Sunday, November 25, 2007

Extra credit paper and Quiz

Marhaba 503 and 401 student

Just a reminder to those of you that are interested in taking advantage of the extra credit paper offer. You need to submit a proposal to me as to your choice of topic soon. This paper is due, as you know, on Tuesday December 11.

To my 401 students

Those of you that missed our quiz last Tuesday because of illness, and feel it necessary to be given a second chance to take the quiz, come to my office at 3:45 on Tuesday Nov.27 with a note from your doctor, to take the quiz.

Hope you had a Utla Sa'eeda

Saturday, November 17, 2007

401 & 503 Quizes

Marhaba 401 students,

-Know your vocabulary (nouns & adjectives)
-Know how to make a noun definite (add Alif + Laam)
-Know how to combine nouns and adjectives to form simple phrases (noun comes before adjective)
-Know how to say the word (This) in Arabic referring to masculine vs. feminine nouns
-Remember that feminine nouns are those that end with Taa Marboota
-Remember that the adjective has to match the noun (feminine vs. masculine)

Marhaba 503 students,

Study your Mufradat from Ch. 9
Practice with Tamrine 2, p 150
You will be asked to fill in the blanks, then translate the sentences.

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Final Exams

Marhaba 401 & 503 students,

To avoid any further confusion, I've decided to keep the time and date that the school's registrars office had picked for the final exams. Please go to that site to confirm that date.

Ilalliqa fi al-usboo' al-qadim

Friday, November 2, 2007

Hints to study for 503 quiz

Ahlan 503 students,

Here is what you need to know for your quiz:

_ Your Ch. 8 mufradat.
_ How to count things (one thing, two things, three things and more than ten things) paying attention to what kind of suffix or change the objects that are counted end up with in each case.
_Know your numbers (numerically and spelled out) and know how to say what comes before (qabl) and what comes after (baad) certain numbers.
_Know how to figure out a root (jathr) to a word.
_Know how to figure out a pattern (wazn) for a word.

You all have my e-mail address should you have any questions.

Hadh sa'eed