22SP_ARB102A-Elementary Arabic II

Hi everyone,

This is the prompt for the Oral Midterm next Wednesday (March 16).

You are required to do a 3-4 minutes one man show on one of these two topics:

1. You are a student and this is the first day of class.

2. You are the Arabic teacher. You conduct the class.

3. You have invited a friend to a family reunion.

Grading Criteria for Oral Exams (class skits and midterm and final oral exams):

Variety of Vocabulary= 20% (that we learned in ARB 102, not ARB 101)

Grammar= 20% (that we learned in ARB 102, not ARB 101)

Creativity= 10%

Content= 10%

Logical progression= 20%

Pronunciation and fluency= 20%

Feel free to show me your skit and practice your one man show in my office before the day of the exam.

Best,

Lamia

Final Oral Exam

(Media Project) 10%

 

For the Final oral exam, you are required to make an 8-10-minute video in Arabic in which you create a one woman show or a skit (dialogue) with a classmate about 1 of the 2 scenarios below:

 

Scenario 1: You meet an Arabic native speaker. You speak about your hometowns.

Scenario 2:  You go shopping for clothes with a friend.  

Scenario 3: You go to a wedding with a friend.

 

The video length is 5-8 minutes. 

Grading Criteria:

Variety of Vocabulary=20%

Grammar=20%

Creativity= 10%

Content=10%

Logical progression= 20%

Pronunciation and fluency=20%

 

Deadline: Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

It is your responsibility to find a class partner for your oral project and to find someone to record the skit. 

Please feel free to come practice your skit for pronunciation in my office hours.

I would be happy to answer any additional questions you may have.

Country Interview Report is due on May 4th. 2022.
Through this interview, you gather specific information about an Arabic -speaking information about a country of your choice. You must write a 2 page report in English about what you learned from this interview. The report must have two sections: A descriptive section about the country and your reflection about your learning experience through this interview with a native speaker.
You must prepare 30 questions to the interviewer and run them by your instructor before you meet the interviewer. 
A recording of the interview must be submitted with the final report to the teacher.