Language purposes and functions

In level Three B (Advanced stage), the realisation of these functions:

a) Builds in the specifications at Level Three A (Pre-Advanced stage) by giving more details to the language used
b) Uses the following range of areas:

1. Start maintaining and managing communication, e.g.:
   – asking for repetition
   – monitoring comprehension
2. Using conversational techniques, e.g.:
   – turn taking
   – hesitating
   – handling interruptions
3. Giving information (detailed and general)
4. Describing
5. Managing ideas, e.g.:
   – ordering
   – presenting
   – connecting and summarising
6. Asking for and giving opinions
7. Justifying opinions
8. Responding to options
9. Agreeing / disagreeing
10. Evaluating options
11. Adapting performance to context
12. Asking for and Giving reasons
13. Comparing, contrasting
14. Highlighting information
15. Persuading
16. Making and responding to suggestion
17. Expressing obligation and lack of obligation
18. Expressing and responding to attitudes and emotions
19. Talking about the present
20. Talking about the future
21. Predicting / offering
22. Expressing intention
23. Talking about the past
24. Handling narrative
25. Expressing degrees of certainty and doubt
26. Talking about (im)probability, (im)possibility and hypothesis
27. Talk about conditions and consequences
28. Giving advice

Grammar and Linguistic Structures

In this level students are required to show knowledge of the grammar and linguistic structures to express the language purposes and functions described above:

1. General Introduction to Derived Forms of the Trilateral Verb
2. Form: II (فَعَّلََ )
3. Form: IV (أَفْعَلََ )
4. Conditional Sentences (الْجُمْلةُ اَلشَّرْطِية )
5. Exception (الإسْتِثْنَاء )
6. The Permutative (الْبَدَلَ )
7. The Absolute Object (الْمَفْعُول اَلْمطْلَق )
8. De-Verbal Noun (الْمَصْدر )
9. The Numerical Adverbs (اسْمُ اَلْمَرَّة )
10. Form: III (فَاعَلََ )
11. Form: V (تَفَعَّلََ )
12. Form: VI (تَفَاعَلََ )
13. Form: VII (انْفَعَلََ )
14. Form: VIII (افْتَعَل )
15. Form: IX (افْعَلََّ )
16. Form: X (اسْتَفْعَلََ )
17. Form: XI
18. The Broken Plural (جَمْعُ اَلتَّكْسِير )
19. The Verb (ظَنََّ ) and ‘her sisters’
20. The use of (لامُ اَلابْتِدَاء )

Vocabulary Area

The vocabulary areas used in this level consists of common items occur in the everyday vocabulary of native speakers using the target language today in a range of predictable everyday areas. Some items may be glossed to aid students. Please consult the vocabulary detailed list for more information.

This course is aimed at students who have successfully completed level Three A with SAIS or a suitable equivalent.

The text book that will be used is ‘The Arabic Course of Madinah Islamic University for English Students, vol. 3 (chapter 16 – end of the book)’ by Professor V. Abd Al-Raheem. Other texts will also be used throughout the course to aid learning however it will not be necessary to buy these books or for SAIS to provide different textbooks as online copies and handouts will be available, electronic and short videos will also be used to help the students during the course.

Homework will be given every lesson in order to help the student to connect with the subject, homework carries 48 % of the total end of level mark. The homework will be biased on particular exercises from the text book, as well as from Surah Al-‘Araaf (Surah no 7). There will also be a mid-term assessment as well as the end of the course exam which carries 52 % of the total mark. This exam will be based on the reading and writing skills covered at this level.

There are many references to support students in this level, however, most of these references are in Arabic language. Please consult the detailed course references list. Here are some of these books:

• “Access to Qur’anic Arabic” – By AbdulWahid Hamid
• “Mastering Arabic Grammar” – By Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar
• “Mastering Arabic” – By Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar
• “Al-Arabiya Bayn Yadayk” – (Arabic in Your Hands)
• “Qisas – an – Nabiyin” – By Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
• “Al-Qiraat – ar – Rashida” – By Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
• “Sirat – Khatim – an – Nabiyin” – By Sayyed Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi
• “Mini English – Arabic & Arabic – English Dictionary” – By Wagdi Rizk Ghali
• “Arabic – Arabic Dictionary” – By Al-Fakhr Ar-Raazee
• “Arabic – English Dictionary” – Hans Wehr a dictionary of modern written Arabic

SAIS provides all these references for sale for any student wishes to purchase them. These references are also available in the classrooms to be used by teachers and students.

Students in this Level will learn and memorise about 200 vocabularies. These vocabularies are used in different areas and takes account of the nine different areas mentioned earlier. However, only student who are registered for the course will get this list.

Students in this level will cover different areas of grammar, within the appropriate functional area. However, only student who are registered for the course will get this list.

The fee for this course is £225

• Free for any parents who enrolled their children into one of our Weekend Supplementary Schools
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