|  Shield Language Academy Dhaka  Contact: 01755092760  WEBSITE: WWW.DHAKALANGUAGE.COM  FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/shield.language  COURSE DURATION: 3.5 MONTHS / 14 WEEKS  ABSOLUTE BEGINNER COURSE  Course outline   Topic 1: A focus on letters of the alphabet, in particular, those in Group 1 - ba, ta, tha, nun and ya. Introduction to the vowels fatha, kasra and damma. Learning how to greet others and introduce yourself.  Topic 2: Learning of Group 2 alphabet including alif, dal, dhal, ra, zay and waw (one-way connectors). Handwriting practice and vocabulary will also be a focus.  Topic 3: Focus on the letters: jim, kha, ha', ha and mim. You will also learn about family, feminine words and long vowels.  Topic 4: The letters sin, shin, sad and dad will be the main focus. You will then learn about jobs, masculine singular, feminine singular and dual words before starting work on conversations.  Topic 5: Revision of unit 1-4.  Topic 6: You will focus on the letters fa, qaf, kaf and lam and then focus on describing things and possessive endings, definite and indefinite nouns as well as demonstrative nouns.  Topic 7: The letters ta, ayn, ghayn will be a focus as well as joining letters, sun letters and handwriting.  Topic 8: You will learn how to ask questions, such as 'where is it?'. There will also be a focus on adjectives and describe places.  Topic 9: Revision and learning about Arabic countries and people will be the main focus.  Topic 10: Quick revision of the alphabet, ta marbuta, separate and attached pronouns. A focus on the Arab countries and their capital cities, learning albisba (misr, misri) and how to form alnisba.  Topic 11: A focus on counting including introducing masculine and feminine numbers, asking, "how much?", structure note and vocabulary  Topic 12: Looking at shapes and colours including the Arabic root, plural patterns 1 and 2, the masculine and feminine of colours and vocabulary  Topic 13: A look at ordering and buying food including going to the grocers, names of venues and items and how to order from the menu at a restaurant  Topic 14: Revision of week 1-4  Topic 15: A focus on the past tense of verbs such as asking, "what happened yesterday?", including structure notes and vocabulary  Topic 16: A look at plural patterns 3&4 (kalb, kilab), continued work on numbers and a look at the weather and how to write a letter.  Topic 17: A focus on verbs including past negative and present negative as well as how to compare, such as comparing past and present.   Topic 18: Conversation, constructing sentences using the past and present tense verbs, using possessives pronouns in a sentence, nominal and verbal sentences and putting case endings on words in a text.      |