comparisons ( أكثر \ أصغر), Future negative verbs( لن أنام \ لن يجدوا ), Verbal nouns ( أخبار \ مشاركة ), Processes in the past( نُقِلَ \ وُجِدَ), Using إذا \ إن) ) to talk about future possibilities.
• Part Three:
Our evening classes are taught by experienced language teachers who are native speakers of the language or equivalent. We may, for example, include additional content when general progress is good, or vary content according to students’ interests.
• Learning Resources: We will use Mastering Arabic 2 throughout the course.
However, please wait until the first session before buying your course book.
• Course Schedule:
• Online Courses - September Start:
• Part One:
18 September – 9 December 2023 (12 weeks)
• Part Two (Saturday Courses):
13 January – 6 April 2024 (12 weeks)
• Part Two (Monday Courses):
15 January- 8 April 2024 (12 weeks)
• Part Two (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Courses):
16 January- 4 April 2024 (12 weeks)
• Part Three (Monday Courses):
22 April – 22 July 2024 (12 weeks)
• Part Three (Tuesday–Saturday Courses):
16 April – 6 July 2024 (12 weeks)
• On-campus Courses - October Start:
• Part 1:
2 October– 7 December 2023 (10 weeks)
• Part 2:
22 January– 28 March 2024 (10 weeks) Our evening classes are taught by experienced language teachers who are native speakers of the language or equivalent. We may, for example, include additional content when general progress is good, or vary content according to students’ interests.

Other:

• Who is this class for?

• Joining the Course: You can join Part One, Two or Three of the course depending on your prior experience.
If you’ve studied Arabic for around three years or 180 hours, you should start with Part One.
• Skipping Parts: You can skip Part One and proceed straight to joining Part Two or Three if you have prior experience.
This course is currently closed.
• Online Courses - September Start: Standard Fee per Part: £290.
The booking deadline is 10 days prior to the start date of each Part.
• On-campus Courses - October Start: Standard Fee per Part: £350.
The booking deadline is 10 days prior to the start date of each Part.
• Bank Holidays: Monday 1 April, Monday 6 May, Monday 27 May (Online Courses)
• Why study with us?

You will benefit from live, face-to-face engagement with experienced language teachers in an online, virtual classroom. Wherever you are in the world, you'll become part of the University of Westminster's global community.

• What do you need for an online class?

We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts. This is a dedicated teaching building with purpose-designed facilities. Lessons can be tailored to your needs, level and capability. This course is ideal for highly motivated students who want to make quick progress in improving their language skills. Lesson times are flexible.