😊Arabic Level 1, Activity 01: “التَّحِيّة/ Greetings” (Face-to-Face/Online)

Sara Bakari; Zahraa Naser; Amber Hoye

Arabic Level 1, Activity 01: “التَّحِيّة/ Greetings” (Face-to-Face/Online)

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Description:

In this activity, students will practice using the appropriate greeting based on the time of the day and who they are speaking to, also saying their names and asking about others’ names.

Semantic Topics:

Greetings, goodbyes, times of day, introducing yourself, Good morning, Good night. السلام عليكم، مع السلامة، مرحبا

Grammatical Structures:

introducing and greeting

Products: Saying hello/goodbye at different times of the day in Arabic.

Practices: How to greet someone in the morning, evening, and night. Formal vs. informal greetings.

Perspectives: What is the importance of greeting in starting a conversation? What is the impotence of saying goodbye at the end of a conversation?

NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations or correspondence in Arabic to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret spoken and written Arabic on a variety of topics.
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of Arabic and their own languages.

Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:

COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
COMP 1.1: Observe formal and informal forms of language.
COMP 1.2: Identify patterns and explain discrepancies in the sounds and the writing system in the target language.

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

I can greet and say goodbye to someone:
- In the morning
- In the afternoon\evening\night
- Before bedtime
Based on who I am speaking with, I can use a culturally appropriate greeting.

Materials Needed:

Google Slide Presentation

Warm-Up

Pull up the presentation, don’t forget to press on the Present button, and greet your students in Arabic. You could say, “مرحباً بكم في العربي ١٠١ انا اسمي فلان/ة”
افتح عرض الشرائح، ورحّب بالطلاب بالعربية، “مرحباَ بكم في صف العربي المستوى الأول، “انا اسمي فلان/ة”
Move to the next slide with the “Can-Do Statements” and read each Can-Do statement in English.
اذهب إلى الشريحة التالية واقرأ “Can-Do Statement” بالانجليزية
Next, move to the slide that represents Wrap-up. Explain to students how to say their names in Arabic.

ثم انتقل إلى شريحة “التسخين” واشرح للطلاب كيف يعرفو اسمائهم بالعربية.

4. Ask students to take turns and say their names.

اسأل الطلاب أن يعَرّفوا بأنفسهم بالدور

Main Activity

Now we are moving to the next stage which is Greetings and Goodbyes: Briefly explain to students slide 4, which shows two ways of greeting someone. (السلام عليكم، مرحباً)
اشرح شرحاً مبسطاً للطلاب الطريقتين الموضحة في شريحة ٤ عن كيف نقول السلام عليكم ومرحباً.
Move to slide 5, which is two ways of saying goodbye. (مع السلامة، الى اللقاء)
اشرح كيف نقول مع السلامة، الى اللقاء.
Now, moving to slide 6, students will practice the different greetings based on the time of the day. (صباح الخير،مساء الخير، ليلة سعيدة/أحلام سعيدة)
شريحة رقم ٦، سوف تشرح للطلاب كيف ومتى نقول (صباح الخير، مساء الخير، ليلة سعيدة.
Take your time to explain these three slides to students. Try to not take more than 15 minutes.
خذ وقتك في شرح الثلاثة شرائح للطلاب، اقرأ واجعلهم يرددون خلفك، تأكد من ان المعلومة وصلت الى عقولهم.
Wrap-Up
1. Students will practice the different greetings based on the time of the day. You will show them the picture, and they will say the appropriate greeting that describes the time of the day.
  هنا سوف تريهم صورة، اجعلهم يجاوبون بالتحية المناسبة للصورة.
End of Activity

Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence.
(Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.)
Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!

NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:

I can greet and say goodbye to someone:
- In the morning
- In the afternoon\evening\night
- Before bedtime
Based on who I am speaking with, I can use a culturally appropriate greeting.

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Warm-Up

Main Activity

Wrap-Up

End of Activity

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