University of Pittsburgh

Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Department of

Linguistics Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center
(LCTL)

Modern Standard Arabic /Egyptian 3

Fall 2019

Course/ Instructor Information

Course: Modern Standard Arabic/Egyptian 3

Meeting time & Arabic 0103-26617: Monday: 1:00 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.;
CL229 Classroom Wednesday 1:00 p.m. to 2:40
p.m.;253

Instructor: Islam M. Farag.

E-mail: imf12@pitt.edu
Office Location: CL 2801
Office Hours: Monday from (3 to 4:30); Wednesday from (3 to 4:30); or by
appointment Office Phone: (412) 624-3139

Arabic Language Coordinator: Amani Attia,

Ph.D. Office: CL 2809D
E-mail: ama66@pitt.edu
F-
G- Teaching Assistant (TA): Daniel Marino (DJM196@pitt.edu)
H- Office Hours: Tuesday from 2 to 3 at the ground floor of
Hillman Library.

Text Books: Books are available for purchase at the University Book
Store http://www.pittuniversitystore.com

1- Al-Kitaab Fii Ta’allum Al-Arabiyya with Companion Website: Part two, 3rd
edition. Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal and Abbas Al-Tonsi ISBN
9781589019621

2- The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic [Paperback], fourth edition.
ISBN 9780879500030

Course Description:
MSA/EGY 3 is an intermediate level course. As a student in this course, you will continue to
acquire new vocabulary and grammatical structures, and use longer sentences and paragraphs
for speaking and writing. You will also work on listening comprehension strategies as well as
reading strategies like using ‫ الجذر و الوزن‬to guess the meaning of words.

In this course, we will use thematic-based and task-based approaches. Themes covered
are: 1) housing and moving in and out; 2) Difficult Decisions; 3) Immigrations; 3)Cultural
communication .

Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, you will be able to discuss in details a variety of topics including but
not limited to:

 Reasons for moving in or out

 Criteria for choosing your apartment/room
 Discussing with a repairman/repairwoman the broken items in a housing campus
 Why it is hard to make a certain decision and How you make a decision
 Consequences of a decisions you made
 Reasons for immigration
 Problems of immigrations
 Consequences of immigration (cultural shock, homesickness, and identity crises)
 Cultural differences
 Describe People using Arabic expressions

Course Evaluation:
Class participation and attendance and speaking leader of the day (‫)دردشة‬ 15%
Homework
Assignments 20%
Book and online preparation before class 10%
Quizzes 15%
Special Projects: Presentations 15%
Midterm 10%
Final 10%
Oral Final Exam 5%

Grading Scale:
97 -100% A+ 87 -89% B+ 77 -79% C+ 67 - 69% D+
93 -96% A 83 - 86% B 73 - 76% C 63 - 66% D
90 -92% A- 80 - 82% B- 70 - 72% C- 60 - 62% D-
 Below 60% F

Grading Policy:
Type % (points) Number Description
1. Homework 20 % (40 points) See syllabus for HW
assignments 16 information.
16 H.W. * 2.5 Points= 40

2. Quizzes 15% (30 Points) Over the material covered

2 quizzes *15 pts = 30 2 Quizzes

3. Book Preparation 10% (20 points) 12 To get the maximum benefit of

10 prep*1.5 point= 15 the lecture time, you need to be
2 prep * 2.5 pointd = 5 fully prepared for the class.
4. Class participation 15% (30 points) Students are expected to be
and attendance participate and attend all the
30 sessions * 1 point sessions.
Presentation 15% (30 points) 1 One presentation project. More
information will be provided
later.
3. Midterm 10% (20 points) 1 More information will be
provided later.

Final Exam 10 % (20 points) 1 More information will be

provided later.

Oral Exam 5 % (10 points) 1 More information will be

provided later.

Total 100% (200 points)

Details of Evaluation Categories:

Class Participation and Attendance (20%):

Because language learning requires regular speaking practice, your oral class participation
comprises a significant portion of your grade for this course. While it is understood that
 mistakes are a natural part of language learning and that inaccuracies can be expected in
everyone’s speech, your classroom participation should nonetheless clearly demonstrate
that you have come to class prepared for the speaking activities that will take place. The
quantity and quality of your participation will be evaluated after each class meeting, and
approximately every 3-4 weeks, you will receive a summary evaluation of your
performance during that period (see attached sheet). It is therefore important that you do
not miss classes and participate actively while there.
You are allowed two unexcused absences (i.e., two classes). Beyond that number, each
additional absence will result in a deduction of 0.5% from your participation grade for each
class hour missed. Two late arrivals and/or early departures equal one absence = 0.5%. It is
your responsibility to inform the instructor in case of an excused absence and to provide
proof for it.

