Study Guide 4
Topic of the Week
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Politics I: Organizations and Political Systems
Reference Materials
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The Top 1000 Words for Understanding Media Arabic
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Selected Arabic text
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Selected English text
Study Goals
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Completion of Chapter 2 "Politics", Part 1,
pp. 27 - 35.
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Memorization of new 'Organizations and Political Systems' vocabulary.
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Activating new vocabulary and expressions through 'Module 4 Vocabulary
Exercises'.
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Active acquisition of new vocabulary and expressions through using them
in contextually meaningful Arabic sentences and in different
grammatical forms.
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Translating a passage from Arabic to English and from English to Arabic
related to the theme of 'Organizations and Political Systems'.
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Writing a paragraph in Arabic on "The New Role of the United Nations".
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Understanding the main points of an authentic media presentation.
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Using context to guess the meaning of new words and phrases in reading
and listening materials.
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Initiating and sustaining discussions on topics relevant to the media
presentation using the new words and expressions.
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Making a short oral presentation in Arabic on "The Practice of
Political Ideologies".
Getting Started
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Go over the Media Arabic book, pp. 27 - 35.
Practice Exercises
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Study the new expressions in the Media Arabic book, pp. 27 -
35.
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Answer 'Module 4 Vocabulary Exercises'.
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Write down 20 Arabic sentences of your own using the new vocabulary.
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Using the new words and expressions, write a paragraph in Arabic
entitled "The New Role of the United Nations".
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Prepare for your oral presentation in Arabic on "The Practice of
Political Ideologies".
Work to Hand in
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Answers to 'Module 4 Vocabulary Exercises.'
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20 Arabic sentences of your own using the new vocabulary.
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Arabic Translation
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English Translation
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A paragraph in Arabic entitled "The New Role of the United Nations"
Conversation Session Preparation Guide
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Be ready to discuss answers to 'Module 4 Vocabulary Exercises.'
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Be ready to present the sentences you prepared using the new words and
expressions.
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Be prepared to read the paragraph you wrote on "The New Role of the
United Nations".
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Prepare to present your two translations to and from Arabic.
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Be ready to use the new vocabulary and expressions in a group
discussion after listening to an authentic news broadcast.
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Be ready to make your oral presentation in Arabic on "The Practice of
Political Ideologies".
Self Assessment
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I have completed Chapter 2 "Politics", Part
1, pp. 27 - 35.
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I have memorized the new 'Organizations and Political Systems'
vocabulary.
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I studied and answered 'Module 4 vocabulary exercises'.
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I can use the new vocabulary and expressions in contextually meaningful
Arabic sentences and in different grammatical forms.
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I can translate a passage from Arabic to English and from English to
Arabic related to the theme of 'Organizations and Political Systems'.
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I can write a paragraph in Arabic on "The New Role of the United
Nations".
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I can understand the main points of an authentic media presentation.
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I can use context to guess the meaning of new words and phrases in
reading and listening materials.
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I can initiate and sustain discussions on topics relevant to the media
presentation using the new words and expressions.
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I can make an oral presentation in Arabic on "The Practice of Political
Ideologies".