American Council Fall workshop Best Practices Panel Discussion M. El naggar
Tough Arabic Letters- out line
Introduction: (1m)
This lesson is meant to be taught directly after the class has learned the whole alphabet, as it puts it in context. The students listen to the letters from several speakers:
1st: from me, a native Arabic speaker
2nd: from a non-native Arabic speaker on the video clip
3rd: from each other, through mypeer.
I will introduce minimal pairs of words that contain these sounds in the target language.I will use hand outs of each group of letters to be as references to the students. The letters and minimal pairs will be introduced through power point presentation or the hand outs and there will be a video clip at the end summarizing the lesson.
Activities:(30 sec.)
- Introducing both the easy and heavy lettersthrough drilling and repetition.
- Comparing between the light letters and heavy ones.
- Listening:Students has to circle the right word that they hear.
Pair work:one student says the word and his colleague circle it.” For higher levels”
A) Light Arabic letters :( 30 sec.)
They are the letters that are existed and used in English. They originate from within the mouth and not deep from within the throught.
) ت – ث – د – ز – س- ك – هـ = (t – th – d – z- s- k- h
Heavy sounds: (30 sec.) the Arabic letters that do not exist in English ح – ذ – ط – ظ – ص – ض – ق))
Compare heavy to light sounds: (1M)
One of the trickiest sounds for the English speakers (ح ) : (30 sec.)
Compare ( ح ) to (هـ ) and ( ح ) to ( خ ). Students read clockwise direction
from the top left:
ح / هـخ / ح
The trickiest sounds for the English speakers (ظ ) : (30 sec.)
Compare ( ظ ) to (ز ) and ( ظ ) to ( ذ ). Students read clockwise direction
from the top left:
ظ / ذز / ظ
Glottalstop:’hamza’ (ء) : (30 sec.)
أ إ أَ أ ئ ؤ
Minimal pairs of words that contain these sounds& drills: “in the hand out.”(2m)
If I implementthis lesson again, Iwillpresent the video clip differently. I will just begin it from the comparing between the light and heavy letters.
The video link : (2m)
*Total time: introduction (1m) - activities (30 sec.)- Light letters (30 sec.) – heavy letters (30 sec.) – compare light &heavy (30 sec.) – (ح) 30 sec. – (ظ) 1m. –(ء) 30 sec. – minimal pairs and drills (2m) – video (2m) = (9 m) plus 5m for discussion. (1m) in case I need it.
A list of the materials;
I will use my PC laptop. I will do the hand outs and the copies and bring them with me.
I need a projector, markers and speakers.
Best regards
Hand out of minimal pairs
Minimal pairs of words that contain these sounds in the target language are introduced. Hand outs of each group of letters are used to be as references to the students. The letters and minimal pairs will be introduced through power point presentation or the hand outs.
Table of letters and minimal pairs:
الحرف / الكلمــــــــــة / الحرف / الكلمــــــــــــةس / سار – مسعد – يسر- اسرار / ص / صار – مصعد – يصر – اصرار
ك / كلب – ترك – راكد – كباب – كبة – كال / ق / قلب – طرق – راقد – قباب – قبة – قال
هـ / همام – هاوي- هام – همة – مهموم – هاوية / ح / حمام – حاوي – حام – حمة – محموم– حاوية
ت / يترك – بت – تاب - بتر - ترف / ط / يطرق – بط –طاب- بطر – طرف
د / ديك – مداد – دلال- دب- يدر- درّة / ض / ضيق – مضاد – ضلال – ضب – يضر – ضرة
ز / واعز – يزل- زلال / ظ / واعظ – يظل – ظلال
ث / ثروة – اثرة - ثوبان / ذ / ذروة – اذرة – ذوبان
Drill 1: circle the letter you hear from (a) or (b):
1 - a) س B) ص 7 - a) ظ B)ز
2- a) ث B) ذ 8 - a) ض B) د
3- a) ط B) ت 9 - a) ص B) س
4- a) د B) ض 10 - a) ت B)ط
5- a) ذ B) ث 11 - a) ح B) هـ
6- a) هـ B) ح 12 - a) ث B ذ (
Drill 2: circle the word you hear from (a) or (b):
1 - a) كال B) قال 8 - a) قلب B) كلب
2- a) ديك B) ضيق 9 - a) يسر B)يصر
3- a) واعز B) واعظ 10 - a) همام B)حمام
4- a) هاوي B) حاوي 11 - a) دلال B)ضلال
5- a) ثروة B) ذروة 12 - a) اثرة B) اذرة
6- a) سار B) صار 13 - a) ظلال B)زلال
7 - a) تاب B) طاب 14 - a) ترف B)طرف
Drill 3: insert the missing letter as you hear the word:
1 - a) ---ال B) ---ال 8 - a) ---لب B) ---لب
2 - a) ---يك B) ---يق 9- a) يـ---ر B)يـ---ر
3 - a) واعـ--- B) واعـ--- 10 - a) ---مام B)---مام
4 - a) ---اوي B) ---اوي 11 - a) ---لال B)---لال
5 - a) ---روة B) ---روة 12 - a) ا---رة B) ا---رة
6 - a) ---ار B) ---ار 13 - a) ---لال B)---لال
7 - a) ---اب B) ---اب 14 - a) ---رف B)---رف
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