(means chatting): part of your participation grade is your participation in the chatting we will have
at the beginning/ end of each class. Several times during the semester, each student will lead the
Darsdasheh. More instructions will be given in class.

Homework
You are expected to submit/hand in your homework on the due date announced or noted on the
syllabus. Late homework is ONLY accepted with an excused absence.

LATE HOMEWORK = NO CREDIT FOR THAT HOMEWORK

Since you will be doing a considerable amount of homework for this class, whether preparing for
activities, written or recorded assignments, or doing interactive drills online, this evaluation
criterion has the most points.

1. Assignments (20%):
You will be to asked to submit written or recorded assignments:
1. For essays and long writing assignments, you will get a chance to review mistakes and correct
them after an initial marking then to resubmit for a grade.
2. For some of the assignment, instructions will be given in due time.
3. Some announced assignments might change to accommodate your progress in class.
2. Book and online Preparation before class (10%):
Preparing for upcoming classes is essential to success in this course. Work and practice outside
of class should be done REGULARLY between class meetings rather than saved up for the
night before the test. Plan about 1.5- 2 hours to work on homework for EACH CREDIT HOUR
OF CLASS. Preparation before class is considered part of the homework, and is essential for
maximum benefit for this class. You are required to do drills in the book, work on activities at
home before class, or use the online component to prepare and practice before class.
 The instructor will be checking textbooks to monitor work at home. If you wish not to write in
the textbook, you need to have a special notebook for textbook drills. In addition, using the
website is an essential part of the course, to practice listening to the dialogues, and to answer
interactive drills. Your instructor will monitor your progress on the website.
Refer to your syllabus for what to prepare for each class.

Quizzes (15%) and Tests (25%):

Dates for the two quizzes and two exams are noted on the syllabus. If there is a change in the
date it will announced in class and on course web. Unless you make arrangements to reschedule
a quiz or an exam due to an illness or an emergency, a quiz or an exam cannot be taken at any
time other than its original scheduled time. It is your responsibility to arrange for a make up
quiz within a week of the original quiz date.

Special Project (15%):

You are required to complete on special projects during the semester. You will be
given instructions for the project. The project will be designed to give you a chance to be
creative with the target language and show how you put your language skills to use in a variety
of real life situations. Your instructor will be available to help with any questions you might
have, resources, and suggestions on how to complete the project. The projects are to be
completed OUTSIDE OF CLASS and presented on dates determined by your instructor. You
will be given sufficient amount of time to complete each project, and you will need to
consistently work on them throughout the time allotted. Do not save the work until a few days
before the presentation! Your instructor will ask for progress reports periodically, but
ultimately, you will be responsible for your time management, and for completing the task on
time.

CourseWeb
I have created a CourseWeb site for this course where you may view the syllabus and
announcements, send emails to me or to your classmates, download course materials. All
communication from me to you is done through CourseWeb either with email, which uses only
Pitt email accounts, or as an announcement. Therefore, if you don’t use your Pitt account for
email, make sure you go to accounts.pitt.edu to forward your Pitt email to the one you are using.

** Please check course web before arriving to class for items that say “please print out”. I will
upload worksheet(s) that we will use in class and it is your responsibility to print out the sheet(s)
before coming to class. Printers are available in several locations on Pitt campus and in
computer labs.

Statement on Classroom Recording

To ensure the free and open discussions of ideas, students may NOT record classroom lectures,
discussions, and/or activities without the advance written permission of the instructor, and any
such recording properly approved in advance can be used solely for the student’s own private
study.

The Arabic Certificate:

As a student in the Arabic program, you will be getting information on the Undergraduate Arabic
Language and Linguistics certificate offered by the department of linguistics. Please check the
web site: http://www.lctl.pitt.edu/arabic_certificate.html for details on requirements and the application
procedure.

Religious Holidays
If you need to miss class due to a religious holiday anytime during the semester, the university
requires that you let the instructor know about your planned absence as soon as possible.
Absence for religious holidays will not be held against you, and you will be allowed to make up
all work you miss due to your absence.

