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    The document provides a description of Bayyinah's "Fundamentals of Classical Arabic" course. The course goals are to build understanding of core Classical Arabic principles using examples from the Quran, help students map their learning journey, and develop vocabulary skills. Instruction focuses on concepts over terminology, motivating students with Quranic examples, teaching immediately relevant skills, and focusing on reading/listening over speaking/writing. The course breakdown is 20% language lecture, 70% discussion, and 10% literary appreciation. Additional resources are available after the course to continue students' Arabic study.

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    The document provides a description of Bayyinah's "Fundamentals of Classical Arabic" course. The course goals are to build understanding of core Classical Arabic principles using examples from the Quran, help students map their learning journey, and develop vocabulary skills. Instruction focuses on concepts over terminology, motivating students with Quranic examples, teaching immediately relevant skills, and focusing on reading/listening over speaking/writing. The course breakdown is 20% language lecture, 70% discussion, and 10% literary appreciation. Additional resources are available after the course to continue students' Arabic study.

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    CD Fundamentals

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    The document provides a description of Bayyinah's "Fundamentals of Classical Arabic" course. The course goals are to build understanding of core Classical Arabic principles using examples from the Quran, help students map their learning journey, and develop vocabulary skills. Instruction focuses on concepts over terminology, motivating students with Quranic examples, teaching immediately relevant skills, and focusing on reading/listening over speaking/writing. The course breakdown is 20% language lecture, 70% discussion, and 10% literary appreciation. Additional resources are available after the course to continue students' Arabic study.

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    BayyinahSummer:TheFundamentalsofClassicalArabic

    COURSEDESCRIPTION

    CoursePrerequisites:
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    AnabilitytoreadtheQuraninArabicwithoutcomprehension.
    NoknowledgeofthescienceofTajweedrequired.
    Arabicwritingskillsnotrequired.
    Arabicvocabularynotrequired.

    CourseGoals:
    5. TobuildastrongfoundationalunderstandingofthecoreprinciplesgoverningClassicalArabic.
    6. Todosousingexamples,citations,drillsandothermaterialsexclusivelyfromtheQuransoastoprovide
    studentsafocusedlearningexperiencewithtangibleresults.
    7. TounderstandthebiggerpictureofClassicalArabicstudiessostudentsknowhowtomapwhattheyare
    learningandwhatliesaheadintheirjourneyintoClassicalArabic.
    8. TobelightlyexposedtotheliterarybeautyoftheQuranthroughonecasestudyexampleeachsessionsoasto
    motivatethestudenttocontinuehisorherownArabicstudieslongterm.
    9. Todevelopasoundgraspofcriticalvocabulary(insimpleterms,vocabularythatshowsuponvirtuallyevery
    pageofacopyoftheQuran)andtomemorizeitwithmeaning.

    CourseContent&Instructionalmaterial:
    1. Fromstudymaterials.bayyinah.com,studentsdownloadthe201_handouts.pdfdocumentthatservesasthe
    primaryinclassstudypacketforthisseminar.Thedownloadsarefreebutstudentsshouldnotethatthese
    handoutsarenotselfexplanatory,rathertheyalmostappearencryptedatfirstglance.Thisisdonebydesignto
    ensurethatstudentsbenefitfromthematerialexclusivelyinthecontextofthelivesessions.
    2. Everyevening,studentsareemailedaPDFformattranscriptoftheentirelecturesessionwalkingstudents
    throughthelogicalflowofeachdayswork.
    3. Additionalstudyresources,reviewrecordingsandcontinuingstudiesresourcesaresharedwithstudentsatthe
    conclusionofthecoursesotheycankeepupwithanddevelopfurthertheirknowledgeofClassicalArabicat
    theirownpace.

    InstructionalMethodology:
    1. Conceptsoverterminology:Arabicgrammarisanoceanofknowledge.Studentscaneasilygetintimidatedand
    overwhelmedbyscoresoftechnicaltermsandlostsightofthefactthatthelanguageisactuallystructuredinan
    amazinglylogicalfashion.Toensurethatstudentsdontlosethemselves,weensurethatstudentsaretaught
    conceptswithnotsointimidatingsubstituteterminologyintheearlystagesoflearningandareintroducedto
    thetechnicallabelslateronintheirjourney.
    2. Motivationiskey:ThefirstthingastudentwillneedinArabicstudiesandthefirstthingyoulllosewhile
    studyingArabicismotivation.Tokeepthestudentsspiritshigh,anaweinspiringexampleofQuraniceloquence
    issharedineverysessionthepurposeofwhichistogivestudentsatasteofwhattheywillbeabletoappreciate
    ontheirownbytheendofthisjourney.WefeelthatdevelopinganappreciationoftheQuranisthesingle
    mostpowerfulmotivatorinaMuslimsjourneytowardsunderstandingtheQuran.
    3. SeeingResultsRightAway:OftenstudentslearnlotsofArabicbutdontseeitsdirectbenefitintheirdaily
    experience.Ourphilosophyensuresthatweteachstudentsthatwhichisimmediatelyrelevantandbeneficialso
    aftereverysession,theirlisteningofQuranicrecitationgoesthroughaslighttransformation.
    4. Focusingon2LanguageSkillsInsteadof4:Inlanguage,thefourcoreskillsarereading,writing,speakingand
    listeningcomprehension.Ofthese,wehoneinonreadingandlisteningcomprehensionwhilecompromising
    speakingandwriting.Wedosobecauseearlyon,ourstudentsarenotinterestedincomposingArabicor
    conversinginitasmuchastheyareinunderstandingthesacredtextwhilereadingorlisteningtoit.Thisallows
    ustofocusthestudentsattentionandnotdivideuptheenergiesandeffortsofstudents.Whateverstudents
    wouldhavehadtowritedowninArabicwillalreadybemadeavailabletothem.Theirnotesmaybeentirelyin
    Englishsotheycanfocusonunderstanding.
    5. SessionBreakdown:Eachsessionis20%languagelecture,70%discussionandinteractionand10%Quranic
    literaryappreciation.

    BeyondtheFundamentalsofClassicalArabic:
    1. BayyinahhasdevelopedacomprehensiveQuranicArabicselfstudycurriculumandismakingitaccessiblefor
    freeintheformofonlinestreamingvideosandaccompanyinghandouts.Thiscurriculumcanbestbetaken
    advantageofbystudentsthatattendtheFundamentalscoursebecauseitgivesthemasolidboostearlyon
    propellingthemfarenoughtobeabletocontinueeffectivelyontheirown.
    2. BayyinahisalsodevelopingaClassicalArabicstudentforumwherestudentscandiscussthematerialand
    interactwithaqualifiedinstructortoaddresstheirquestionsaboutthematerialandsharenotes&other
    resources.

    CourseOutline:
    Pleasedownload201_outline.pdffromstudymaterials.bayyinah.comforamapofthecourse.

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