Author:
Blake Simmerman, Amber Hoye, Sara Bakari, Sara Bakari
Subject:
Languages, World Cultures, Language Education (ESL)
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Level:
High School, Community College / Lower Division
Tags:
  • Arabic
  • Short Vowel Sounds
  • Short Vowels
  • Vowel Sounds
  • License:
    Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
    Language:
    English, Arabic

    Arabic Level 1, Activity 02: "الحَرَكَات القَصِيرَة / Short Vowels" (Face-to-Face/Online)

    Arabic Level 1, Activity 02: "الحَرَكَات القَصِيرَة / Short Vowels" (Face-to-Face/Online)

    Overview

    In this activity, students will practice using the short vowels in a word. They will also practice how to write أ،ب،ت،ث in the first\middle\end of a word.

    Can-Do Statements:

    • I can differentiate between the short vowels.

    • I can pronounce short vowels with أ،ب ،ت ،ث 

    • I can use the short vowels in a word.

    • I can recognize and write أ، ب، ت، ث، in the first\middle\end of the word.

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    Activity Instructions

    Short Vowels | الحركات القصيرة 

    Proficiency Level: 

    Novice Low

    World-Readiness Standards:

    • Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations or correspondence in Arabic to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

    • Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret spoken and written Arabic on a variety of topics.

    • Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of Arabic and their own languages.

    Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:

    • COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions. 

    • COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.

    • COMP 1.1: Observe formal and informal forms of language.

    • COMP 1.2: Identify patterns and explain discrepancies in the sounds and the writing system in the target language.

    NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

    • I can differentiate between short vowels.

    • I can pronounce short vowels with أ،ب ،ت ،ث 

    • I can use short vowels in a word.

    • I can recognize and write أ، ب، ت، ث، in the first\middle\end of the word.

    Materials Needed:

    Warm-up

    1. Greet students in Arabic السلام عليكم جميعاً and then share your screen with students and pull up the presentation.

    2. Move to the next slide with the “Can-Do Statements” and read each Can-Do statement in English. 

    3. Next, move to slide 3 which represents Wrap-up. ask students to read the letters and write them on white paper.

    4. Then, move to the next slides, read the letters with the short vowels, and ask the students to repeat after you.

    Main Activity

    1. Now we are moving to the next stage which is practicing أ، ب، ت، ث، in the first\middle\end of the word.

    2. The activity will be asking students to choose the right position for the letter shown in the presentation slide.

    3. The right answer will not appear until you click the mouse button.

    4. Ask students to take their time thinking, before you click the mouse.

    5. Repeat the same thing until slide 20. 

    Wrap-up

    1. Ask students if they have any questions.

    2. Read can-do statements and have students evaluate their confidence with thumbs-up/down/ or so-so. 

    3. Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation

    4. Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future labs!

     

    End of the lab:

    NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

    • I can differentiate between short vowels.

    • I can pronounce them with أ،ب ،ت ،ث 

    • I can use short vowels in a word.

    • I can recognize and write أ، ب، ت، ث، in the first\middle\end of the word.