Answer comprehension questions correctly in standard Arabic
Translate simple texts from English to Arabic and vice versa
Apply the rules of Arabic grammar functionally
Appreciate Arabic literary texts within the contexts of their environment and eras
Use Arabic as a living world language in communication where necessary
1. COMPREHENSION
Passage Comprehension
Content:
•It consists of a passage of seventy (70) words.
•Five multiple-choice questions are to be set on the passage.
•The contents should be within the experience of the candidates e.g. current affairs, sports, education, politics, economy, health, culture, and ethics.
•The themes of the two passages should vary.
Learning Objectives:
use appropriate words or phrases for specific thought
deduce the lesson in the passage
determine the main theme of the passage
give an appropriate title of a passage
interpret the meanings of particular words
2. TRANSLATION
Translation Skills
Content:
•This section consists of ten (10) questions.
•Five of them are on translation from English into Arabic while the other five are on translation from Arabic into English.
•Translation into English includes keywords and phrases in a sentence.
•Translated questions are to be based on standard Arabic and English usage.
Learning Objectives:
use an appropriate Arabic word or phrase to convey the meaning of an English word or phrase
determine an appropriate English word or phrase for an Arabic statement
interpret idiomatic expressions in both Arabic and English
transfer ideas expressed in Arabic to English and vice versa
communicate effectively in Arabic and English
3. GRAMMAR
Major Grammatical Features
Content:
•Demonstrative and relative pronouns (أسماء الإشارة والموصولة)
•The modifiers: Kana and its associates (كان و أخواتها), Inna and its associates (إن و أخواتها), Zanna and its associates (ظن و أخواتها)
•Trilateral and derived verbs (الفعل الثالثي المجرد و المزيد فيه)
•Derivatives: the comparative/superlative (اسم التفضيل), nouns of the instrument (اسم اآللة), nouns of time and place (اسما الزمان و المكان), relative adjectives (اسم النسبة)
•Conditional sentences (الجملة الشرطية)
•Numerals (1 – 3000) (العدد)
•Active and passive voice (الفاعل و نائب الفاعل)
•Nouns in the accusative: direct object (المفعول به), adverbs of place and time (المفعول فيه), adverb of circumstance (الحال), the exempted with illa (المستثنى بإال), specification (التمييز), the vocative (المنادى)
Learning Objectives:
identify the various forms of demonstrative and relative pronouns
compare gender markers in Arabic
identify the three basic characteristics of Arabic nouns
differentiate between singular and dual forms of nouns
construct plural forms of singular nouns
identify construct phrases and their usages
differentiate between separable and inseparable pronouns
identify correct usage of adjectives, conjunctions and the permutative in Arabic sentences
apply correct preposition in a given sentence
differentiate between transitive and intransitive verbs and use them in sentences
identify the perfect verbs and their forms
identify the imperfect verbs and their grammatical words in sentences
identify the imperative verbs and their forms
identify the kinds of modifiers and apply them in Arabic usage
differentiate between trilateral and derived verbs
identify the types of derivatives
apply the rules governing conditional sentences, identify them in sentences, construct them and differentiate them in normal sentences
recognize and count Arabic numerals from 1 to 3000 and identify the intricacies involved in their usage
distinguish between active and passive voice and apply them in sentences
identify different types of adverbial clause, the exempted, specification, and the vocative as well as identify and use them in standard Arabic
4. COMPOSITION
Written Composition
Content:
•This section consists of five (5) questions on subjects relating to the lives and environment of the candidates, e.g.
•Education
•Culture
•Health
•Politics
•Economy
•Sports
•Current affairs
Learning Objectives:
use appropriate words for specific thoughts
use correct idiomatic expressions in Arabic
communicate effectively in Arabic
express ideas clearly in Arabic
demonstrate the use of common Arabic idioms and proverbs
5. ARABIC LITERATURE
Literary Periods and Works
Content:
•The Pre-Islamic Period (500 – 610 C.E.) - Qus ibn Sa'ida and his sermon 'من عاش مات', Tumadhir al-Khansa and her elegy 'صخر الندى'
•The Islamic Period (610 – 1798 C.E.) - Al-Farazdaq and his praise of Zayn al-Abidin, Hassan ibn Thabit and his poem on the conquest of Mecca, Jarir and his poem 'أشجان الهوى'
•The Modern Period (1798 to date) - Al-Manfaluti and his book 'العبرات', Iliya Abu Madi and his poetry 'لم تشتكي وتقول إنك معدم'
•Arabic Literature in West Africa - Zakariya Idris Hussein and his play 'الطبقة العليا', Jamil Abd Allah Al-Kanoui and his work 'ادفع بالتي هي أحسن'
Learning Objectives:
identify pre-Islamic poetic traditions and conventions
identify and analyze the style of figurative expressions contained in given Islamic literature
describe the aesthetic features in literary texts and assess their modern cultural values
evaluate areas of successful use of Arabic as a medium of West African novel and drama, analyze their contents and describe their major characteristics and plots
Recommended Textbooks
A Selection of Pulpit Counseling, by Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory.
Why The Anger On Us. A literature text, by Muhammad Salisu Mai Ango
The perfection/Adornment of Pages; A book of poems, by Abdullahi Bin Fodio
بشير أحمد محيي الدين و المرضي مختار المرضي: المطالعة الواضحة. كنو: شركة طن لامى و للمرحلة الثانوية. إبادن: دار سبكترم للطباعة و النشر.
محمد بديع شريف و سليم حكيم و الحاج حسين آدمو: العربية الجديدة فى نيجيريا. الكتاب 1 – 3 إكيجا: لونغمان.
Adekilekun, A. L. A.: Learning Arabic Language, Ilorin.
Balogun, I. A. B. and Oseni Z. I. (1982) A Modern Arabic Course Book 1 Lagos: Islamic Publications Bureau.
Haywood, J. A. and Nahmad, H. M. (1965), A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language, London: Lund Humphries.
Malik, S. H. A. (1982) A Guide to Arabic Composition, Books I & II, Lagos I.P.B.
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