Special Needs
If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are
encouraged to contact me and Disability Resources and Services, 216 William Pitt Union, (412)
648-7890 (voice) or (412) 383-7355 (TTY), as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify
your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course.

Academic Honesty
You are expected to do your own work and acknowledge use of anyone else’s work or ideas.
Academic dishonesty includes: (a) copying another student’s work or letting another student
copy your work and (b) copying passages or ideas from another source and passing them off as
your own, i.e. without properly referencing them. When scholastic dishonesty is suspected, I
will turn the matter over to the Provost’s Office for resolution. For more information see:
http://www.pitt.edu/~provost/aistudcode1.html

Study abroad
Hopefully you will want to further your language skills by studying abroad after taking thisclass.
Whether you are already actively planning to go, or think you might become interested after this
class, you are encouraged to attend an ‘Essentials’ session at the Study Abroad Office. This one-
time group orientation is the required introduction to the rather long process to go abroad at Pitt.
Plan on attending a session as early as possible, as the Study Abroad Office recommends that
you begin your study abroad process no later than one full academic term prior to your
anticipated departure. Schedule and online sign-up forms can be found at:
www.abroad.pitt.edu/essentials.html
Sexual Misconduct, Required Reporting, and Title IX
The University is committed to combatting sexual misconduct. As a result, you should know that
University faculty and staff members are required to report any instances of sexual misconduct,
including harassment and sexual violence, to the University’s Title IX office so that the victim
may be provided appropriate resources and support options. What this means is that as your
professor, I am required to report any incidents of sexual misconduct that are directly reported to
me, or of which I am somehow made aware.
For issues related to sexual misconduct you are encouraged to reach out to these resources:
· Title IX Office: 412-648-7860
· SHARE @ the University Counseling Center: 412-648-7930 (8:30 A.M. TO 5 P.M. M-F)
and 412-648-7856 (AFTER BUSINESS HOURS)
If you have a safety concern, please contact the University of Pittsburgh Police, 412-624-2121.
Other reporting information is available here: http://www.titleix.pitt.edu/report-0
[This statement was developed by Katie Pope, Title IX Coordinator, in conjunction with GSWS
instructors.
 ‫الوظيفة‬ ‫التحضير قبل الصف‬ ‫في الصف‬ ‫التاريخ‬
‫درس ‪ 1‬و ‪ : 3‬سكن واستقرار ‪ +‬من البيت إلى السوق‬ ‫وضوع األول‪:‬‬
‫(البحث عن شقة – طلب إصالحات‪ -‬فيديو لألهل يصف السكن الجديد) )‪(Unit 1 and 3‬‬ ‫سبوع ‪4-1‬‬
‫‪Week‬‬ ‫سبوع األول‬
‫‪1‬‬
‫‪ntroduction (review-discuss syllabus) + Discussion about reasons from moving to a different‬‬ ‫أغسطس‬
‫)‪place (ex. Campus dorms, different house, different state or country‬‬
‫‪#1‬‬ ‫‪#1‬‬ ‫تفعيل المفردات المتعلقة بالسكن واالستقرار‬ ‫أغسطس‬
‫‪Write your own sentences‬‬ ‫تمرين ‪١‬و ‪٢‬على الويب‬ ‫(ص‪)42-41 //35-34‬‬
‫‪using the 10 assigned vocab‬‬ ‫البحث عن سكن‬
‫‪words.‬‬ ‫(الحديث مع السمسار عن أنواع السكن(‬

‫‪Week 2‬‬ ‫بوع الثاني‬

‫عيد العمال‬ ‫بتمبر‬
‫‪#2‬‬ ‫‪#2‬‬ ‫الحديث عن ترتيبات االنتقال وشراء األثاث‬ ‫بتمبر‬
‫‪Mini presentation‬‬ ‫‪.‬تمرين ‪ 3‬ص‪4 .‬‬ ‫فرش الشقة‬
‫‪about your apartment/house‬‬ ‫‪Reading p. 69 and 70‬‬
‫‪dream (location, price,‬‬
‫) ‪description of the rooms, etc.‬‬
‫‪Week 3‬‬ ‫بوع الثالث‬
‫‪#3‬‬ ‫‪#3‬‬ ‫تفعيل مفردات درس ‪ 3‬المتعلقة‬ ‫سبتمبر‬
‫‪Write your own sentences‬‬ ‫تمرين ‪١‬و ‪٢‬على الويب‬ ‫باإلصالحات ص) ‪ )111-110‬و ص‪.‬‬
‫‪using the 10 assigned vocab‬‬ ‫(‪)117‬‬
‫‪words.‬‬ ‫تمرين (‪ )9‬و (‪ )10‬ص‪123 .‬‬

