Speedy Arabic 1: Let's Go For a Picnic. Bring Your Favourite Food!
Absolute beginners, learn how to talk about food, clothing & your favourite sports in Arabic, all while preparing for our virtual picnic with real food!
Muna
Average rating:
4.3
Number of reviews:(9)
What's included
6 live meetings
4 hrs 30 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Students will need no prior knowledge of Arabic to take this class. They will learn how to speak and listen in Arabic for at least 80% of class time, using strategies such as choral repetition, gestures, standard questions, teacher led expression and drawings to stay in the immersive language environment. They will learn how to indicate an item, express a preference, ask a question, answer basic questions in full sentences. They will learn vocabulary related to pleasantries, food, clothing, sports and physical actions. Traditional foods from the Arabic speaking world will also be introduced. The week by week outline below will follow the recycle and spiral approach to language learning. This means that the goal is to improve retention by reinforcing old vocabulary every week while adding increments of new vocabulary, related to the topic and student context. Review will be embedded into activities, not lists, such as gesture prompting, having students draw pictures, as well as either or questions Games like Simon Says, will also be used to help with review. Week 1 Icebreakers, introduce immersion style learning. Arabic: Ask/share names, how are they feeling, food preferences and picnic related actions (eat, drink, play etc) Week 2 Review week 1 using gesture prompts, pictures, questions, games. Food: Phrases related to students' preferred/least favourite picnic foods, drinks Week 3 Review weeks 1,2 using gesture prompts, pictures, questions, games. Picnic Clothes: I prefer to wear/do not wear Week 4 Review weeks 1,2,3 using gesture prompts, pictures, questions, games. Picnics & Sports: I like/don't like to play tag, soccer, water fights etc, picnic q&a bingo game vocabulary Week 5 Review weeks 1,2,3,4 using gesture prompts, pictures, questions, games. Picnic, bingo rehearsal: students should be ready to answer questions about their food and ask other students questions. Week 6 Picnic & bingo time! Students bring their food, dress in their favourite picnic clothes, eat, chat and track their conversation skills using picnic q&a bingo game. Review and feedback time for students and teacher.
Other Details
Supply List
A small handheld whiteboard and marker is recommended but not mandatory. Pencil, blank paper. Pictures of 4 favourite foods that the student plans to bring for their picnic (but they can change their mind over the weeks). 4 picnic items to eat during Week 6 class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have A.I.M training in teaching world languages and have used this method for over 5 years. A.I.M is a Canadian, immersive, communicative and empowering method of teaching that enables students to use the target language from day 1!Reviews
Live Group Class
$72
for 6 classes1x per week, 6 weeks
45 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
3-6 learners per class
