The second step in a multi-year Arabic program that will take students from no knowledge of Arabic to a high-level of proficiency. Introductory Arabic 2 will build on the first part of this series and will delve further into grammatical states; verb forms; word roots; sentence breakdowns; and more.

At-At-Glance

• The second level in a series of courses designed to take you from no knowledge of Arabic to a high-level of proficiency
• Biggest goal of this course is to teach you how to understand more complex sentence structures and how to use a dictionary
• Consists of both pre-recorded lecture sessions twice a week and live hands-on tutorials twice a week
• Special online tools will help you practice forming sentences and learning vocabulary
• Comprehensive exams will help you track your progress
• How to Register for This Course: Click on the "register now" button and follow the steps for registering. After you complete enrollment, you will be directed to an assessment form. Please complete this assessment form, which will then be reviewed to ensure that you are enrolling in the proper level Arabic course. Your credit card will not be charged until your assessment form is reviewed. In addition, if you are paying by check, please do not mail your check until you receive an assessment confirmation email. If you are paying by PayPal, however, please follow the steps to complete your payment.

"The All-Merciful taught the Qur'an, created man, and taught him speech." (55:1-4)

This course is the second step in a multi-year Arabic program that will take you from no knowledge of Arabic to a high level of proficiency where you will be able to easily read and understand Arabic texts, both classical and modern. This second level course will focus on understanding more complex sentence structures and learning how to use a dictionary. The goal is to empower you with the ability to decipher passages on your own with the help of a dictionary. You will also learn how to create their own words given word roots. After the successful completion of this course, you will be able to move on to the third level course, which will be offered in an upcoming semester.

During the course, you will do formal sentence breakdowns (i.e. comprehensive grammatical analysis) of 12 hadiths. You will be required to memorize these hadiths and their analyses, so that by the end of the course you will understand these hadiths completely.

This course is inspired by the classical approach to teaching and learning Arabic at institutions of religious education located in non-Arab lands. This classical approach has been slightly modified in light of modern language-learning techniques adopted by universities in the West and Arabic language institutes in the Middle East. The combination of ancient and modern makes this course the first of its kind in the English-speaking world. The method of this course is similar to the "grammar translation method" of learning a foreign language—focusing on grammatical rules, the memorization of vocabulary and conjugations, translations of texts, and written exercises.

Weekly live sessions for this course will consist of two parts. The first part comprises of 30-minute lecture sessions twice a week pre-recorded by the instructor. The second part will be two live weekly tutorial sessions with a highly qualified associate teacher and occasionally, the instructor. These tutorials will be highly interactive. Beyond the lessons, there are a number of very important special features that will enhance your learning experience.

• LESSON 1
  Word-Level Analysis
  • review of word types
  • review of states
  • completion of pointing nouns
• LESSON 2
  Word-Level Analysis (2)
  • review of regular nouns
  • review of states
  • five special nouns
  • unnunated nouns
• LESSON 3
  Construction-Level Analysis
  • review of constructions
  • connection-construction
• LESSON 4
  Verbs (1)
  • review of verbs
  • command tense verb
• LESSON 5
  Verbs (2)
  • review of verbs
  • doer-less verb
  • rule of consecutive sukuns
• LESSON 6
  Introduction to Word-Derivation
  • doer-nouns
  • done-to nouns
• LESSON 7
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form II
• LESSON 8
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form III and Form IV
• LESSON 9
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form V & Negating Verbs LESSON 10
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form VI & The Prohibitive La
• LESSON 11
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form VII & Lan
• LESSON 12
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form VIII and Using the Dictionary
• LESSON 13
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form IX & Colors & An (That)
• LESSON 14
  The Ten Verb Forms: Form X & Qala / Kana
• LESSON 15
  The Comparative Noun & Review of J-Construction as a Linker
• LESSON 16
  Laysa
• LESSON 17
  Place and Time Containers
• LESSON 18
  Inna and Related Particles
  • special characteristics of these particles
  • inna as an emphasizer
  • anna as an emphasizer and connector
  • lakinna as a corrector
• LESSON 19
  Inna and Related Particles with J-Constructions
  • review of inna and related particles
  • reversal of the subject and predicate in the presence of j-constructions
• LESSON 20
  The La of Categorical Negation

• Recorded lessons are taught by Sh. Hamza.
• Weekly live tutorials will be conducted by the associate teacher.
• Printable course slides will add structure to lessons.
• Assignments, tutorials, and exams will be used to help further understanding of the material.
• You will complete a vast array of comprehensive exercises.
• Terminology used in the course is innovative and easy to understand, so that no prior knowledge of English grammar terminology is needed.
• Vocabulary is carefully chosen to align with classical usages in Qur’an, hadiths, fiqh books, and other disciplines.
• The course is highly interactive and student progress is closely tracked: Learning a language requires constant and consistent study and practice. In order to facilitate this consistency, you will be a part of a section with thirty students (max) that is closely monitored by a TA. You will receive regular feedback from the TA on your assignments and exercises.
• You will complete an e-portfolio as you progress through a course, which will comprise of a body of reflective learning that you will be able to refer to in the future.
• All live tutorials will be recorded, so that you can hear lessons you miss or review key concepts.
• You are required to have a copy of the The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic edited by J.M. Cowan
• You will be provided with an electronic course package that will include vocabulary lists, as well as essential concepts that are taught in the course.
• You can post questions and engage in discussion in the course forum.
• The instructor and associate teacher will hold weekly office hours.