‫‪#4. Write a letter to campus‬‬ ‫‪#4‬‬ ‫محادثة مع المقاول لعمل إصالحات في الشقة‬ ‫سبتمبر‬
‫‪housing (e.g. complaining‬‬ ‫القصة بالعامية‪ :‬ص‪124 .‬‬
‫‪about all the broken things in‬‬
‫)‪he apartment‬‬
‫‪Week 4‬‬ ‫بوع الرابع‬
‫‪#5. Upload your video (more‬‬ ‫‪#5.‬‬ ‫مناقشة عن الفيديو التعريفي بشقتك لألهلك‬ ‫سبتمبر‬
‫)‪nfo. Will be given in class‬‬ ‫االستماع‪ :‬تمرين ‪ 14‬ص‪126 .‬‬
‫‪Quiz 1‬‬ ‫سبتمبر‬
 ‫درس ‪ :12‬أصعب قرار )‪Unit 12 (Book 1‬‬ ‫ضوع الثاني‪:‬‬
‫(حوار عن ماهية القرار الصعب‪ -‬أصعب قرار أخذته أو ستأخذه – مقابلة مع ال‪)Advisor‬‬ ‫بوع ‪9-5‬‬

‫‪Week 5‬‬ ‫سبوع الخامس‬

‫‪# 6.‬‬ ‫‪#6.‬‬ ‫تفعيل المفردات ص (‪)246‬‬ ‫سبتمبر‬

‫‪Write a response to a prompt,‬‬ ‫تمرين ‪ 1‬و ‪ 2‬على الويب‬ ‫تمرين (‪ )5‬ص‪251 .‬‬
‫‪more information will be given‬‬
‫‪ater.‬‬

‫حوار مع صديق عن ماهية القرار الصعب‪،‬‬ ‫سبتمبر‬

‫هل أي قرار يكون صعب؟ ولماذا؟‬
‫‪Week 6‬‬ ‫بوع السادس‬
‫تقرير صحفي عن قرار صعب ستأخذه أو‬ ‫سبتمبر‬
‫أخذته (األسباب – المالبسات – التداعيات)‬
‫ج‪1.‬‬
‫‪# 7.‬‬ ‫تقرير صحفي عن قرار صعب ستأخذه أو‬ ‫توبر‬
‫‪Make a TV reportage on‬‬ ‫أخذته (األسباب – المالبسات – التداعيات)‬
‫‪difficult decisions‬‬ ‫ج‪2.‬‬
‫‪Week 7‬‬ ‫بوع السابع‬
‫‪# 8. Write a response on your‬‬ ‫حديث مع ال ‪ advisor‬أو استشاري الطالب‬ ‫توبر‬
‫‪decision of which Arabic‬‬ ‫ألخذ نصيحة عن السفر إلى أي بلد عربي‬
‫‪country you will travel to.‬‬
‫‪You may seek advice from‬‬
‫‪nstructors and program‬‬
‫‪coordinator. More information‬‬
‫‪will be given later‬‬
‫امتحان نصف العام‬ ‫توبر‬
‫درس ‪ :6‬الهجرة‪ :‬أسباب وتجارب ‪ +‬درس ‪ :2‬عرب في أمريكا ‪Unit 6 and 2‬‬ ‫ضوع الثالث‬
‫(تقرير صحفي تلفزيوني – مقابلة مع قنصل – حوار سكايب مع صديق – مقارنة ونقاش عن حقوق المهاجرين ‪ -‬نقاش عن‬ ‫جرة)‪ :‬من‬
‫أزمة الهوية)‬ ‫بوع ‪11 -8‬‬

‫‪Week 8‬‬ ‫بوع الثامن‬

‫‪#9 Write your own sentences‬‬ ‫‪#7.‬‬ ‫تفعيل مفردات الدرس السادس ص(‪-222‬‬ ‫أكتوبر‬
‫‪using the 10 assigned vocab‬‬ ‫تمرين ‪ 1‬و ‪ 2‬على الويب‬ ‫‪ )223‬و ص (‪)227-228‬‬
‫‪words.‬‬ ‫الحديث عن الهجرة في العالم العربي‬
‫واألوروبي‬

‫‪#10.‬‬ ‫‪#8.‬‬ ‫تقرير صحفي تلفزيوني عن أسباب ودوافع‬ ‫أكتوبر‬

‫‪Write a reflection/response on‬‬ ‫القراءة من ص‪ 251:‬إلى‪253‬‬ ‫الهجرة‬
‫‪one of the excerpts presented‬‬
‫)‪n Ex. 29 p.(245-255‬‬
‫‪Week 9‬‬ ‫بوع التاسع‬
‫‪#9.‬‬ ‫مقابلة مع القنصل للحصول على تأشيرة‬ ‫أكتوبر‬
‫تمرين ‪ :17‬ص(‪)240‬‬ ‫هجرة‬
‫‪# 11.‬‬ ‫مناقشة عن حوارك السكايب مع صديقك عن‬ ‫أكتوبر‬
‫‪Upload your skype video‬‬ ‫مشاكل الهجرة بصفتك مهاجرا‬
‫‪more information will be‬‬
‫)‪given in class‬‬
‫‪Week 10‬‬ ‫بوع العاشر‬
‫‪#10.‬‬ ‫تفعيل مفردات درس ‪ 2‬المتعلقة بالهجرة‬ ‫أكتوبر‬
‫تمرين ‪ 1‬و ‪ 2‬على الويب‬ ‫والمالبس ص‪ )74-75(.‬و(‪ 80‬و ‪)81‬‬
‫تمرين ‪ 10‬ص (‪)87‬‬

‫‪#11.‬‬ ‫مقارنة بين اللباس المتوقع في كل من البلد‬ ‫أكتوبر‬

‫تمرين ‪ 15‬ص (‪)89‬‬ ‫العربي المهاجر إليه و أمريكا ‪---‬‬
‫نقاش عن حقوق المهاجرين‪debate‬‬
‫‪Week 11‬‬ ‫بوع الحادي عشر‬
‫‪# 12.‬‬ ‫أزمة هوية‬ ‫فمبر‬
‫’‪Write about immigrants‬‬ ‫هل أنت أمريكي أم عربي؟‬
‫’‪dentity crisis and immigrants‬‬
‫‪ights‬‬
‫‪Quiz 2‬‬ ‫فمبر‬
‫درس ‪ :5‬تواصل وتفاهم ‪Unit 5‬‬ ‫ضوع‬
‫(مقابلة مع عربي‪ -‬وصف أشخاص )‬ ‫ع)لتواصل‬
‫ل)‪ :‬من األسبوع‬
‫‪15‬‬
‫األسبوع الثاني ‪Week 12‬‬
‫عشر‬
‫تفعيل المفردات ص (‪ )189 -188‬و ص‬ ‫نوفمبر‬
‫(‪)194 -193‬‬
‫‪#13.‬‬ ‫مناقشة لتحديد أهم خمس إلى سبع أسئلة عن‬ ‫نوفمبر‬
‫‪Write 5 questions you want to‬‬ ‫االختالفات الثقافية بين بلد عربي وأمريكا‬
‫‪ask about cultural difference‬‬
‫‪Week 13‬‬
‫األسبوع الثالث عشر‬
‫‪# 14.‬‬ ‫نقاش عن مقابلتك مع عربي للتعرف عن‬ ‫نوفمبر‬
‫‪Write a report on your findings‬‬ ‫بعض االختالفات الثقافية‬
‫‪# 15. A descriptive writing‬‬ ‫‪#12.‬‬ ‫صف لصديقك العربي شخصية تحبها‬ ‫نوفمبر‬
‫‪about characters.‬‬ ‫تمرين ‪191‬‬ ‫وشخصية ال تحبه باستخدام الوصف العربي‬
‫(ص‪)191 .‬‬
‫بوع الرابع عشر ‪Week‬‬
‫‪14‬‬
‫عيد الشكر‬ ‫نوفمبر‬
‫عيد الشكر‬ ‫نوفمبر‬
‫بوع الخامس عشر ‪Week‬‬
‫‪15‬‬
‫‪# Project is due. More‬‬ ‫مشروع الفصل‬ ‫سمبر‬
‫‪nformation will be provided‬‬
‫‪n class‬‬
‫مراجعة‬ ‫سمبر‬
‫‪Week 16‬‬ ‫بوع السادس‬
‫ر‬
‫‪# More information will be‬‬ ‫االمتحان النهائي‬ ‫سمبر إلى ‪11‬‬
‫‪given‬‬ ‫مبر‬